Northern Ireland

Women in Northern Ireland could face criminal investigation if they include reference to a previously unreported rape in their tax credit application, a charity has said. From today, new rules restrict child tax credits to a woman's first two children except under specific circumstances, such as a s

Les Allamby The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) has welcomed the progress made to transfer responsibility for the provision of education at Woodlands Juvenile Justice Centre from the Department of Justice to the Department of Education.

A lawyer in the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has said he is "heartened" by public support for the service despite recent allegations of bias in its decision-making. Senior assistant director Stephen Herron told BBC News: "The PPS director is on the record about the impact that such allegations f

Steven Agnew There should be "an element of independent arbitration" in a reformed Petition of Concern in the Northern Ireland Assembly, the Green Party in Northern Ireland has said.

Sir Declan Morgan The political crisis in Northern Ireland has thrown the future of problem-solving court projects in doubt, the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Sir Declan Morgan, has said.

The Attorney General for Northern Ireland’s refusal to grant a fresh inquest into the death of a man during the troubles has been upheld in the High Court in Belfast. The deceased’s daughter brought an application to quash by certiorari the decision of the Attorney General (AG), arguing that a f

A catering officer in the Northern Ireland Prison Service has won a prestigious award for his work at Maghaberry Prison. Andrew Smith, who joined the Service in 1994, was presented with the award by Princess Anne at an annual ceremony in St James’ Palace.

Belfast firm Carson McDowell has created the first information law team in Northern Ireland in a response to an increasing demand for work in the sector. With new laws around data protection coming into effect next year, a number of partners from the firm’s healthcare, environmental, commercial an

A self-styled "fathers' rights" group has announced plans to stage protests for family law reform outside every courthouse in Northern Ireland, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

Dr David Russell has been named as the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission's (NIHRC) new chief executive. He will take up the post from 3 April 2017.

Koulla Yiasouma There is overwhelming public support for legislative changes to remove the defence of "reasonable chastisement" for parents who physically punish their child, a survey has found.

A former Lord Justice of Appeal of Northern Ireland has said the law must evolve in lockstep with advances in technology to thwart terrorists, pointing to lacunae in the legislation governing unmanned aerial vehicles. Delivering the Scottish Council of Law Reporting's Macfadyen Lecture 2017, entitle

Northern Ireland solicitors will walk a five-kilometre route to raise cash for Marie Curie this May. The Law Society of Northern Ireland has organised a Legal Walk/Run in support of the president's chosen charity of the year.

A company which was found to have constructively dismissed a woman who had been employed as a manager for over 8 years, has had its appeal dismissed by the Court of Appeal in Belfast. Delivering the judgment of the three-judge Court, Lord Justice Reginald Weir stated that he was in agreement with th

The decision of the Department for the Economy to publish the names of “natural persons” in receipt of Renewal Heat Incentive Scheme funding has been quashed by an order of certiorari, after the High Court found that the decision was in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998. The Department is,