Northern Ireland

Ian Braid Delegates at the Law Society of Northern Ireland's sixth annual Sports Law Conference were urged to "take and give care" of themselves and their colleagues.

Pictured (l-r): Principal Máire Thompson, Jacqueline McAleese and Dr Anne Rice at the programme's first session in Malone Integrated College Staff at Carson McDowell are bringing the Lawyers in School legal education initiative to students at Malone Integrated College.

A finding of the High Court that the the Department of Justice (DOJ) had failed to provide sufficient funding to the Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (PONI) has been overturned on appeal. Emphasising that the Police (NI) Act 1998 provided the DOJ with the discretion to provide sum

Murlands Solicitors has taken over Hamilton & Millar Solicitors following the retirement of Brian Millar after 41 years of practice.

Jonathan Jackson and Suzanne Keenan Belfast firm MKB Law has announced the appointment of two associate directors, Jonathan Jackson and Suzanne Keenan.

A new problem-solving court aimed at tackling drug and alcohol problems is set to be piloted in Newry within the next few months. The Family Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) will be trialled at Newry Family Proceedings Court by the Department of Justice and the Department of Health in cases where a chi

Allen & Overy is recruiting up to 50 new staff members to Belfast teams that underpin its global IT services, the Belfast Telegraph reports. The international law firm is hosting a recruitment evening at its Belfast office next Thursday as it seeks 30 new IT staff and 20 workers in HR, marketing

Professor Phil Scraton, the academic at Queen's University Belfast who sat on the Hillsborough inquiry, has emphasised the need for the Grenfell Tower inquiry to be independent. Speaking during an appearance on BBC Radio 4's Desert Island Discs, he said the ongoing inquiry needed to "have the full c

Pictured (l-r): Lisa Armstrong, Sean Grego, Sinead McAroe, Elma McEneaney, Conall McMahon, Niall McSorely and Anne MacRandal The In-House Legal Group NI (IHLGNI) held its AGM in association with A&L Goodbody against a background of strong growth.

Clare Bailey A sharp increase in the number of women prisoners in Northern Ireland has been criticised as evidence of failing penal policies, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

Estate agents are expecting Northern Ireland house prices to continue to rise even if they are less optimistic about prices across the rest of the UK. A new report by RICS and Ulster Bank states: "Looking further ahead, Northern Ireland surveyors are also positive about the prospects for house price

Northern Ireland debt judgments and small claims have soared in total value on last year, the Belfast Telegraph reports. There were 2,186 judgments worth £5.9 million in Q3 2017, a 25 per cent increase in volume and 85 per cent increase in total value compared to Q3 2016, according to the Registry

The overwhelming majority of Northern Ireland Prison Service staff are Protestant, according to new figures from the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency. Of its 1,230 staff, 957 (77 per cent) identified themselves as Protestants and just 166 (13 per cent) identified themselves as Catholi

Mr Justice Seamus Treacy has been sworn in as a judge of Northern Ireland's Court of Appeal. He is the third of three new judges whose appointments were approved in February.

William Cross Cleaver Fulton Rankin director William Cross has retired from the Belfast firm after 33 years.