Northern Ireland

Legislation to prevent an increase in motor insurance premiums in Northern Ireland has cleared Stormont and is expected to become law by May. The Motor Vehicles (Compulsory Insurance) Bill aims to ensure that domestic statutory provision on compulsory motor insurance, as contained in the 1981 Road T

A new legal framework for environmental governance and accountability in Northern Ireland following Brexit has been introduced. The Environment (2021 Act) (Commencement and Saving Provision) Order (Northern Ireland) 2022 places statutory duties on DAERA to publish an Environmental Improvement Plan (

A new statutory offence of "cyber-flashing" will be introduced in Northern Ireland under legislative amendments approved by MLAs yesterday. The Northern Ireland Assembly agreed to amend the Justice (Sexual Offences and Trafficking Victims) Bill to include the new offence, which will criminalise the

Mills Selig has been recognised as corporate law firm of the year at Insider Media's 2022 Northern Ireland Dealmaker Awards. The firm acted on more than 50 M&A transactions during the qualifying period for the awards, with its deal volume and deal value doubling on the previous year.

Northern Ireland’s High Court has upheld an anonymity order where there were allegations that the shield was being used to advance Sinn Féin's political aims. The court found that the possible threat of violence to the applicant, should his name be revealed, was sufficient to surmount t

Northern Ireland barrister Moira Smyth QC reflected on 100 years of women in the law in the latest lecture in the Legal History Project series, which is now available to watch on YouTube. The lecture followed a photographic exhibition hosted by The Bar of Northern Ireland, which celebrated and promo

New members have been appointed to the Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI) for a three-year term. Max Murray CBE, who previously spent 37 years working for the Northern Ireland Prison Service and consults for the Council of Europe on criminal justice and prison reform in the Western Balkans,

Northern Ireland’s Health and Safety Tribunal has upheld a decision to withhold a petroleum license where the risk to pedestrians and local residents was deemed to be too great, despite the appellant’s clean record. The appellant, Anita Byrne, trading as DAY TODAY, appealed against an Or

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has unreservedly condemned the invasion of Ukraine by Russia and calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities and the withdrawal of Russian forces from the territory of Ukraine. In a statement issued yesterday, the society’s president, Brigid Napier, said

A barrister is raising money for Ukraine as she makes a return to the country after having spent 25 years in Northern Ireland.

A review of the 2007 protocol which governs the work of community-based restorative justice (CBRJ) organisations in Northern Ireland has been announced by justice minister Naomi Long. The three-month review will be taken forward by an independent three-person panel consisting of Professor Tim Chapma

The Northern Ireland Young Solicitors Association (NIYSA) has donated £2,000 towards a grassroots humanitarian emergency appeal organised by Belfast-based solicitor Joanna Tobolska-Walczuk. Ms Tobolska-Walczuk and her sister are organising an emergency collection of the most needed items for t

Global legal business DWF has announced 27 new appointments in Belfast, ranging from trainee to director level.

Northern Ireland barrister Eamonn Rea examines a recent case involving the admissibility of confessions. The 2020 Northern Ireland Court of Appeal case of R v Kevin Barry Artt [2020] NICA 28, and my own two-year professional involvement in that case, highlighted for me a question surrounding police

Banbridge solicitor Paul Downey will face trial on charges of fraud and false accounting following a number of adjournments due to ill health, a judge has ruled. The alleged offences, which include nine counts of fraud by abuse of position, four of false accounting and a single count of theft, are s