Northern Ireland

The number of people jailed for defaulting on fines rose by 37 per cent last year, according to new Department of Justice figures. The annual statistical bulletin on Northern Ireland's prison population reveals that 627 people were jailed for defaulting on a fine last year, up from 456 in 2015, and

The UK Supreme Court will consider the compatibility of Northern Ireland's abortion laws with human rights law late next month. It is the latest move in a years-long legal battle between the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) and local authorities.

A trophy will be awarded to the winning team at this year's Belfast Solicitors' Association (BSA) charity quiz for the first time. Next Thursday's quiz aims to raise cash for Inspire, formerly the Northern Ireland Association for Mental Health.

Andrew Mairs Solicitor Andrew Mairs of Belfast firm Keenan Solicitors has announced he is giving up his distinct long locks for charity.

An environmentalist who argued that a section of the proposed road from Randalstown to Castledawson would threaten protected species, and therefore breach EU legislation, has had his appeal dismissed in the Court of Appeal in Belfast. Delivering the judgment of the Court, Lord Chief Justice Declan M

Paul Tweed Belfast lawyer Paul Tweed has issued libel proceedings in Dublin against Facebook and Twitter on behalf of exiled Palestinian politician Mohammed Dahlan, The Irish News reports.

Northern Ireland solicitors who qualified in 1967 met for a 50th anniversary reunion in Belfast Reform Club.

A district judge has described as “woefully inadequate” the sentences he is able to impose for domestic violence cases which involve acts including choking. At Londonderry Magistrates Court, Judge Barney McElholm severely criticised laws dating from 1861 as he was sentencing a 27-year-ol

Dorcas Crawford Major legal action could see up to 70,000 Northern Ireland drivers affected by the Volkswagen emissions scandal compensated.

Kevin Murphy UK law firm TLT has appointed Kevin Murphy as a real estate partner in its Belfast office.

Civil servants have been urged to release a year-old report on Northern Ireland's abortion laws in spite of the collapse of the Northern Ireland Executive, The Irish News reports. The working group on fatal foetal abnormality (FFA), set up by Department of Justice and Department of Health last year,

A man who was allegedly shot and seriously wounded by undercover British soldiers in 1972 has been granted permission for a judicial review. Lord Justice Girvan, sitting in the High Court in Belfast, yesterday granted permission to Hugh Kenny to challenge the decision by the PSNI, the Northern Irela

Madden & Finucane Solicitors has congratulated Pól Murphy on receiving the Pat Finucane Aisling Bursary this year.

A judge has warned that Northern Ireland's criminal justice system could crack under the volume of cases involving mental health issues. Judge Barney McElholm, sitting in Londonderry Magistrates' Court, said that "nobody seemed to be doing anything" about a lack of mental health services in the regi

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has faced a backlash for his decision to abolish the post of special envoy for Northern Ireland. The diplomatic position was created in 1995 with the appointment of former US senator George Mitchell, who went on to chair the talks that led to the Good Friday Agree