Northern Ireland

Justice Minister David Ford Northern Ireland's Justice Minister David Ford has met with Lynne Owens, the new director general of the National Crime Agency (NCA).

An appeal by the PSNI officer who attempted to arrest a judge during court proceedings against his three month prison sentence has been adjourned for a week. Thomas Anthony Carlin, 43, sought leave to appeal his sentence to the UK Supreme Court at a specially convened hearing in Belfast at 7pm on Fr

Ciarán Moynagh of McLernon Moynagh Solicitors A legal challenge to the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 was adjourned for over three weeks at a hearing in Belfast this morning.

The PSNI officer who attempted to arrest a judge during court proceedings has confirmed he will appeal against his three month prison sentence. Thomas Anthony Carlin, 43, will seek leave to appeal his sentence to the UK Supreme Court at a specially convened hearing in Belfast tonight.

Law Centre (NI) client Andrea Richardson has received over £5,900 in compensation in a settlement for breach of the law which protects agency workers’ rights. In her application to the Industrial Tribunal, Ms Richardson claimed that she was entitled to equal pay with direct employees of the organ

Kathryn Forde, real estate partner at TLT's Belfast office UK law firm TLT advised Kremlin Associates on the purchase of a site that will host a new hotel in Belfast’s Cathedral Quarter.

The UK Supreme Court has unanimously ruled in two cases that foresight is simply evidence – albeit sometimes strong evidence – of intent to assist or encourage a crime, which is the proper mental element for establishing secondary liability. In doing so, it has set the law back to its position b

Paul Tweed The Belfast Telegraph has apologised for publishing “a number of fundamental factual inaccuracies and defamatory inferences” about Hollywood actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard.

A police officer who threatened to arrest a judge during court proceedings has been sentenced to three months in prison. Thomas Anthony Carlin, 43, was charged with contempt of court after he threatened to arrest Lord Justice Gillen during a case in which he was representing himself.

Finance Minister Mervyn Storey House prices in Northern Ireland increased by seven per cent over the past year, according to new figures published by the Department of Finance.

Martin Hanna, APIL's executive committee member for Northern Ireland The UK-wide Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has criticised Northern Ireland's Department of Justice (DoJ) over proposals to abolish legal aid as a method of funding legal cases for money damages.

Claire Edgar Claire Edgar, partner at Belfast firm Francis Hanna & Co Solicitors, addressed the Belfast Domestic Violence Partnership conference this month.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) will expand its Cyber Crime Unit in order to better tackle the growing threat of cybercrime. Nine officers will be transferred to the unit, boosting its manpower by 50 per cent, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

Alastair Ross MLA Draft new rules for the remuneration of criminal barristers and solicitors in the Crown Court were outlined by the Department of Justice yesterday.

Darragh Mackin The families of victims represented by KRW Law have called on the Secretary of State to free up resources for the dedicated legacy inquest unit proposed by the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.