Northern Ireland

Belfast solicitor Darren Duncan, a director at McConnell Kelly, has passed away. Mr Duncan was admitted to the roll of solicitors in 2000 and practised at Trevor Smyth & Co and Higgins Hollywood Deazley (HHD) before joining McConnelly Kelly in 2003.

Cleaver Fulton Rankin has welcomed associate Paula Morrow and paralegal Anna Blakely to its growing private client team. Ms Morrow, an associate member of STEP, brings over 13 years' experience with specialist expertise in a range of private client matters, including wills and probate and conveyanci

Global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF) has reported record revenue, profit and PEP in its latest financial results, with revenue of £1.186 billion and profit of £388.2 million. The firm, which has an alternative legal services (ALT) centre in Belfast, saw revenue increase by eight

Northern Ireland's Labour Relations Agency (LRA) will mark Belfast's Pride Festival week by hosting a panel discussion to help businesses and organisations manage workplace conversations on diversity issues, which some may regard as ‘difficult’ or ‘sensitive’. The free event

Former Clifford Chance partner Michael Smyth has been appointed as a non-executive director on the BBC Board representing Northern Ireland. Born and educated in Northern Ireland, Mr Smyth is an experienced lawyer and regulator. He spent 20 years a partner at Clifford Chance and headed the firm&rsquo

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has called for an end to "attacks on lawyers" after North Antrim MP Ian Paisley Jr made disparaging remarks about Belfast solicitor Gavin Booth in the House of Commons. During a debate on the controversial Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill

Belfast-based Carson McDowell has secured an apology for its client Ulster Carpets following a dispute with Hotel Logistics Limited. The dispute arose after Ulster Carpets was made aware of a number of posts appearing on the LinkedIn page of a senior officer of Hotel Logistics Limited. Each of the p

The organisation that independently investigates potential miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has handled an almost 20 per cent rise in applications in the last year. The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) received 1,424 applications between 1 April 2022 and 31 March

Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin has welcomed Jack Hull and Peter Longwell as solicitors following the completion of their training contracts. Mr Hull joins the firm's growing dispute resolution department, while Mr Longwell has been appointed to the commercial real estate team.

Belfast-based Carson McDowell has promoted Shannon Gawley, Andrew McWilliams and Ciara FitzPatrick from solicitor to associate. Ms Gawley, promoted to associate in the firm's commercial team, trained with Carson McDowell, qualifying as a solicitor in 2018. She was recently elected as chair of the No

Northern Ireland firm Turley Legal has appointed corporate lawyer Emma O'Donnell as a senior associate. Ms O'Donnell has extensive experience in corporate matters, advising clients on all aspects of company law, including the sale and acquisition of companies and businesses in a range of business se

Crown Court jury trials will take place in Derry and Downpatrick again from September for the first time since the pandemic. The Department of Justice told BBC News NI that the completion of reconfiguration works by the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service (NICTS) would now allow Crown Cour

Dungannon-based P.A. Duffy & Co Solicitors has been awarded the Law Society of Northern Ireland's prestigious Lexcel accreditation. The Lexcel legal practice quality mark is designed to promote excellence and set the benchmark for high-quality legal practice management.

Northern Ireland’s High Court has found that several curfew provisions added to a probation order by a probation officer were unlawful. The court determined that such curfews could only be imposed by the court, and attempting to enforce them without a legislative basis or court order was unlaw

MPs have been urged to reject the UK government's controversial legacy bill as it returns to the House of Commons for its final stages. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill aims to end criminal investigations and civil cases linked to the Troubles, instead establishing an i