Northern Ireland

The long-running investigation into the alleged Provisional IRA informer codenamed “Stakeknife” has published its interim report. The Operation Kenova report highlights the lack of a legal framework to properly govern the use of agents during the Troubles, in which agent handling was see

The UK government has confirmed it will appeal a ruling by the High Court in Belfast that a controversial legacy law is in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights. The court ruled last week that the conditional immunity scheme under the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation)

Eversheds Sutherland lawyer Laura McManus examines women's rights in the workplace as Northern Ireland falls behind neighbouring jurisdictions. As we celebrate International Women’s Day in Northern Ireland, working women, and working families, continue to enjoy less rights in the workplace tha

An anonymous British soldier has been imprisoned by a Scottish court for six months for contempt of court after he failed to appear at a coroner’s inquest into the deaths of three men during a military operation in Northern Ireland in 1991. The petitioner, the Presiding Coroner of Northern Ire

The Northern Ireland Prison Service has launched a new online visit booking system which has been hailed as the first of its kind in the UK. In-person and virtual visits to any prison in Northern Ireland can now be booked via the nidirect.gov.uk website.

Northern Ireland's first and deputy first ministers, the first-ever Lady Chief Justice and women leaders in the law, employment, public life and the women's sector were among guest speakers at an event marking International Women's Day and 25 years of the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland. Th

Mr Justice Patrick Kinney has been appointed as deputy chairman of the Boundary Commission for Northern Ireland. The judge, who has served on the High Court since December 2022, was appointed to the post by the Lady Chief Justice, Dame Siobhan Keegan, for a period of three years.

A landmark legal challenge relating to the regulation of diesel car emissions in Northern Ireland returned to the High Court today for the first time since the return of devolved government. Friends of the Earth Northern Ireland, represented by The Public Interest Litigation Support (PILS) Project a

Northern Ireland firm Carson McDowell has congratulated its seven newly-qualified solicitors on their admission to the roll.

Northern Ireland firm Millar McCall Wylie has welcomed Siân McConnell as a solicitor in the firm's employment law team. Director David Mitchell said: "Our commitment to growth and enhancing our client services means continually identifying and supporting talent development.

Belfast-based Paschal O'Hare Solicitors has established a noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) department led by new recruit Orla Shevlin. Ms Shevlin, a graduate of Queen's University Belfast (QUB), is an experienced litigator with particular expertise in occupational disease law.

Court business in Newry and Dungannon will be relocated for three months while repair works are carried out at Dungannon Courthouse. The 20th-century courthouse will be closed from 29 March until 1 July 2024 to allow work to replace a "defective structural beam", the Department of Justice announced

Northern Ireland's Department of Justice has launched a public awareness campaign to promote the rights of victims and witnesses. The "These are your rights" campaign was formally launched on Sunday by justice minister Naomi Long in partnership with the commissioner-designate for victims of crime, G

Northern Ireland firm Turley Legal has appointed Michael Wilson as a director in its real estate team. Mr Wilson specialises in all aspects of non-contentious commercial property work, including freehold and leasehold acquisitions and disposals, landlord and tenant, residential development and prope

The Bar of Northern Ireland has congratulated 34 barristers on taking silk, including 12 women — a three-fold increase in the number of women in the last call four years ago. Until Friday, nobody had been called to the senior bar since February 2020 because of the collapse of the Northern Irel