Northern Ireland

JMK Solicitors has retained its position as Northern Ireland's busiest personal injury practice for an 11th consecutive year.

Claire McAleer and Naomi White have been appointed to leadership roles in the Law Society of Northern Ireland's newly-established women's network. Ms McAleer, who will serve as chair of the network, returned to legal practice in 2022 after an eight-year break. She has a background in supporting wome

Northern Ireland's Department of Justice has identified 21 individuals whose convictions have been quashed in response to the Post Office scandal. The Post Office (Horizon Systems) Offences Act 2024 automatically quashes convictions in England, Wales and Northern Ireland for certain offences alleged

A groundbreaking research project led by researchers at Ulster University's Centre for Legal Technology is to explore the role of AI in judicial decision-making. Researchers gave been granted £200,000 in funding from the UK's AI Security Institute to examine how AI could be responsibly in

Northern Ireland firm Wilson Nesbitt has appointed Neil Cahill as partner and head of dispute resolution. Mr Cahill joins from Fieldfisher in Dublin, where he was director of the litigation and dispute resolution team. Prior to that, he was head of disputes for UK and EMEA within ALT at Herbert Smit

Northern Ireland's Labour Relations Agency (LRA) has strengthened its independent appeals hearing service with a new governance framework and 16 new panel chairs. The independent appeals service is one of a suite of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) services provided by the LRA, mostly to organis

Lewis Silkin NI partner Rory Campbell considers the latest situation around AI regulation in Northern Ireland. Last week the European Commission proposed that Northern Ireland should have to comply with EU laws regulating AI systems.

Solicitor Catherine Chambers has been appointed to the board of Northern Ireland's Education Authority (EA). Mrs Chambers has over 20 years' experience as a solicitor with specialist educational law experience, having worked as a partner in private practice and subsequently as a solicitor in the Edu

Legislation expanding official recognition of baby loss has been introduced to the Northern Ireland Assembly. The Deaths, Still-Births and Baby Loss Bill will provide for the issuing of certificates which recognise stillbirths or the loss of a baby during pregnancy.

Northern Ireland firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has been awarded the Silver Diversity Mark Accreditation by Diversity Mark. Diversity Mark is the awarding body of the Diversity Mark Accreditation, a ‘mark of progress’ awarded to organisations committed to building a culture of diversity and

The UK government has refused to say whether it will agree to the European Commission's proposal to include the landmark EU AI Act in the list of legislation which continues to apply in Northern Ireland post-Brexit. The Commission this week set out its position that the AI Act should be added to Ann

AI businesses in Northern Ireland are likely to face stricter regulation than those in the rest of the UK, a leading expert in AI law has warned. The European Commission yesterday formally proposed adding the EU AI Act to the list of legislation which continues to apply in Northern Ireland post-Brex

Northern Ireland's Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) has apologised for a "limited data breach" which disclosed the names of 25 people. The legacy body said it mistakenly disclosed the names — principally of individuals who were requesting investigation

Gateley Northern Ireland raised over £3,000 for its two nominated charities at its annual business quiz. The legal and professional services group said the £3,014 raised at the quiz in Belfast's Ten Square Hotel will be shared between Aspire NI and East Belfast Mission.

DWF Belfast has raised £3,500 for the law firm's charitable arm at its annual fundraising quiz night. The event at the Black Box Belfast brought together a full house, including teams from banks, property agents and insurance brokers from across Northern Ireland.