Northern Ireland

Residential property prices in Northern Ireland fell slightly in the first quarter of the year, according to new figures from the Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency. The NI House Price Index decreased by one per cent from Q4 2018 to Q1 2019, though it was up by 3.5 per cent on a year-

Belfast solicitor John Finucane, son of murdered human rights lawyer Pat Finucane, will put his legal career on hold for a year as he serves as Lord Mayor of Belfast, according to reports. Mr Finucane, a partner at Finucane Toner Solicitors, will continue to be involved in a small number of cases, i

A team of four students at the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS) at Queen's University Belfast triumphed in the inaugural All-Ireland Mediation Competition, sponsored by A&L Goodbody. Students Eimear Cathcart, Allison Weir, Hayley Cummings and Amanda Gilliland triumphed over three r

Belfast-based Carson McDowell presented a cheque for more than £2,800 to PIPS Charity after a year of fundraising for the charity.

Northern Ireland lawyers, judges and courts staff raised over £7,300 for charity Marie Curie NI at the annual Legal Walk/Run through Belfast city centre.

Ciaran O'Shiel, associate in IP, media and data disputes at A&L Goodbody in Belfast, considers the consequences of a recent judgment of the UK Supreme Court. “He tried to strangle me. What would those words convey to the ordinary reasonable reader of a Facebook post?” is how Lord Ker

The president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland hosted a lunch with the secretariat of the Consular Corps/Association of Northern Ireland (CA-NI) yesterday.

Over 500 people attended the Saffron Business Forum's annual fundraiser in Belfast, sponsored by Tughans. The lunch event in the Crowne Plaza Belfast welcomed guests to an afternoon packed with spectacular entertainment, great food and drink, inspirational speeches to raise awareness for the promoti

The Court of Appeal in Belfast has found that a five-month sentence imposed on a man convicted of sexually assaulting his two-year-old son was unduly lenient. The man served just two-and-a-half months of his sentence, and was not subject to a sexual offences prevention order (SOPO).

Lisa McLaughlin, head of the Belfast office of global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills (HSF), has been named International Director of Year by the Institute of Directors (IoD) in Northern Ireland. Ms McLaughlin, the director of the firm's Alternative Legal Services (ALT) business in the UK, Europe,

TLT has advised Par Equity, a Scotland-headquartered venture capital firm, on a significant investment in Belfast-based data software company, Datactics. Par Equity facilitates investment in smaller companies with high growth potential with a particular focus on innovative companies doing things in

A&L Goodbody partnered with local Belfast artists to host two employee art classes as part of Mental Health and Wellbeing Week 2019. The two 90-minute sessions provided the law firm's Belfast staff with a welcome respite from the busy working week and an opportunity to flex their creative muscle

The functions of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland cannot lawfully be discharged by the staff of the Commission acting alone, the High Court in Belfast has ruled. Rejecting the Commission’s contention that there was express provision to delegate its functions as it found necessary, M

Coleraine-based Macaulay Wray Solicitors has appointed Miriam Harte as an associate in the firm's litigation department. Ms Harte, originally from Ballymena, specialises in road traffic and personal injury cases, as well as having a keen interest in family law.

Naomi Gaston, senior associate and head of banking and finance at Mills Selig, considers how businesses can protect themselves from the impact of "fake news" and rumours. Customers queued earlier this month to withdraw cash and personal items from safety deposit boxes from Metro Bank. The queues at