Northern Ireland

The impact of Brexit on migrants living and seeking residence in Northern Ireland was one of the themes of a Belfast conference hosted by the Immigration Practitioners' Group in the Law Society of Northern Ireland.

The Bar of Northern Ireland will host the first in its new series of Leaders in Legal Excellence events this afternoon. The panel debate, entitled “Stormont Stalemate: politicians, civil servants or the courts – who decides?”, will consider the implications of the Northern Ireland

Transatlantic data security, Brexit, sports and the US constitution will all be discussed at the Belfast International Homecoming Conference's legal symposium this year. Organisers of the event expect to welcome visiting lawyers from the US, Europe, England, Scotland and Wales to the symposium at th

Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has been granted permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court in a bid to overturn his convictions in the 1970s for attempting to escape from internment. He has argued that the interim custody order (ICO) made under the Detention of Terrorists (NI) Order

A private members' bill to decriminalise abortion in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be debated at second reading in the House of Commons this afternoon. Over 60 women celebrities from the UK and Ireland have signed an open letter from Amnesty International calling on Prime Minister Theresa

The Department of Justice and Department of Health have published new joint guidance for employers on increasing awareness and responding more effectively to domestic and sexual violence and abuse. The guidance, Developing a Workplace Policy on Domestic and Sexual Violence and Abuse, was launched in

Queen's University Belfast School of Law has uploaded a video of a lecture on gender-based violence delivered by Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin.

Prisoners who were involved in road traffic offences watched a road traffic collision demonstration as part of a series of events to mark Road Safety Week. Over 65 prisoners took part in an education programme put in place by agreement between Magilligan Prison and Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue S

UK firm TLT has relocated its Belfast office to River House, becoming the first corporate tenant at the landmark building in the Cathedral Quarter.

Belfast firm John J Rice & Co Solicitors has announced the appointment of Paul Dougan as a director, together with James Hanna and Sarah Symington as assistant solicitors.

The Department of Justice has extended the appointment of Brendan McGuigan, the Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice for Northern Ireland, for an extra year. Mr McGuigan, who has held the position since 2012, will now remain in post until 29 November 2019.

TLT has appointed Fergal Maguire, former director at Cleaver Fulton Rankin Solicitors, as a partner in its Belfast office. The appointment follows a period of sustained growth for the UK-based law firm's Northern Ireland office. This year saw TLT NI expand into employment law in July and corporate l

Belfast firm MKB Law has announced the appointment of Aine Toner as a family law and litigation solicitor. Ms Toner studied at Ulster University School of Law and the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS), qualifying as a solicitor in 2016.

A major judge-led review of the administration of justice in serious sexual offence cases in Northern Ireland has issued 220 draft recommendations for consultation, including the provision of publicly-funded legal advice to complainants and restricted public access to trials. Sir John Gillen, a reti

Draft legislation to provide redress to victims and survivors of historical institutional abuse has been published for consultation. A redress scheme was one of the key recommendations of the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry conducted by Sir Anthony Hart.