Northern Ireland

Neasa Quigley Belfast firm Carson McDowell has advised a provider of cloud-enabled managed services to global capital markets on a significant investment by a New York-based private equity firm.

Young solicitors in Belfast yesterday enjoyed a mini tag-rugby event followed by an end of summer BBQ, hosted by the Northern Ireland Young Solicitors Association (NIYSA).

A 22-year-old man who was sentenced to a term of five-years' imprisonment for possession of explosives and ammunition has lost an appeal against his conviction and sentence in the Court of Appeal in Belfast. Applying the approach in R v Pollock, Lord Justice Weatherup found that the convictions were

The roll-out of Universal Credit in Northern Ireland has been complicated by technical problems with claimants using Irish passports and Northern Ireland driving licenses.A number of claimants told BBC News they were unable to verify their identity through an online UK government website with these

Paul Tweed Belfast lawyer Paul Tweed of Johnsons Solicitors has secured an apology and damages from Metro for former First Minister Peter Robinson.

Pictured (l-r): Kimberly Hill, TinyLife, receives a cheque from Kenny Chambers, Managing Partner, Johnsons and Eva Morgan, Johnsons A team from Belfast-based Johnsons Solicitors has a cheque for more than £2,000 to premature and vulnerable baby charity TinyLife.

The successors in title of land subject to a negative covenant contained in a lease agreed to in 1981 have had their application for a declaration that the covenant was unlawful refused in the High Court in Belfast. Finding that the application of the doctrine of restraint of trade to successors in

Koulla Yiasouma Northern Ireland's Commissioner for Children and Young People, Koulla Yiasouma, has become the latest to criticise a vigilante group that purports to confront child sex abusers.

MLAs' tweets are not subject to the Northern Ireland Assembly's Code of Conduct and the oversight of the Assembly Commissioner for Standards, it has emerged. A complaint against former minister Edwin Poots over a tweet linking the LGBTQ community to paedophilia was dropped after the Commissioner fou

A man who disposed of upwards of £76,000 from his father’s estate while acting as executor has been found by the High Court in Belfast in breach of his legal and statutory duty as an executor, and guilty of devastivit in carrying out his role as executor of the estate of the deceased. Referring t

There continue to be concerns about vulnerable prisoners at Maghaberry Prison, despite the leadership's "real desire" to deal with its issues. A small team of inspectors made an unannounced visit in April to review progress since the last full inspection.

A judge has blamed poor provision for people with mental health difficulties in Northern Ireland on former Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, the Belfast Telegraph reports. District Judge Barney McElholm told Londonderry Magistrates Court that public provision was "a disgrace" and "a legacy of Thatch

Lady Hale Deputy President of the UK Supreme Court, Lady Hale, has stressed the importance of diversity in the judiciary in a lecture to the Constitutional Law Summer School in Belfast.

A man who sought a declaration that his marriage in London was valid under the law of Northern Ireland has had his application refused by Mr Justice O’Hara, sitting in the High Court in Belfast. Finding that the recognition of his marriage as a civil partnership in Northern Ireland was not a viola

Couples who failed to challenge Northern Ireland's ban on same-sex marriage in the High Court have discussed taking their cases forward. Solicitor advocate Ciarán Moynagh of McLernon Moynagh Solicitors acts on behalf of an anonymous couple who sought to challenge the laws under which same-sex marri