Northern Ireland

A woman from Co Antrim is taking Northern Ireland's Department of Health to court over delays in publishing finalised guidance on abortion. Solicitor Peter Bowles, representing the woman, said the delay had "far-reaching and very real consequences for those unfortunate enough to have to utilise the

A sausage firm based in Downpatrick has threatened legal action against the World Health Organisation (WHO) for causing damage to its "reputation and business". Denis Lynn, chief executive of Lynn's Country Foods, told the Belfast News Letter that widely-reported claims that sausages can increase th

Solicitors acting for seven former soldiers have lodged emergency High Court proceedings that could derail the investigation into the Bloody Sunday killings. The ex-paratroopers are seeking a judicial review against the Police Service of Northern Ireland on the basis that the investigation launched

Arleen Elliott, president of the Law Society The Law Society of Northern Ireland has warned the general public, local businesses and its members to be extremely vigilant following a new report of a fraud perpetrated on a firm of solicitors.

Justice Minister David Ford MLA On 6 November, Law Centre (NI) and Ulster University Law School hosted a conference examining the future of access to justice.

Chief inspector of Criminal Justice NI, Brendan McGuigan A new prison facility could be built at Maghaberry Prison to house high risk and dangerous prisoners following a scathing inspection report published last week.

Patricia Carty, social security legal adviser at Law Centre (NI) Law Centre (NI) has successfully represented a former civil servant who had appealed a decision to reduce her Incapacity Benefit because Northern Ireland’s Social Security Agency had said her civil service injury award was equivalent

John Pat Cunningham, 27, who had learning difficulties and was estimated to have a mental age of 6, was shot dead by an Army patrol in County Armagh in 1974. Now, more than 40 years later, the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has said that Dennis Hutchings, 74, from New Road, Cawsand, Torpoint in Co

The Bar Council of Northern Ireland has published responses to four government consultations on its website for easy access. The barristers' body submitted responses in September 2015 to Department of Justice consultations on employment tribunals, judicial review time limits, remuneration of excepti

A former soldier has been arrested and interviewed as part of an ongoing police investigation into the Bloody Sunday killings in 1972. The 66-year old, referred to as Lance Corporal J in the 2010 Saville Report into Bloody Sunday, was arrested in Co Antrim by detectives from the PSNI's Legacy Invest

The fourth annual Sports Law Conference, held in Law Society House in Belfast, saw a record number of delegates attend to discuss "sports injuries and the law" and hear from expert speakers.

Stephen Shaw QC The home of a senior barrister who was appointed to review the assessment of paramilitary organisations in Northern Ireland has been burgled.

A team of eighteen runners co-ordinated by Carson McDowell's charity committee is participating in the Belfast Life Style Sports 5K and 10K Run in the Dark 2015 to raise funds for the Mark Pollock Trust.

Patrick Corrigan, Northern Ireland programme director at Amnesty International An anonymous same-sex couple seeking recognition of their marriage in Northern Ireland took their case to the Family Division of the High Court in Belfast this morning.

Lady Hale The UK Supreme Court's only female judge has said it should be “ashamed” if it fails to improve diversity in the next round of appointments.