Northern Ireland

Cleaver Fulton Rankin Solicitors are inviting creatives and designers to attend a business breakfast event taking place as part of Belfast Design Week 2016. The firm is hosting the fringe event on Friday 11 November at the Thinking Cup, Belfast.

Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden has joined other Government ministers to launch a hate crime awareness initiative in north Belfast. The No Hate Here campaign by the North Belfast District Policing and Community Safety Partnership (DPCSP) will raise awareness of hate crime, support

Pictured (l-r): Neil Bleakley, Fiona Wallace and Michael Johnston An associate in Carson McDowell’s private client team has been recognised by the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP), the worldwide professional association for those advising private individuals, as one of the top stud

Health Minister Michelle O'Neill The report by the working group on fatal foetal abnormality (FFA) is expected to be presented to the Northern Ireland Executive later this week.

Kris Hopkins, parliamentary under secretary of state for Northern Ireland The Northern Ireland Office (NIO) and the Electoral Office for Northern Ireland have jointly published a consultation on introducing electronic voter registration and giving councils more involvement in running elections.

Twenty prisoners trained by the Samaritans to help fellow prisoners in Northern Ireland’s two largest jails were contacted more than 1,600 times last year by inmates in emotional turmoil. The "listeners" met and spoke to prisoners suffering from depression and mental health problems, including som

Over fifty members of the legal profession and representatives from community and voluntary groups attended the launch of Legally Able, a new solicitor group set up to raise awareness of disability issues amongst solicitors and their clients. The new group was formally launched at Law Society House

Belfast firm Carson McDowell gave secondary and grammar school students from across Northern Ireland an insight into what they might expect if they choose law as a career. Students attending the Work Inspiration Day at the firm's offices were mentored by Gerard Armstrong, Rachael McAdorey, Marie McK

Pictured (l-r): Mr Justice O'Hara, Judge Gemma Loughran & Michael Long QC, Alan Hunter Chief Executive of the Law Society and John Guerin at the launch of the new book The Law Society of Northern Ireland have launched a completely new and revised second edition of the very popular Law of Childre

More than 150 legal professionals attended a conference on mediation held in Belfast's Clayton Hotel.

Justice Minister Claire Sugden Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden has welcomed the start of Prisons Week 2016 which encourages everyone to remember victims of crime, prison workers, prisoners and their families.

Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden has visited the staff and volunteers of the NSPCC Young Witness Service. The Department of Justice provides funding of £418,000 to the service to ensure a range of support services are available to young prosecution witnesses to enable them to give

Health Minister Michelle O'Neill The Food Hygiene Rating Act 2016 has been enacted today, making the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme mandatory for food businesses in Northern Ireland.

John-George Willis, head of the firm's corporate department Belfast firm Tughans has maintained its position at the top of the Experian Deal Review and Advisor League Tables for the number of deals done in Northern Ireland in the third quarter of 2016.

Northern Ireland's legal aid budget per capita is by far the highest in Europe, according to a major Council of Europe (CoE) survey. The sixth regular evaluation report from the 47-nation Council of Europe’s European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (known by its French acronym, CEPEJ) on