Northern Ireland

Brendan McGuigan Brendan McGuigan has been re-appointed as Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice for Northern Ireland for the next three years.

Education Minister John O'Dowd New legislation that creates a legal definition of bullying and new responsibilities for public authorities in a bid to crack down on bullying in schools has been introduced to the Northern Ireland Assembly.

The High Court in Northern Ireland has found that the outright ban on abortion breaches Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, in that it denies women and girls who are victims of rape and incest, as well as those suffering from fatal foetal abnormalities access to legal abortions. Th

Justice Minister David Ford Almost half of prisoners released from custody in Northern Ireland in 2012/13 went on to re-offend, according to new figures published by Justice Minister David Ford.

The Legal Services Agency is set to embark on its most high-profile bid to recover legal costs using a Recovery of Defence Costs Order, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Jimmy Seales is being pursued for £100,478 which he received in legal aid in order to fund his defence, marking the first time that

NIHRC Chief Commissioner Les Allamby The High Court in Belfast has ruled that preventing access to abortion in cases of fatal foetal abnormalities (FFA) and pregnancies as a consequence of sexual crimes is unlawful.

Pictured (l-r): Ian Huddleston, Arleen Elliott, John Guerin and Alan Hunter in Law Society House, Belfast John Guerin has become the president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland, launching his presidency with a pledge to keep the Society at the forefront of justice issues in Northern Ireland.

The High Court in London has reserved its judgment on whether seven former soldiers can be arrested and brought to Northern Ireland to be interviewed in connection with the Bloody Sunday killings. Lord Chief Justice Lord Thomas told the court that its decision would be given as soon as possible, and

The family of a man who was murdered near Dundalk in 1976 are to issue civil proceedings against the PSNI, the Ministry of Defence and the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Seamus Ludlow, 47, was killed in “disputed circumstances” and his murder remains unsolved, according to lawyers repr

Chief Inspector Brendan McGuigan Greater collaboration between the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) is necessary to address “significant failings” in the preparation of case files, Northern Ireland's Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice has said.

The UK Supreme Court has said the UK government does not need to hold an inquiry into a possible 1948 war crime in a ruling that has an "important impact" on investigations related to the Troubles. The Supreme Court ruled that an inquiry into the killing of 24 Maylaan villagers by a British army pat

Chief Constable George Hamilton A separate budget should be established for police investigations into 'cold cases' and legacy matters, the Police Federation for Northern Ireland (PFNI) has said.

A choir of solicitors, barristers and judges is releasing its inaugural CD in celebration of the festive season.

Robert Sharp, communications manager at English PEN Unreformed libel laws in Northern Ireland cannot be allowed to "undermine" the reforms introduced by the Defamation Act 2013 in England and Wales, a spokesperson for English PEN has told Irish Legal News.

Pictured (l-r): Ken McDonald, Ann McGregor, Laura Gillespie, and Marian Cree A data security breach is the biggest corporate crisis threat to Northern Ireland businesses, according to a new poll by the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Pinsent Masons.