Northern Ireland

The UK Supreme Court will sit in Belfast for the first time next year, the Belfast Telegraph reports. The court sat outside of London for the first time earlier this year when it sat in Edinburgh.

Colin Reid Social workers have warned the implementation of the so-called "rape clause" in Northern Ireland could open them up to prosecution, The Guardian reports.

Staff at the Belfast office of A&L Goodbody have raised £1,000 for charity partner Age NI through a sponsored Spinathon.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is investigating the possible hack of Chief Constable George Hamilton's Twitter account. A tweet which appeared on Mr Hamilton's account and was later removed could have been part of a malicious hack, police believe.

Pat Finucane The widow of solicitor Pat Finucane has been granted permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court over her failed legal bid to overturn the UK government’s refusal to hold an inquiry into his 1989 murder.

Monye Anyadike-Danes Northern Ireland's first-ever chair of the British Irish Commercial Bar Association (BICBA) has said more international legal work could be attracted to Northern Ireland.

The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (PONI) has opened an investigation into tactics used by undercover PSNI officers in attempting to recruit someone as an informant. A complaint was lodged by Madden & Finucane Solicitors on behalf of a man who said police officers had promised him protect

Ronnie Armour The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) has launched a discussion paper examining how it can contribute to a reduction in offending.

Darragh Mackin A complaint has been made to the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (PONI) by a Tamil widow whose relatives were massacred in 1986 by an elite Sri Lankan police unit which maintained a close relationship with the RUC.

James Anstey Daniell, a former director of criminal justice in the Northern Ireland Office (NIO), has died at the age of 67. The Belfast Telegraph has published a full obituary.

Paul Tweed Belfast lawyer Paul Tweed is leaving Johnsons Solicitors to set up his own practice focused on taking out defamation actions on behalf of north African and Middle Eastern clients.

Phill Shields and Aine McMahon Two legal assistants at Francis Hanna & Co. are set to zipline across the River Lagan to raise cash for a cancer charity.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has announced its Legal Walk/Run in May raised over £10,000 for chosen charity Marie Curie.

Victims of child abuse have told Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire that they expect him to set up a redress scheme if devolved government is not re-established within months.

Belfast City Council secured a court order restricting some Eleventh Night bonfires but failed to display public notices at the affected sites as per its requirements, The Irish News reports. The council has insisted that the injunction it sought from the High Court was still "active" in spite of no