Northern Ireland

An internal review by the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has concluded it was right not to charge politicians who attended the controversial funeral of republican Bobby Storey. The PPS initiated a review process after receiving three formal requests to re-examine decisions taken in relation to a g

Solicitors Dione Darragh and Jenny Ebbage have been appointed as trustees to the Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland. Ms Darragh is a director in O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors, specialising in personal injury litigation, while Ms Ebbage is a partner at Edwards & Co Solicitors, specialising in

More than two-thirds of people are confident that Northern Ireland's prosecution service is fair and impartial, a new survey suggests. The latest Northern Ireland Life and Times (NILT) survey, published yesterday, found a slight year-on-year decline as 70 per cent of those questioned said they were

Belfast and Newtownards firm Worthingtons Solicitors has announced the promotion of three new partners and one new associate partner. Toni Fitzgerald Gunn, Jonathan Duncan and Naomi Devlin have been promoted to partner while Katie Buchanan has been promoted to associate partner, effective from 1 Jun

Personal injury and road traffic accident specialist firm JMK Solicitors has backed a campaign for the introduction of a four-day week across the island of Ireland.

The Bar of Northern Ireland has launched a new service which provides e-bundles for court and is accessible to solicitors when instructing members of the Bar Library. Solicitors can now get easy and portable access to the new e-bundle service which is available across both desktop browsers and mobil

Legislation allowing for certain Crown Court trials in Northern Ireland to be heard without a jury will be renewed for what ministers hope will be the last time, the government has said. The House of Lords yesterday approved an Order extending the non-jury provisions of the Justice and Security (Nor

People who may be eligible for criminal injuries compensation following the removal of the same household rule last year have been urged to apply in the next year. Justice Minister Naomi Long today marked the anniversary of the change which lifted the same household rule for victims of abuse and vio

Northern Ireland's defamation laws could be brought in line with England and Wales before the end of the current Assembly mandate, former Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) leader Mike Nesbitt has said. Mr Nesbitt yesterday introduced a private member's bill in the Northern Ireland Assembly which would rep

A central database of alcohol licences in Northern Ireland could be introduced following the most comprehensive changes to liquor licensing laws since 1996. Stormont's communities committee has published its report on the Licensing and Registration of Clubs (Amendment) Bill, which returns to the cha

New codes of practice to help disrupt the activities of organised crime groups in Northern Ireland will come into force at the end of June, Justice Minister Naomi Long has said. The three revised codes and one new code issued under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) will bring Northern Ireland in

Belfast solicitor Trevor Ringland MBE has been appointed by the UK government as the first special envoy to the United States on Northern Ireland. Mr Ringland, a partner at Macaulay & Ritchie Solicitors, will be responsible for promoting Northern Ireland interests across the US, including in the

Professor Grainne McKeever, professor of law and social justice at the University of Ulster, has been appointed to chair an independent review of the discretionary support scheme. Professor McKeever will be joined on the panel by Dr Ciara Fitzpatrick, also of University of Ulster; Gerry McConville o

Black Lives Matter protesters facing charges under Covid-19 regulations have been told they will not be prosecuted. The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) said it had concluded that the test for prosecution was not met in respect of any of 14 suspects on evidential grounds.

Belfast-based KRW LAW LLP has welcomed four new paralegals across its civil, criminal and legacy departments. Jack Murphy joined the criminal defence team and will assist in specialist Crown Court, Magistrates' court and Court of Appeal defence cases.