Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland’s Court of Appeal has rescinded two orders rejecting the right to trial by jury in defamation cases between Sir Van Morrison and former health minister Robin Swann. The court found that the trial judge erred in considering the facts and issues in the two cases together to deny

Children should be taught about domestic violence at school to cut offending, a Northern Ireland judge has said. Judge Barney McElholm, of Londonderry Magistrates' Court, told BBC News NI that there has been an increase in the number of domestic abuse cases coming before him.

Northern Ireland’s High Court has determined that a prisoner’s request to attend external counselling services during the last 12 months of his sentence was not irrationally or discriminatorily denied, even if the scheme in place wasn’t “the best way to provide for resettleme

Judicial mediation will be offered in cases brought before Northern Ireland's Industrial Tribunals and Fair Employment Tribunal in a bid to speed up resolutions. A form of alternative dispute resolution, judicial mediation involves an employment judge acting as an impartial mediator and helping the

Northern Ireland's Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) has launched a consultation on developing future regulations that will place climate change reporting duties on specified public bodies. These regulations are required to be made under the Climate Change Act (Northe

The Allen & Overy Foundation has pledged to support young people in Northern Ireland through the delivery of an entrepreneurship and enterprise skills programme called Project Business. The programme will be delivered by charity Young Enterprise, which develops the skills of around 90,000 young

The Attorney General for Northern Ireland has directed a fresh inquest into the death of Thomas Burns, who was shot and killed by British soldiers in July 1972. Mr Burns, a 10-year veteran of the British Navy who served in Malta and Singapore, was shot outside the Glen Park Social Club in north Belf

Northern Ireland’s High Court has denied two interlocutory applications sought by environmental campaigners challenging the development of a gas storage facility at Islandmagee. The first application was for a strike-out of various parts of the respondent’s evidence, and the second was f

Belfast-based Millar McCall Wylie has appointed Jan Cunningham as its new managing partner in a development that it describes as "a positive, natural progression as the firm continues to evolve". The firm, which employs 53 staff between its Belfast city centre and Ballyhackamore offices, has continu

Stephen Campbell, a software developer, has settled his disability discrimination case against both his former employer the Western Health and Social Care Trust and the HSC Business Services Organisation (BSO) for £3,000. The case was settled without admission of liability and was supported by

Lynsey Henderson, associate director in MKB Law’s corporate and commercial team, recently concluded a high-profile investment portfolio disposal with a secure long-term income. Ms Henderson, who is retained to act exclusively for the seller – one of Northern Ireland’s most prominen

A public consultation is seeking views on Northern Ireland's race legislation ahead of a planned overhaul.

More than 120 lawyers, including Northern Ireland human rights lawyer Declan Owens, have signed a "declaration of conscience" pledging opposition to fossil fuel projects and support for climate protesters. The declaration, co-ordinated by Lawyers Are Responsible (LAR), calls on "our government and o

Northern Ireland’s High Court has determined that the Secretary of State for the Home Department (SSHD) may have breached its duty towards an asylum seeker in failing to provide her with a timely and accessible weekly allowance payment for a period of almost two months. The applicant was an as

Lawyers at Belfast-based Carson McDowell swapped the office for the hills as they helped to plant 500 trees in conjunction with the Woodland Trust Northern Ireland.