Northern Ireland

Ulster University has launched a video briefing on Northern Ireland's abortion laws ahead of a Westminster debate on decriminalisation later today.

Staff at MKB Law in Belfast raised over £1,000 for Breast Cancer Now by taking part in a 'Wear It Pink' day on Friday.

The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland has been asked to investigate after a video circulated on social media appeared to show a PSNI officer drop bullets on the street in Lurgan. The incident in the video reportedly took place on Thursday night when officers were called to a railway crossing whe

Prisoners at HMP Magilligan are being taught fabrication and welding skills to address a shortage in the number of qualified and skilled metal workers in Northern Ireland. Prisoners at the Limavady facility are being taught Fabrication and Welding NVQ courses by North West Regional College.

Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has welcomed four new trainees on a two-year training programme with the firm. Hannah Bulmer, Jennifer Rankin, Shannon McClintock and Laura Toland will spend six months each in four different departments.

Legislation to help facilitate cross-party talks aimed at restoring the Northern Ireland Executive will be introduced in Parliament today. The Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill will also address a landmark Court of Appeal ruling which found that a senior civil ser

Professor Colin Harvey, professor of human rights law at QUB School of Law, writes on the impact that Brexit could have on human rights in Northern Ireland. The impact of Brexit on human rights and equality in Northern Ireland is gaining increased attention. This is welcome. The public conversation

A shift towards city centre living in Belfast will create new opportunities for property developers, according to law firm TLT. Michael Wilson, an associate in the real estate team at TLT, told the Belfast Telegraph that there are "a number of prominent residential development projects under constru

The latest edition of the Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly shines a special spotlight on the European Union after Brexit. The special issue, Vol 69 No 3, resulted from the "Brexit - 15 Months On" conference hosted at Queen's University Belfast last September.

Northern Ireland's Department of Justice has launched a new campaign aiming to raise awareness of paramilitary-style attacks and their impact on victims, families and wider society. Four videos broadcast on TV last night and now available on YouTube tell the story of a paramilitary-style shooting fr

The mother of Patrick Pearse Jordan, who was 22 years old when he was fatally shot by a member the RUC in Belfast in 1992, has lost an appeal against the refusal to grant leave to apply for judicial review of the latest inquest into his death. Dismissing all six grounds for judicial review which wer

Carson McDowell has announced the expansion of its litigation practice with the merger of defence insurance litigation specialists Francis J Irvine Solicitors into the business. Two lawyers specialising in defence insurance litigation, Aidan Murray and Christopher Walls, have joined Carson McDowell

Clare Curran, partner and head of the matrimonial department at Worthingtons Solicitors in Belfast, writes on how divorce awards are determined. One aspect of divorce that surprises many clients when they come to discuss a marriage breakdown is how bad behaviour on the part of their spouse, perhaps

Prominent Northern Ireland barristers Brett Lockhart QC and Gregory McGuigan QC were yesterday ordained as Catholic deacons at a ceremony in St Peter's Cathedral. The lawyers, alongside seven other men, are the first permanent deacons ordained for service in the Diocese of Down and Connor.

Belfast firm Tughans has announced its sponsorship of the Insurance Institute of Northern Ireland's (IINI) premium masterclass series for 2018/19.