Northern Ireland

Respected town agent Alan Bashford has passed away, the Law Society of Northern Ireland has announced. Mr Bashford spent his entire legal career at C&H Jefferson Solicitors, joining the firm in 1953 and retiring in 2003.

Northern Ireland's justice minister Naomi Long has called on Boris Johnson to resign from the office of prime minister over the 'partygate' scandal, which she says has undermined the rule of law. Mr Johnson yesterday became the first sitting prime minister to be sanctioned for breaking the law, havi

Global law firm Eversheds Sutherland has announced the appointment of Deborah Archer as a banking and finance partner in its Belfast office. Ms Archer brings over 20 years’ experience advising local and international financial institutions, industrial and provident societies, and corporate ent

Northern Ireland law firm Wilson Nesbitt has announced the appointment of Ian Creighton, Lauren Burns and Max Nesbitt as partners in the firm. The promotions bring the total number of partners across the firm's Belfast and Bangor offices to 10.

Northern Ireland’s High Court has found that a health and social care trust's decision to deny visitation between a breastfeeding mother and her child was correct given the risk of Covid-19 infection. The court noted that the trust had responded proportionately, and had taken steps to ensure t

In-person hearings at Killymeal House will resume later this month, the Office of the Industrial Tribunals and Fair Employment Tribunal (OITFET) has announced. The main tribunals building will reopen for hearings from Monday 25 April 2022. The hearing rooms at Adelaide House, which were used on a te

The public inquiry into the wrongful convictions of hundreds of sub-postmasters and mistresses will hear evidence from affected people who live in Northern Ireland next month. More than 700 people were wrongly convicted of false accounting, theft and fraud between 2000 and 2014 due to a fault in the

Belfast-based McKees has announced the promotion of Jill Annett to partner in its commercial litigation team, more than 13 years after she joined the firm as a trainee. Ms Annett, who acts on behalf of high-profile financial institutions and loan funds, will play a key role in the strategic future o

Northern Ireland’s High Court has criticised lower courts for delaying their ruling for an Irish father seeking a contact order for his 10-year-old son in Northern Ireland. The High Court noted that these courts had clear jurisdiction but were reluctant to rule on this "simple case" for over a

Kerry McCloy, innovation and legal technology director at Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin, has won the Outstanding Innovation (Corporate) Award at the Women in Business NI Awards 2022. The Outstanding Innovation Award recognises an exceptional individual who has demonstrated entrepreneurial flai

Disabled children and adults in Northern Ireland are being discriminated against because of the lack of adequate service provision to meet their needs, the Children's Law Centre (CLC) has warned. In a joint statement with the National Autistic Society NI, the two charities said they have witnessed a

Northern Ireland's High Court has rejected a father's bid to prevent his estranged wife from vaccinating their five children, having determined that the administration of vaccines for common illnesses, including Covid-19, is in the best interests of the child. The court found that the father's objec

Northern Ireland's High Court has declared several penalties under the Covid-19 regulations unlawful in circumstances where some had not been filled out and where others were filled out incorrectly by PSNI officers who variously entered private dwellings or dispersed protesters. This case involved t

Belfast-based Edwards & Co Solicitors has announced the appointment of employment lawyer Niall McMullan as a partner in the firm. Mr McMullan, who joins from another commercial law firm in Belfast, brings over 14 years' experience in employment law.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has challenged the new Executive to make access to justice a priority following next month's elections. In the first-ever document of its kind, the Law Society has set out 10 strategic priorities that require urgent attention, among them the need to ensure a "bare