Northern Ireland

Sue McAllister Officers at the troubled Maghaberry Prison looked on for over twenty minutes as a disturbed prisoner gouged his eyes out and mutilated his genitals.

This week Belfast solicitor advocate Ciarán Moynagh (pictured) takes part in our regular Just A Minute feature. (If you would like to take part, simply email newsdesk@irishlegal.com) What has been your best experience as a lawyer?

An 18 year-old from Lurgan has become the first school leaver to be accepted for Mayer Brown’s ‘articled apprenticeship’ scheme. Timmy Kennedy, who completed A-levels at Lurgan College, is one of only three trainees to be accepted for the scheme, which is now in its second year and is delivere

A 14-year old Northern Irish girl will be allowed to sue Facebook for the repeated publication of a naked photograph of her in what she claims is misuse of private information, negligence and a breach of the Data Protection Act. The High Court in Belfast has ruled that the case can go ahead after re

In the High Court in Belfast, Justice Maguire refused an application for leave to apply for judicial review of the Government’s “On the Run” scheme. The application for leave was rendered academic due to the outcome of the Hallett Review, and subsequent statements from the Secretary of State f

Mr Justice Maguire has set aside October 4 and 5 to hear legal challenges to Brexit with campaigners and a cross-party group of MPs separately arguing that it would be unlawful to trigger article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty without the approval of the UK Parliament. The legal team for Raymond McCord, wh

Tender documents from the Department of the Taoiseach have revealed further information about the proposed Citizens' Assembly that will examine, among other things, the Eighth Amendment. The assembly, comprised of 99 members andChairperson Judge Mary Laffoy (pictured) will meet for up to ten weekend

Friends and colleagues of Thomas Doherty, one of Derry’s best-known solicitors, have been shocked and saddened at his sudden death over the weekend after a short illness. Mr Doherty ran his own firm in the city for many years and was a popular figure in Derry’s legal community.

Aim-listed legal firm Gateley has launched in Northern Ireland, with the opening of an office in Belfast for its newly acquired tax advisory business. Gateley Capitus was established after Gateley purchased tax advisory firm Capitus for £2.7m in April.

The Human Rights Commission is to investigate the provision of Travellers’ accommodation in Northern Ireland. The Commission completed an initial exercise in June, which revealed significant human rights concerns on a potentially systemic level.

Sitting in Ballymena Court, District Judge Gilpin, dismissed a claim for damages brought by a teenage girl against an MLA, concluding that she had failed to establish liability. The girl sought damages for breach of the statutory tort of harassment under the Protection from Harassment (NI) Order 199

(L-R): HHJ Elizabeth McCaffrey, HHJ Neil Rafferty QC and Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan

Sir Declan Morgan The Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan, today called on the NI Executive and the UK Government to make urgent progress on dealing with the past.

Inmates at the troubled Maghaberry Prison are being held in solitary confinement for periods which far exceed the United Nations (UN) recommendation of no longer than15 days. Figures obtained by the investigative website, The Detail, show that last year at least 10 prisoners were held in solitary co

The High Court in Belfast has refused an application by the Chief Constable of the PSNI to stay proceedings brought by a solicitor as an abuse of process on the basis that there has been “no real and substantial tort”. The relevant proceedings brought by the solicitor were in relation to a comme