Northern Ireland

Belfast-based Edwards & Co Solicitors has announced the appointment of Philip Gordon and Bronagh Mulgrew as solicitors. Mr Gordon, who previously qualified and practised as a solicitor in London, brings over 15 years' experience in litigation, dealing both with commercial disputes for business c

Lawyers involved in the controversial 2018 Belfast rape trial have threatened to sue former Ireland rugby captain Rory Best for libel, according to reports. The retired sportsman has received correspondence from defamation lawyer Paul Tweed on behalf of partners at KRW LAW LLP and barristers Brendan

Champion boxers Carl Frampton and Paddy Barnes visited Hydebank Wood College as part of a boxing skills initiative for young men and women in detention. The Ulster Boxing Council, the Irish Athletic Boxing Association (IABA) and the Northern Ireland Prison Service jointly hosted the six-week, non-co

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has welcomed 86 newly-qualified solicitors to the legal profession. The new lawyers were presented to president Rowan White and the Lord Chief Justice for Northern Ireland, Sir Declan Morgan, by the registrar of solicitors, David A. Lavery CB.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland's complaints system is open, accessible and timely, the Lay Observer for Northern Ireland has found. The watchdog's annual report for 2018/19 has identified a positive trend in how complaints are registered and handled by the Society.

Rachel Toner, solicitor at Carson McDowell, explores a recent court judgment on the powers of Northern Ireland's charity regulator. The Court of Appeal have affirmed the decision of the High Court that the staff of the Charity Commission Northern Ireland (CCNI) do not have any decision making powers

Global legal business DWF has announced the appointment of David McNeice as head of its construction and infrastructure team in Northern Ireland. Mr McNeice was recently promoted to director in a round of appointments bringing the firm's Belfast headcount to 90.

Lawyers representing the family of a man shot dead by the British Army in 1974 have condemned an "attempted political intervention" by the prime minister. Former soldier Dennis Hutchings will go on trial next month in connection with the shooting of 27-year-old John Patrick Cunningham in Co Tyrone o

A man who was repeatedly stopped and searched under the Justice and Security (NI) Act 2007 has been granted a declaration that the PSNI, in failing to record the basis for searches carried out in 2013, acted in breach of the man’s right to respect for private and family life under Article 8 EC

Some thought it would never happen but the UK has officially left the European Union and with that departure, we prepare to welcome a new points-based immigration system, writes Leona Rankin, associate at Carson McDowell. A Westminster policy statement issued last week details how the UK needs to sh

The average house prices in Northern Ireland have increased by almost eight per cent in the past year to nearly £179,000, according to new research. Ulster University’s latest Quarterly House Price Index recorded a 7.8 per cent increase between the last three months of 2018 to the end of

Worthingtons Solicitors has announced the promotion of Naomi Devlin and Janeen McKay to associate partners within the firm. Ms McKay, a property lawyer who specialises in all aspects of residential conveyancing and probate matters, joined the firm three years ago and acts for a number of investors a

Unexplained wealth orders will be available for law enforcement in Northern Ireland from October 2020, Justice Minister Naomi Long has said. The commencement in Northern Ireland of all outstanding provisions of the Criminal Finances Act 2017 is one of her "key priorities", she said.

The Department of Justice should set out what "mitigation measures" are in place to deal with the potential fall-out of Brexit, an MLA has said. Justice and security arrangements including sensitive areas such as family law could be affected by any failure to secure a post-Brexit agreement.

Lawyers in the Belfast office of A&L Goodbody have appeared in the UK Supreme Court for the first time in the firm's history. Partner Brendan Fox and solicitor Claire McGoldrick travelled to London to represent Peninsula Securities Ltd in a case concerning the applicability of the restraint of t