Northern Ireland

Pictured (l-r): Clare Heaney, Amy McConnell and Katie McAllister Belfast-based Carson McDowell has announced the appointment of Clare Heaney, Amy McConnell and Katie McAllister.

The UK government has rebuffed calls from barristers to consider reform of non-jury trials in Northern Ireland, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Under the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007, the Director of Public Prosecutions can issue a certificate that any trial on indictment should b

Patrick Corrigan Amnesty International has expressed "deep concern" over revelations that the UK government has lost historic documents that may include crucial evidence of human rights violations during the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Carole Howard An Alliance Party councillor has been appointed High Sheriff of Belfast for 2018, marking the first time the ceremonial post has been held by someone other than a unionist since 2000.

An application challenging the legality of the Regulations made to change the way in which tariffs would be calculated under the RHI Scheme has been dismissed in the High Court. Justice Colton concluded that the balance which the Regulations strike between the public and private interests is a fair

Declan McGeown Staff at the Youth Justice Agency have raised a magnificent £23,000 for Action Cancer, their chosen charity for 2017.

Prisoners at Hydebank Wood College have given back over the festive period by selling Christmas crafts in aid of Victim Support NI. Table centrepieces, ceramics and wooden gifts, jams and chutneys, handmade by prisoners at Hydebank Wood College have been sold for a total of £531.

Rhys Jones Johnsons Solicitors has successfully defended jewellery business Argento in an Employment Tribunal case involving a former employee who claimed he was fired for whistleblowing.

The High Court in Belfast has ruled that search warrants issued to enter and search the homes and workplace of four former KMPG partners as part of a tax evasion investigation were unlawful. Eamonn Donaghy, Jon D'Arcy, Paul Hollway and Arthur O'Brien applied for a judicial review with regard to the

The staff association for PSNI officers has said the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (PONI) has "serious questions to answer" over a collapsed criminal case against two officers. A judge in Newry Crown Court "stayed" the case against the officers, who were alleged to have perverted the course

The High Court in Belfast has ruled in favour of retired police officers who challenged the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (PONI) over a report which found that collusion was an element in the 1994 Loughinisland massacre. The report was unlawful and procedurally unfair, Mr Justice McCloskey s

Pictured: Members of the Bar's charity committee with Kieran Hughes, fundraising and marketing manager from The Welcome Organisation Members of The Bar of Northern Ireland's charity committee raised over £10,000 for the Bar's charity of the year, The Welcome Organisation, at the Big Belfast Sleepou

in the attack and her account that she sought to restrain Hughes. Further, the trial judge was correct to admit this evidence and the other applications were refused.

Lawyers acting for the "Hooded Men", men allegedly tortured by the British Army in 1978, are seeking permission to bring their case straight to the UK Supreme Court if a recent High Court decision is appealed, The Irish News reports. It follows this year's ruling quashing the PSNI's decision to not

Northern Ireland’s police chief has given the UK government short shrift over delays in dealing with the legacy of the Troubles, saying “stop prevaricating and get on with it”. Police Service of Northern Ireland chief constable George Hamilton told the Press Association he was frustrated that