Northern Ireland

Co Down law firm Fisher & Fisher is celebrating after reaching the "momentous milestone" of 125 years in business, with a range of celebration events planned across 2023. The firm has offices in Newry, Newcastle, Kilkeel, Rathfriland, Belfast and Donaghadee, and is one of the longest-established

No prosecution will be taken in respect of threats made against journalist Patricia Devlin and her baby, Northern Ireland's Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has said. The PSNI re-investigated the online threats, which purported to be from neo-Nazi terror group Combat 18, after the Police Ombudsman u

Professor Anne-Marie McAlinden, professor of law and criminal justice at Queen's University Belfast, has been conferred as a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. The Academy is the representative body for social sciences in the UK and, as such, links with the government, produces its own policy

Stuart Nevin, principal associate in the Belfast office of Shoosmiths, analyses the trends in Northern Ireland's real estate market.

Northern Ireland’s High Court has determined that the Northern Ireland Policing Board (NIPB) did not have grounds to reject medical evidence involving injuries at work for two former constables. The court found that the medical evidence determination, not the Board’s, was final.

Wilson Nesbitt partner Lenore Rice has been recognised as an "outstanding mentor" at the 2023 Women in Business Awards in Belfast.

New laws governing private tenancies in Northern Ireland will come into effect next month. Sections 1 to 6 of the Private Tenancies Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 will come into law from 1 April 2023, requiring private landlords to take certain actions.

Northern Ireland’s High Court has dismissed an application for judicial review which challenged cross-border license travel requirements. The court found that the restrictions were proportionate, especially given the ease of cross-border travel on the island of Ireland.

The Bar of Northern Ireland has called for a "whole society approach" to tackling domestic abuse at a conference marking one year since the commencement of landmark legislation. More than 200 legal and lay professionals attended the conference marking the anniversary of the Domestic Abuse and Civil

New X-ray body scanners are set to be introduced in Northern Ireland prisons to tackle the trafficking of illegal contraband including drugs. The scanners are similar to those which have already been introduced in England, Wales and Scotland, the Northern Ireland Prison Service said.

Northern Ireland's restrictions on school transport during the pandemic breached the human rights of disabled children, the High Court has ruled. The Children's Law Centre (CLC) brought judicial review proceedings on behalf of two disabled children after a referral for specialist legal services by t

The Law Society of Northern Ireland will next week publish a special podcast to mark International Women's Day 2023. The podcast will feature Paddy Kelly, former barrister and director of the Children's Law Centre; Maria McCloskey, director of The PILS Project; Ursula O'Hare, director of the Law Cen

Belfast solicitor Colette Diamond has passed away. Ms Diamond qualified as a solicitor in Northern Ireland in 1982 and worked in Francis Keenan Solicitors.

Belfast-based Diamond Heron Solicitors has appointed Lesanne Green as an associate solicitor in the firm's private client team. Ms Green qualified as a solicitor in 1998 and joins the firm having worked in a well-respected rural practice for the previous 18 years.

Colin Murray, professor of law and democracy at Newcastle University, considers the Windsor Framework. It takes a long time for the fury and animosity to subside over an event like Brexit. We’ve spent seven years going back and forward over the reasons why imposing a customs and regulatory bor