Northern Ireland

A 41-year-old man from Belfast who groomed a 14-year-old girl in 2012 has lost an appeal against his conviction. The man was found guilty of a total of nine counts of ‘sexual touching of a person under 16’, seven of which involved penetration, and was sentenced to three-and-a-half years'

A dramatic outdoors re-enactment of the 1615 trial of 17 Irishmen accused of being involved in the "Great Northern Plot" captivated passers-by in Derry on Saturday.

Belfast firm MKB Law has welcomed William Muir and Conor McCann as trainee solicitors for 2018.

The High Court in Belfast has held its first hearing to consider the legality of a search and arrest operation targeting Northern Ireland journalists Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney. The legal challenge is being taken by Fine Point Films, the filmmakers behind No Stone Unturned, a recent documenta

The judge presiding over the inquest into the Ballymurphy massacre has hit out at the Ministry of Defence (MoD) for delays in disclosure of documents. Mrs Justice Siobhan Keegan told a preliminary hearing in the High Court yesterday that she would not allow "checking and filtering" of documents to s

Antrim & Newtownabbey Council has abandoned its "English-only" street signs policy following a legal challenge brought by KRW Law on behalf of a local resident. A representative of the council told the High Court yesterday that it has withdrawn its policy, by which any language other than Englis

A&L Goodbody has been announced as the official sponsor of the world première production of the stage musical version of popular movie Good Vibrations.

The UK government has extended the deadline on a public consultation on proposals to address the legacy of the Troubles. The consultation - Addressing the legacy of Northern Ireland’s past - includes proposals to implement the four new legacy institutions set out in the 2014 Stormont House Agr

Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley has announced plans to introduce new legislation next month to help facilitate cross-party talks aimed at restoring the Northern Ireland Executive. The bill will also address a landmark Court of Appeal ruling which found that a senior civil servant did not ha

People in Northern Ireland are the least likely in the UK to have made a will, according to a new study carried out by Will Aid, the charity will-writing campaign. More than 74 per cent of those questioned in Northern Ireland said they had no will, up by 10 per cent on last year's survey.

The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Sir Declan Morgan, spoke of his "intense frustration" with the collapse of devolved government in Northern Ireland as he made his opening of term address today. He referred back to previous remarks about members of the judiciary taking the lead in developi

Roseanne McCormick QC has been sworn into office as a County Court judge in Northern Ireland. Judge McCormick was sworn in before Sir Declan Morgan, the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, this morning.

Professor Louise Mallinder has this week taken up her new role as a professor of law at Queen's University Belfast. She will teach human rights, constitutional law and research methodologies, while continuing to research amnesties, transitional justice and human rights.

A late disclosure by the Ministry of Defence to an inquest into the Ballymurphy massacre has prompted anger from the families of those killed, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Pádraig Ó Muirigh, solicitor for the families, said that the last minute discovery of a database with details of

A prisoner from Co Down who died in custody has been named as 22-year-old Daniel McConville. Mr McConville, of Mobrief Walk in Lurgan, was due to appear at Craigavon Magistrates Court by video-link on Friday morning, the Belfast Telegraph reports.