Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire has insisted Northern Ireland's interests will be protected in Brexit talks despite failing to secure a seat on a crucial Government committee.

The NI Chapter of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators are constantly seeking to assist members with continuing professional development and have identified the need for proper Expert training at a reasonable cost. Following the introduction of the Practice Direction 2015 the Commercial Courts in

The Law Society of Northern Ireland and The Bar of Northern Ireland have signed a statement condemning the possible reinstatement of the death penalty in Turkey. A joint statement presented to the standing committee of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) by CCBE President Michel B

Pictured (l-r): Vilma Patterson, PBNI chair; Health Minister Michelle O’Neill;Justice Minister Claire Sugden; Cheryl Lamont, PBNI director The Probation Board for Northern Ireland has launched a new mobile phone app designed to help offenders desist from crime.

Dr Gráinne McKeever from Ulster University’s School of Law Ulster University and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) have secured almost £220,000 to fund an in-depth study examining the extent to which people represent themselves in court hearings and how this impacts on the jus

Employment caseworker Caroline Maguire Law Centre (NI) has welcomed the conviction of two men for human trafficking offences.

In the High Court in Belfast, Justice Horner found that a man’s failure to include a Penal Notice in an agreed order requiring a family to vacate his premises within a specified time did not preclude him from seeking to re-serve the order with the required Penal Notice attached. Background

The solicitor representing victims’ campaigner Raymond McCord in his challenge to the Brexit process in the High Court in Belfast has said he is encouraged by separate proceedings concluding in London today. Ciaran O'Hare of McIvor Farrell Solicitors travelled to London alongside barrister Conan F

Justice Minister Claire Sugden Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden has launched a competition to recruit new Parole Commissioners to serve from early 2017 until 8 September 2019.

Survivors of child abuse have set out detailed proposals and costings for a redress scheme which they want the Northern Ireland Executive to set up following the end of the Historic Institutional Abuse Inquiry. The £20 million scheme would provide compensation for thousands of children who suffered

An overwhelming majority of people in Northern Ireland support access to abortions in the case of fatal foetal abnormalities (FFA) or pregnancy as the result of rape, a new opinion poll has found.

Gordon McElroy, director of MKB Law Belfast firm MKB Law is set to grow through a merger with debt recovery specialists McAlinden Solicitors.

John Thompson QC A vital new medical unit has opened at a Barbados hospital in memory of a Northern Ireland barrister who died in a Caribbean sailing accident.

Pictured (l-r): Rachael Gamble, solicitor; Derek Reilly, networking expert; Julie-Ann McCaffrey, associate solicitor; Maria McNally, solicitor Cleaver Fulton Rankin recently hosted a networking skills seminar for young professionals at their headquarters in Belfast.

Lord Justice Gillen The judge-led review of Northern Ireland’s civil and family justice system has produced an interim report on civil justice, recommending moves towards paperless courts and alternative dispute resolution.