Northern Ireland

Martin Hanna, partner at Francis Hanna & Co Lawyers acting for the University and College Union (UCU) say their victory in a case against Ulster University has "significant ramifications" for employers and unions involved in redundancies.

Staff members at Luke Curran & Co Solicitors have embraced the festive spirit – and raised much-needed cash for charity in the process.

Pictured (l-r): Meghan Kirk (Pinsent Masons), Elizabeth Birrell (Stewart Title), Eileen Ewing (Law Society of Northern Ireland), Presiding District Judge Brownlie and Alan Hunter (Law Society of Northern Ireland) Newly-admitted solicitors were among over 140 attending the Law Society of Northern Ire

Brendan McGuigan The Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland has called for a review of hate crime legislation in Northern Ireland.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has warned its members to immediately delete a new scam email purporting to come from an address at the Law Society of England and Wales. Pictured: An example of the scam email

Belfast-based Carson McDowell recently partnered with the MA Masters in Journalism team at Ulster University (Coleraine) to give the next generation of journalists a taste of the varied potential legal issues facing journalists, publishers and broadcasters in the digital age.

Paul Maskey A Sinn Féin MP is travelling to Turkey today to observe the trial of jailed left-wing politicians.

Stephen Herron Stephen Herron has been named as Barra McGrory's successor as Northern Ireland's Director of Public Prosecutions.

Steven Keown Steven Keown, director at McCallion Keown Solicitors, has been elected chairman of the Belfast Solicitors Association (BSA).

A new website for the Judiciary of Northern Ireland was officially launched this morning. Court judgments and summaries of judgments will now be published on www.judiciary-ni.gov.uk, rather than the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service website.

Eileen Ewing The new president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland has said she is looking forward to representing solicitors during "a period of great change", with Brexit on the near horizon.

Pictured (l-r): Cathal O'Neill, Andrew Edwards and Peter Lamont Belfast-based Carson McDowell has announced the first three of a tranche of upcoming solicitor appointments.

Northern Ireland's Director of Public Prosecutions, Barra McGrory QC, will leave his post just before the Christmas recess. He was originally expected to stand down in September and return to private practice, but has stayed on while a new DPP is sought.

The Lord Lieutenant of Belfast, Fionnuala Jay-O’Boyle CBE, was among guests who witnessed the presentation of a piece of stunning legal artwork to the Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan, at a special reception in Belfast's Royal Courts of Justice.

Pictured: Alan Hunter, Eileen Ewing, Ian Huddleston and Suzanne Rice New president Eileen Ewing, who chaired her first meeting of Law Society Council this week, heads up the Law Society of Northern Ireland's presidential and chief executive team for 2017/18.