Northern Ireland

The Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland (PPS) has confirmed that a man will be prosecuted for naming the woman at the centre of the Belfast rugby ...

Figures showing that five 12-year-olds were convicted of criminal offences in Northern Ireland in the past five years have sparked new calls for an increase in the ...

Northern Ireland's Department of Justice has launched a consultation on the Draft Northern Ireland Modern Slavery Strategy 2018-2019. The Department is seeking views and comments from individuals ...

Belfast solicitor Gerard McClure, who practised as Gerard McClure & Co, has passed away. The Law Society of Northern Ireland has extended its condolences to Mr McClure's ...

A transgender judge will deliver the second annual Belfast Pride Legal Lecture next month. Master Victoria McCloud is a Master of the Senior Courts in the Queen's ...

The UK government has blocked the release of documents relating to the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane that would otherwise have been released under the 20-year ...

Retired solicitor John O'Neill has launched a fair employment case against the head of Northern Ireland's Department of Health, The Irish News reports. Mr O'Neill alleges that ...

Firefighters had to be called to Ballymena Courthouse to free a defendant whose handcuffs had become stuck, the News Letter reports. A spokeswoman for Northern Ireland Fire ...

A judge has criticised the absence of legislation allowing courts to make detention orders for people who self-harm, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Judge Barney McElholm made the ...

Striking the balance between reporting allegations and respecting privacy in cases of alleged sexual misdeeds is a thorny issue, writes Fintan Canavan, partner at BLM. The decision to ...

The Victims Commissioner has warned that the Government's public consultation on legacy issues is so low-key it risks a poor response rate, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Judith ...

John Kelly looks at the merits of drawing up a modern slavery statement. Modern slavery significant problem in NI’… ‘PSNI receive 31 trafficking and modern slavery cases’… ‘People being kept as human ...

Carson McDowell, led by Emma Cooper, partner in its Real Estate Team, has advised the Belfast Harbour Commissioners in the acquisition of the Obel Tower, Belfast from ...

The Scottish government has gained the support of Northern Ireland's law officer in its legal case with the UK government over Brexit. The Lord Advocate, James Wolffe ...