Northern Ireland

An independent review of the Northern Ireland Policing Board is to commence on Monday. Paul Sweeney, former permanent secretary in the Northern Ireland Civil Service, has been appointed to lead the review.

Greater investment in Northern Ireland's civil legal aid budget is needed to protect survivors of domestic abuse, a leader of Women's Aid has told MLAs. Sonya McMullan, regional services manager of the Women's Aid Federation Northern Ireland, reinforced to MLAs the severity of the impact of potentia

Law student Jordan Wilson has been awarded the 2024 Pat Finucane Memorial Aisling Education Bursary. Mr Wilson, who is studying law at Queen's University Belfast, was presented with the bursary by Peadar Madden of Madden & Finucane Solicitors.

Donal Lunny KC has taken up office as chair of the Bar Council of Northern Ireland, supported by Denise Kiley KC as vice chair and Peter Coll KC as bursar. Mr Lunny said: "The Bar Council will seek to protect and enhance the virtues of our independence as a bar and as individual barristers and incre

Northern Ireland commercial law firm Tughans has congratulated Anna Thompson, Adam Lynch, Luke Scholfield, Lucy Scott, Lucy Dawson, Leah Harvey and Tim Carson on the completion of their training contracts.

An independent inquiry into the 1989 murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane has been announced by the UK government. Mr Finucane, who co-founded Madden & Finucane Solicitors, was murdered in his home in north Belfast on 12 February 1989 by loyalist paramilitaries who acted in collusion with UK

Sentencing remarks could be included in plans to allow some broadcasting from Northern Ireland courtrooms, the justice minister has suggested. The Lady Chief Justice recently oversaw a broadcasting pilot which saw BBC NI, UTV, Sky News, ITN and PA Media film — but not broadcast — the han

The law officers of England and Wales have been called to the Bar of Northern Ireland during a visit to Belfast. Attorney General Lord Hermer KC and Solicitor General Sarah Sackman KC MP made their first visit to Northern Ireland as law officers on Wednesday.

Northern Ireland's High Court has quashed a council's decision to grant planning permission for major expansion work at a defunct oil terminal following a legal challenge supported by The PILS Project.

A standalone hate crime bill will not be brought forward in Northern Ireland despite a recommendation from a judge-led review. Justice minister Naomi Long yesterday told MLAs that there was "insufficient time and resource" to introduce a standalone bill, but committed to making significant reforms t

Arthur Cox has appointed four associates and six new trainees in Northern Ireland. The new associates are Reuben Kane and Ruth McIlwaine in the corporate and commercial department, with Molly Reid taking up the role in banking and finance and Emiko Seawright joining dispute resolution.

The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), which investigates potential miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, has launched an online library of every case it has sent back to the courts since 1997. The CCRC Case Library allows users to search, filter, and read brief summa

Northern Ireland's Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information (ICRIR) has registered 85 enquiries from victims, survivors and families about the possibility of an investigation into their injury or the death of a loved one. The controversial body was established under the Northern Ire

Belfast-based Paschal O'Hare Personal Injury Solicitors has welcomed Conor Eastwood to the firm as a paralegal. Mr Eastwood is a recent graduate of the University of Galway School of Law and has a strong interest in personal injury law, particularly in the areas of workplace injury and medical negli

Northern Ireland's justice minister Naomi Long has hailed the transformational impact of restorative justice at an annual conference in Belfast. The Restorative Justice Council's second annual Belfast conference had the theme of "Breaking the Cycle" and provided a platform to leading experts and tho