Northern Ireland

The annual increase in limits for payments and awards to Northern Ireland workers in relation to certain employment rights is to take effect. From Saturday 6 April, ...

Belfast firm Edwards & Co has appointed Tara Clements as a solicitor in the firm's employment team. The firm says it has seen an increase in demand ...

Northern Ireland's legal aid spend was close to £102 million in 2022/23, an increase of seven per cent on the previous year, new figures show. A total ...

Northern Ireland firm McCay Legal has appointed Sinead Creighan as a director heading up the firm's commercial property, real estate and private client department. Ms Creighan brings ...

Free hospital car parking in Northern Ireland has to be delayed in part due to legal challenges affecting plans to use automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) technology, ...

Gateley Legal Northern Ireland has raised over £2,600 in support of two charities, Dementia NI and the East Belfast Mission. The funds were raised at the Belfast ...

Northern Ireland's most senior government lawyer, Hugh Widdis, has been appointed as permanent secretary of the Department of Justice. Mr Widdis is currently the head of the ...

Belfast solicitor Don Thompson is to take part in a 550-mile cycle from Stranraer to Kent to raise funds for brain tumour research charity Abbie's Army. Mr ...

Northern Ireland's justice minister has signed a pledge to uphold the rule of law in the face of public attacks on lawyers in the media and by ...

A new training programme aims to inspire, empower and support Northern Ireland lawyers providing services to clients in the emerging areas of environmental law and climate ...

Belfast-based commercial law firm Davidson McDonnell has appointed Raymond Duddy and Barbara Creed as directors. The independent law firm said the senior strategic appointments will bolster its ...

Two women have made company history by becoming the first newly-qualified solicitors to complete Lewis Silkin's training programme in Belfast. The firm first offered its two training ...

A stalking protection order has been granted by a Northern Ireland for the first time since their introduction in October 2023. Belfast Magistrates' Court imposed the two-year ...

New legislation on defective buildings is to be brought forward in Northern Ireland after the High Court refused compensation to owners of apartments at Belfast's Victoria Square. ...