Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland's Justice Minister David Ford Northern Ireland's Justice Minister David Ford will appeal against parts of last year's landmark human rights ruling on abortion because of concerns that it "does not fully clarify the law".

Chief Constable George Hamilton The chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has told a human rights conference in Belfast that the "vast majority of cases" relating to the Troubles will not go to trial.

An inquest into whether soldiers acted proportionately in the Loughgall ambush in 1987 is likely to move forward, Belfast Magistrates' Court has heard. A barrister for the Ministry of Defence and the PSNI told the court that he now had a list of the names of the soldiers in Loughgall on that day.

The High Court in Belfast has dismissed an application by Google to stop former Member of Parliament George Galloway from taking a case for damages against the search engine giant. Mr Galloway is taking legal action after allegedly libellous video footage was uploaded on YouTube and made accessible

Justice Minister David Ford Justice Minister David Ford has been told he must put forward "substantive proposals" over legal aid for criminal practitioners if he wants the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) to engage with his Department.

The Attorney General of Northern Ireland has lodged an appeal to a High Court ruling that found preventing access to abortion in cases of fatal foetal abnormalities (FFA) and pregnancies as a consequence of sexual crimes is unlawful. A judicial review was brought against the Attorney General and the

Lord Justice Weir Lord Justice Weir, the presiding judge of the Coroners' Service, has blamed the UK and Northern Ireland governments for failing to fund agencies involved in disclosure work.

The Rt Honourable Lord Justice Gillen The Rt Honourable Lord Justice Gillen will address delegates at the opening of a major media law conference in Belfast next month.

Gary McGhee A major conference focussed on the funding, planning and legal challenges faced by Northern Ireland's solar energy sector was supported by Belfast law firm Carson McDowell.

Lord Justice Weir The senior judge undertaking a two-week review into 56 legacy cases has called for action to speed up the pace of investigations.

A judge has warned prosecutors that further delays in a terror suspect's trial may not be tolerated, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Henry Fitzsimons, 47, is alleged to have conspired with his two co-accused to murder members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI).

Sir Hugh Orde A former chief constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has said the decision to wind up the Historical Enquiries Team (HET) was a "mistake".

A man who drove a car while his passenger attempted to throw eggs at Northern Ireland's deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness will forfeit £250 if he disrupts any politicians in the next year and a half. Aodhan Irwin, 21, was bound over for the next eighteen months by Judge Brian Archer after app

A man has had his applications against the former CEO of the Northern Ireland Housing Executive, the former CEO of the Land and Property Services, and two civil servants struck out on the basis the action failed to disclose a reasonable cause of action, was frivolous and vexatious or was otherwise a

Danny Friedman QC The family of Jean McConville have been granted leave to seek a judicial review over the non-disclosure of the defunct Historical Enquiries Team's (HET) draft report into her killing.