Northern Ireland

Environmental campaigners have lodged an appeal challenging a High Court ruling which paves the way for controversial plans to construct gas caverns under the seabed at Larne Lough. Mr Justice Michael Humphreys ruled in September that the decision to grant the marine license to the developers was a

Law firms Millar McCall Wylie and Paschal O'Hare Personal Injury Solicitors have come together with road safety charity Brake to offer specialist legal support to victims of bereavement and catastrophic injury following road crashes. The two firms have been selected for the new legal panel, co-ordin

The UK Supreme Court this month rejected an appeal challenging a decision which found that police officers and staff in the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) were historically underpaid holiday pay since 1998, up to a total value of £30 million. Delivering the judgment, Lord Kitchin an

Northern Ireland firm Millar McCall Wylie has welcomed three newly-qualified solicitors — Roma O'Hagan, Sean Hayes and Roisin Cassidy — to its team. Ms O’Hagan joined the firm in 2021 as a paralegal, having graduated from Queen’s University Belfast in 2019. She has now qualif

Criminal barristers in Northern Ireland will walk out next month in a legal aid dispute — just weeks after barristers south of the border secured a significant increase in fees in a similar action. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) balloted members on a withdrawal of services in response to "

A corporate solicitor at Baker McKenzie's Belfast office has launched a new YouTube channel to document his training and progress as a runner. Patrick Sheridan launched the 'Patrick the Runner' channel to share his journey after last year taking up running again for the first time since his school y

Jon Boutcher, the former Bedfordshire Police chief constable leading Operation Kenova, has been confirmed as interim chief constable of the PSNI. The Northern Ireland Policing Board confirmed the appointment yesterday after it was approved by Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris.

Northern Ireland's leading animal welfare charity has called for tougher sentences for animal abusers after a man who kicked a cat to death received only three months' imprisonment. Mark Carson, 44, this week lost an appeal against his three-month sentence in Coleraine County Appeal Court. He previo

The Children's Law Centre (CLC) has launched a new series of courses on children's rights aimed at legal practitioners in Northern Ireland as well as young people, carers and non-legal professionals. The three initial training courses — with a 15 per cent discount for booking all three —

A legal challenge brought by Phoenix Law on behalf of three family members of Troubles victims has been identified as a lead case amid nearly two dozen challenges to the controversial Troubles Act. In the High Court this morning, Mr Justice Adrian Colton identified the joint submission on behalf of

Arthur Cox has appointed Madison Bowyer, Megan Ryans and Jordan Taggart as associates in its corporate and commercial department in Belfast. All three are newly-qualified solicitors who have taken up the positions after completing the firm's traineeship programme.

Belfast-based Paschal O’Hare Personal Injury Solicitors has welcomed Eoin Casey as a paralegal in the firm's personal injury team. A graduate of Ulster University, Mr Casey will assist with various personal injury matters while working towards his goal of qualifying as a solicitor.

UK law firm TLT, which operates in Northern Ireland, has announced a new ethnic diversity target designed to eliminate barriers to entry into the legal profession for aspiring ethnic minority lawyers and to improve diversity. This Black History Month 2023, the firm has set a target of 35 per cent et

Northern Ireland firm Wilson Nesbitt has announced seven senior appointments, including a new partner and two new senior associates.

Northern Ireland’s High Court has determined that a social care trust was entitled to cease funding day care services for two ‘in need children’, noting that although the decision may have been "difficult" it was neither unfair nor illegal. Delivering the judgment, Mr Justice David