Northern Ireland

Dr Geraldine O'Hare, director of rehabilitation at the Probation Board for Northern Ireland, writes on the success of the Enhanced Combination Order pilot. For the past four years, the Probation Board for Northern Ireland has been piloting an intensive community sentence called ‘The Enhanced C

A boy of mixed race who was asked to leave a store in County Down has been paid £3,000 in settlement of his case alleging racial discrimination. The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland supported the boy, a minor, in taking his case against DSG Retail Limited, operators of Curry's PC World

Lawyers for the family of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane have welcomed today's UK Supreme Court ruling that an Article 2 compliant investigation into his death has not yet taken place. Family solicitor Peter Madden of Madden & Finucane Solicitors said the decision paved the way for a pu

CMG Cunningham Dickey Solicitors has opened a new office in Newtownards, returning to the town for the first time since shuttering its former offices a number of years ago. Partner Julie Ann Obsorne oversaw the acquisition and refurbishment of new 2,500 sq. ft premises on Mill Street, with the &poun

Alison Cassidy, partner at BLM in Belfast, examines the latest personal injury guidelines for Northern Ireland. The Judicial Studies Board for Northern Ireland has published the fifth Edition of the ‘Green Book’ following the recommendations of a Committee chaired by Lord Justice Stephen

The prosecution of a schoolboy who took covert upskirt photos of two teachers has highlighted the inadequacy of Northern Ireland's sexual harassment laws, a trade union has said. The teenager, who took five pictures of two woman teachers at Enniskillen Royal Grammar School in 2015 and 2016, has been

Students from Ulster University's Magee campus have triumphed in the regional heat of the Client Consultation Competition 2019. The Magee team triumphed over the teams from the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS) and Queen's University Belfast in the competition, organised by the Law Soci

Northern Ireland charities Aware NI and The Welcome Organisation have thanked members of the legal profession for raising £20,000 at a charity concert.

The Pro Bono Choir, made up of solicitors, barristers and judges, has handed over £20,000 to charities after a series of fundraising events.

Suzanne Rice, president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland, recently attended a dinner hosted by the Newry & Banbridge Solicitors' Association (NBSA).

The Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland (PPS) has launched a consultation seeking the views of the public on its new guidelines for the prosecution of young offenders. The new policy document provides information on the general principles, commitments and associated work practices the PP

The Department of Justice has published a consultation which includes proposed measures to strengthen the law to protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse. The consultation invites views on current laws which protect children from sexual exploitation and proposed measures to strengthen som

Amnesty International has welcomed a report calling on the UK Government to legalise same-sex marriage in British Overseas Territories (OTs) as strengthening the case for legislation in Northern Ireland. The House of Commons foreign affairs committee has called for all OTs to legalise same-sex marri

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has announced the retirement of its chief executive, Alan Hunter. Mr Hunter, who has held the post for 11 years, will work with the Law Society Council over the coming weeks to assist with the appointment of a successor.

The UK Supreme Court will rule next week on whether the UK Government acted unlawfully by denying a public inquiry into the 1989 murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane. Mr Finucane was shot and killed in his home on 12 February 1989 by loyalist paramilitaries. In 2012, then Prime Minister David Ca