Northern Ireland

Retired Bangor solicitor Laura Gilbert has passed away, according to the Law Society of Northern Ireland. Mrs Gilbert was formerly a partner at Carnson Gilbert and Neill in Bangor, before that firm amalgamated with Morrow Graham. The firm now practises as CMG Cunningham Dickey in Bangor and Belfast.

Law Centre (NI)’s independent advice, support and mediation unit has acted for an older carer who needed advice and assistance about her needs as a carer and those of her son who lived with her. Her son has complex physical and mental health needs following a road traffic accident as a child. The

Attorney General John Larkin Northern Ireland's Attorney General John Larkin has said he could bring a case against the Department of the Economy over the RHI scheme, the BBC reports.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) paid out nearly £2 million to informers over the past five years, more than any other UK police service bar the Metropolitan Police. The figures were released to BBC Radio 5 Live following a Freedom of Information (FOI) request.

The High Court in Belfast will tomorrow hear a judicial review against the Northern Ireland Executive over its failure to adopt an Irish language strategy. Conradh na Gaeilge was granted leave in May 2016 to challenge the Executive over what they say is a failure to live up to commitments made in th

Barristers Kathy Downey and Peter Canavan have been named as winners of the Family Bar Association essay competition, now re-titled in memory of Her Honour Judge Corinne Philpott QC.

Michael Graham Michael Graham, head of the private client team at Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin Solicitors, has been elected to a STEP committee on legal capacity.

David Sturgess Belfast firm Edwards & Co. Solicitors has announced the appointment of David Sturgess as a partner and head of the firm's property team.

A new free booklet on farm succession planning has been published by JPH Law Solicitors. The firm, which has four offices across counties Down and Armagh, has produced the Guide to Farm Succession Planning to help family-owned farms put a succession plan in place.

A woman who suffered severe lacerations to her leg while attending a masquerade ball in Belle Isle Castle has lost her £100,000 claim against the company owning the popular Fermanagh venue. In the High Court in Belfast, Mr Justice Ben Stephens found that the company was not liable for Ms Brown’s

Pictured: Gillian Thomson, Action Cancer & Maria O’Loan, Tughans Staff at Belfast firm Tughans have raised £7,000 for Action Cancer, Northern Ireland's leading local cancer charity, over the past year.

Strabane courthouse Lawyers who brought a judicial review against former Justice Minister David Ford's plans to close six courthouses say they do not feel the issue has been put to bed.

Justice Minister Claire Sugden Gay and bisexual men convicted of now abolished sexual offences in Northern Ireland have been posthumously pardoned.

Ronald Vellem and Carolyn Rhodes, Law Centre (NI) The Welfare Reform Advice Services Consortium, made up of Citizens Advice, Advice NI and Law Centre (NI), has been set up to provide help and support to anyone affected by changes to the welfare system in Northern Ireland.

The Bar of Northern Ireland's charity committee is now accepting nominations for its new Charity of the Year 2017/18. The application form must be completed and submitted by Friday 17 February 2017.