Northern Ireland

UK law firm Shoosmiths has moved to larger premises in Belfast in anticipation of further growth in the Northern Ireland legal market. The new office on East Bridge Street, in the heart of Belfast's legal district, is a contemporary refurbished Grade A office building covering 6,620 sq ft with a 410

Over 300 solicitors from across Northern Ireland attended the Law Society's annual conveyancing conference.

A new consultation on the law relating to the retail sale and supply of alcoholic drinks in Northern Ireland has been launched. The Department for Communities (DfC) is seeking the views of the public and stakeholders on current liquor licensing laws, how they impact on individuals and organisations,

The Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) has said that the Good Friday Agreement does not override UK nationality law conferring British citizenship on people born in Northern Ireland. Allowing the appeal brought by the Secretary of State for the Home Department, the Tribunal said that th

Prisoners from Maghaberry are supporting a blind schoolgirl with her classroom studies by producing her school books in Braille. Eight-year-old Eryn Kirkpatrick was born with the rare condition Septo-optic dysplasia which has left her completely blind and also affects her growth.

People who were born in Northern Ireland and identify as Irish are still British citizens, the Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) has ruled. Tribunal judges ruled against immigration rights campaigner Emma DeSouza, who has been fighting to bring her husband to Northern Ireland as the fa

Maghaberry Prison has become the first in the country to allow visits by autistic children, under a pioneering new initiative. A specially adapted crèche with sensory toys and apparatus has been installed to allow autistic children to visit their incarcerated fathers in a bid to improve rehab

Prisoners at Magilligan with ambitions to one-day work in the construction industry have taken part in the first ever Skillbuild NI competition in a UK prison. The Northern Ireland Prison Service, in partnership with the North West Regional College and Skillbuild NI, hosted the competition for priso

Personal injury and road traffic accident specialist law firm JMK Solicitors has welcomed five law graduates to its Belfast and Newry offices under its 2019 graduate programme. Izabella Andrzejewska, Elliemay Jennings, Danielle Bradley, Orlaith Hughes and Jordan Kelly will work in va

The Law Society of Northern Ireland hosted an early morning pilates class yesterday to mark World Mental Health Day.

Belfast firm Millar McCall Wylie has announced the appointment of Michael Wilson as a real estate associate. Mr Wilson joins the commercial property team from an international law firm, advising in areas such as acquisitions and disposals, landlord and tenant law and property finance.

An anonymous litigant who failed to persuade the Court of Appeal that the UK cannot leave the EU if it results in the imposition of a hard border has lodged a petition for leave to the UK Supreme Court. The applicant, who lives in Derry and is known only as "JR83", argues that Prime Minister Boris J

Staff at the Belfast office of Thompsons Solicitors are set to walk out later this month in a nationwide dispute over pay. Trade union GMB said staff had accepted below-inflation pay increases for three years, despite equity partners taking millions in profit.

The UK Government has published guidance for healthcare professionals in Northern Ireland on abortion law changes which will come into effect later this month if devolution is not restored. Under section 9 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) Bill, secondary legislation providing for access

British intelligence officers erased hard drives held by a judge-led inquiry examining the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane in 2002, it has emerged. The retired Canadian judge, Peter Cory, who was leading the inquiry, complained to police but did not press the matter in order to avoid an int