Northern Ireland

The UK Supreme Court has confirmed it will rule on a landmark challenge to Northern Ireland's abortion laws next Thursday 7 June. The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) argued before the court last October that the current law in Northern Ireland violates human rights.

Lord Kerr Lord Kerr will deliver a lecture on Brexit to the Northern Ireland Planning Bar Association (NIPBA) next month, the association has announced.

Brendan McGuigan A new report on the resettlement of offenders has called on the Northern Ireland Prison Service and Probation Board Northern Ireland (PBNI) to build on their current collaborative approach.

St Patrick’s Archdiocesan Trust have been granted an order for possession of a seven-and-a-half-acre field in Newry which was being used by a woman to keep ponies. The woman, who has been a tenant in a house adjacent to the field since 2004, claimed that she and her husband were entitled to advers

The University of Dundee, a favourite choice of Northern Ireland law students, has been ranked third for law in this year’s Guardian University guide. Northern Ireland's Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan praised the Scottish university in 2016 for producing a strong cohort of Northern Ireland l

Staff in the Belfast office of Arthur Cox have raised over £3,500 for Cancer Focus Northern Ireland as part of the Big Shops’ Showdown, a one-day charity shop takeover challenge.

Business groups have called for Northern Ireland civil servants to be given powers over issues such as planning in the absence of a functioning Northern Ireland Executive. A letter has been sent to Northern Ireland Secretary Karen Bradley on behalf of 12 groups: CBI NI, Construction Employers Federa

Gerard Guckian Derry solicitor Gerard Guckian has been appointed as a non-executive member to the Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC).

The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) has announced a review of education and training provision for prisoners in separated accommodation in Northern Ireland. The review follows the recommendations contained in the Fresh Start Panel Report and the Northern Ireland Executive's commitment in the

MKB Law recently acted for a client in a successful appeal from the Lands Tribunal to the Court of Appeal. Jonathan Jackson, solicitor with carriage of this matter before the Lands Tribunal and the Court of Appeal, provides an overview of the legal issues at stake and the potential legal implication

The sister of a 15-year-old boy who was killed by a soldier in 1972 has been granted an order quashing the decision of the Director of Public Prosecutions not to prosecute the soldier who shot him. Daniel Hegarty “posed no threat to anyone” when he was shot twice in the head without warning, and

A legal challenge aimed at forcing the UK government to clarify the circumstances in which a border poll would be held in Northern Ireland is set for its first full hearing before the High Court in Belfast tomorrow. Ciaran O'Hare of McIvor Farrell Solicitors is representing victims' rights campaigne

A former soldier who has been indicted on two counts for his involvement in the killing of an unarmed man who was running away from soldiers in 1974 has had his application to stay his prosecution refused in Belfast Crown Court. Satisfied that a fair trial would be possible, Mr Justice Colton reject

Tanya Jones The deputy leader of the Green Party in Northern Ireland has announced her planned resignation to study environmental law at the University of Dundee.

Barristers in Northern Ireland have heard plans for a new Business and Property Hub to be opened in the High Court in September 2018. Members of the Commercial Bar Association (CBA) gathered at the Inn of Court to hear Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan set out the proposals.