Northern Ireland

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.

Belfast-based Paschal O'Hare Personal Injury Solicitors has welcomed new solicitors Victoria Thompson and Claire Leemon. Ms Thompson, who studied law and politics at Ulster University, joins the firm to assist with various personal injury matters.

European law firm Fieldfisher has awarded its first-ever training contracts in Belfast to two senior legal professionals. Hollie Ferris and Leo McSweeney will begin the LPC in September this year, during which time they will undertake a mixture of full time study and two years' qualifying work exper

Northern Ireland’s Court of Appeal has refused leave to appeal against a repossession order. The court found that there was no merit in any of the grounds, which included claims that the debt had been previously discharged, and that the repossession infringed human rights law by exposing the o

Law Centre NI has announced plans to take part in the Belfast Pride parade for the first time, using this year's event to show its support for refugees and asylum seekers. During Pride Week, the law centre will highlight the struggles faced by LGBTQIA+ refugee and asylum seekers, who have often been

Pensioners and other people in care in Northern Ireland who have personal assets will be at a significant disadvantage compared to their counterparts in England and Wales following the introduction of the Health and Care Act 2022, which caps lifetime costs at £86,000, according to Belfast

Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin (CFR) has announced the expansion of its dispute resolution team with nine new appointments. As well as last year's promotion of Kerry McCloy to director, the firm has hired Jude Copeland as an associate and Niamh Hughes, Brendan Tabb and Ruaidhrí Groom as

Lady Gillian Kerr, the widow of Lord Kerr of Tonaghmore, has passed away. Lord Kerr, a former Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland who became one of the first justices of the UK Supreme Court, died in 2020.

UK, US and Irish newspapers have published obituaries of Lord Trimble, the former law lecturer, barrister, first minister and Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader who died on Monday at the age of 77. "It had been that violence [of the early Troubles], beginning with internment in August 1971, that had

A woman who allegedly threatened to kill a district judge in Ballymena has been granted bail. Olivia Girvan, 25, must not come within 100 metres of the courthouse as part of bail conditions imposed by the High Court yesterday, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

UK law firm TLT is supporting one of its trainee solicitors who has been selected to play as part of the Northern Ireland netball squad at this year's Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. Ciara Crosbie is based at the firm's Manchester office. Prior to starting her training contract, she worked for TLT

Lawyers with Pride has invited all those working in the legal sector to join the Belfast Pride parade this weekend.

Northern Ireland’s Court of Appeal has denied a reduction in sentence for claims about personal mitigating circumstances and delay where the appellant was responsible for an explosion at a police station in 1997. The appellant, Paul Campbell, was unsuccessful in his appeal against conviction f

Belfast human rights lawyer and political activist Pádraigín Drinan has passed away at the age of 75. Ms Drinan was admitted to the roll of solicitors in November 1974 and was principal in her own practice until her retirement in October 2013.