Northern Ireland

The drunk driver who killed Enda Dolan, the 18-year-old first-year architecture student at Queen's University, has had his sentence increased by two years after the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) challenged the overly generous mitigation in the man’s sentencing. In a reference by the DPP un

Northern Ireland's power-sharing Northern Ireland Executive has collapsed, making fresh elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly inevitable. It follows the resignation last Tuesday of deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness, who said he was resigning because First Minister Arlene Foster would not

Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir Northern Ireland's Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir has announced plans to challenge laws preventing the use of the Irish language in Northern Ireland courts.

Patrick Fleming Cleaver Fulton Rankin has become the first solicitor firm in Belfast to set up a specialist cyber risk unit aimed at tackling online crime.

Maya Foa, director of Reprieve's death penalty team Human rights group Reprieve has criticised the UK government for failing to take steps to prevent the execution of three men in Bahrain.

Justice Minister Claire Sugden Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden has launched a competition to recruit a new Prisoner Ombudsman for Northern Ireland.

Attorney General John Larkin QC Northern Ireland's Attorney General John Larkin QC has said his role in Stormont's political crisis will remain that of a lawyer and "nothing more of that".

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has warned solicitors to be wary of fraudulent phone calls purporting to be from the Trade Mark Office. Members of the legal profession have reported calls from fraudsters seeking to obtain contact information and/or bank account details.

Attorney General John Larkin QC Northern Ireland's Attorney General John Larkin QC spoke about religious freedom at the launch of a new resource from the Evangelical Alliance and Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship, the News Letter reports.

Nicola McCrudden, CIH Northern Ireland's director An independent housing panel to deal with disputes between private tenants and landlords has been mooted for Northern Ireland.

Belfast firm Tughans has topped the Experian Deal Review and Advisor League Table for the second year in a row. According to Experian's latest report, Tughans was the most active legal advisor in terms of volume last year, participating in over 30 per cent of NI deals - 38 per cent more than the nex

Niall Murphy, partner at KRW Law Belfast firm KRW Law has welcome a U-turn by Communities Minister Paul Givan on his initial decision to withdraw funding from the Líofa Irish language bursary scheme.

Northern Ireland's legal aid spend has come under criticism from MLAs, who say little progress has been made in reducing costs. The Northern Ireland Assembly's public accounts committee (PAC) has published a new report into Managing Legal Aid, following up on a 2011 report.

Justice Minister Claire Sugden Ronnie Armour will lead the Reducing Offending Directorate from February, Northern Ireland's Department of Justice has announced.

Kate McCusker Kate McCusker, associate solicitor at Cleaver Fulton Rankin Solicitors in Belfast, examines how businesses should respond to a visit from environmental inspectors.