Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland is lagging behind the rest of the UK and Ireland on protecting people against age discrimination when accessing goods, facilities and services, the Equality Commission has said. An event co-hosted by the Equality Commission, the Commissioner for Older People in Northern Ireland and

Kirsten Magee, partner at Belfast-based Mills Selig, examines the unofficial Bridgerton musical from an intellectual property perspective. I do enjoy when one of my passions (in this case musical theatre) throws up an interesting legal point. I therefore read with interest the particulars of a claim

The test used by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) to decide what cases should be referred back to the Northern Ireland courts as possible miscarriages of justice is set to be reviewed. The CCRC is an independent body responsible for investigating alleged miscarriages of justice in England

Northern Ireland’s High Court has dismissed a claim seeking deletion of records after a mother was incorrectly labelled as responsible for “confirmed neglect” before her son was born. The court found that the records had been correctly rectified and were now accurate, and their dec

Northern Ireland's higher education institutions have signed up to a pledge not to use non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) to silence victims of sexual harassment. Queen’s University, Ulster University, Stranmillis University College, St Mary’s University College and the Open University in

The Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Dame Siobhan Keegan, features in the latest episode of the Legal History Project podcast series. In a candid conversation, Dame Siobhan shares her pathway into a career in law as well as hopes and priorities for her tenure.

Northern Ireland’s High Court has rejected a claim that a Co Down mortgager discharged his debts in full after writing on his redemption letter stating that he had endorsed it. The court found that a promissory note can only extinguish an existing debt if the creditor has agreed to that being

A public consultation has been launched on the use of "live link" video and audio conference systems in Northern Ireland courts and tribunal hearings. The consultation, running until 26 September 2022, seeks views on the future use of live links as part of the digital improvement and modernisation o

UK government plans to introduce a new "bill of rights" will diminish human rights and weaken the ability of citizens to hold the state accountable, the Law Society of Northern Ireland's human rights and equality group has said. In a statement, the group said concerns it had raised as part of a publ

Northern Ireland’s High Court has resolved a dispute as to costs between a Tyrone pig producing company and a Yorkshire-based food production company after 1,233 pigs were billed for, but never delivered. The plaintiff was a company that raises and produces pigs from premises at Sion Mills in

Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin (CFR) has signed up to a climate action pledge committing the firm to reducing its carbon footprint and setting ambitious targets to enhance its sustainability. The law firm — which says it will halve its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 — joins a host

Matthew Howse, partner at Eversheds Sutherland in Belfast, highlights recent changes to gaming laws in Northern Ireland. For years, people in this part of the world have been used to seeing “Northern Ireland excluded” or “does not apply in Northern Ireland” on their TV screen

A special ‘wellbeing garden’ has been created in north Belfast by A&L Goodbody (ALG) in partnership with social enterprise and wellbeing charity Inspire. Employees from the law firm's Belfast office teamed up with Inspire to plant trees in the grounds of Filor Court, a retirement hou

Northern Ireland’s Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal where a father claimed that a contact order for his children was "unworkable" and costly. The court found that the trial judge had not erred in making the order. This case involved three appeals, which are part of a long-running family

Solicitors and barristers were among those taking to the streets of Belfast on Saturday for the city's largest ever Pride parade, which attracted tens of thousands of people in its first post-pandemic appearance.