Northern Ireland

Retired Northern Ireland solicitor Patrick Donnelly has passed away. Mr Donnelly was admitted to the roll in 1965 after qualifying in Edwards & Co Solicitors. He was one of the founding members of Donnelly & Wall in 1967 before retiring from practice in 2002.

The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) has successfully extradited a person to Northern Ireland to face charges relating to waste criminality for the first time. Michael Meegan, 57, from Co Louth, was yesterday sentenced to fines totalling £1,500 plus a £60 offender levy at

Wider use of workplace mediation could save the Northern Ireland economy up to £1 billion per year, the Labour Relations Agency for Northern Ireland has said. Mark McAllister, the agency's new chief executive, spoke on the application of 'conflict resolution' strategies to the workplace at an

An obituary of Belfast lawyer Neil Faris, who passed away last week at the age of 73, has been published in the Belfast Telegraph. Michael H.C. McDowell, who played a significant role in the Northern Ireland peace process, remembers his friend as a "centrist democratic socialist" from a "proudly non

New guidance for frontline staff working with families in Northern Ireland experiencing domestic abuse has been launched in Stormont.

A judge has rejected an application by the PSNI which sought to force news companies to hand over unbroadcast and unpublished journalistic material. DWF partner Olivia O'Kane acted on behalf of Channel 4 News, ITN, Press Association and UTV in the proceedings before Judge Gordon Kerr QC of the Crown

A&L Goodbody has welcomed eight newly-qualified solicitors in Northern Ireland. Chris Swann, Eimear Meenan, Elle McMaster, Niamh Wilson, Rachael McDonnell and Sarah Moore take up their new roles as solicitors in the firm's Belfast office, having completed the firm's trainee solicitor programme.

Lawyers, journalists and activists who suspect they have been spied on by the PSNI have been urged to complain before an impending deadline. London lawyer Angus McCullough KC is leading an independent inquiry into alleged PSNI surveillance of journalists, lawyers, non-governmental organisations and

Belfast-based MKB Law has appointed Tamy Conn as a solicitor in the firm's property team. Ms Conn specialises in residential property, providing expert advice on all aspects of conveyancing transactions.

Retired Belfast solicitor Neil Faris has passed away. Mr Faris, who qualified in 1977, was formerly a principal with Cleaver Fulton Rankin before setting up as sole practitioner of Neil Faris Solicitors.

Johnsons has promoted Jonathan Calvert to partner in the firm's Belfast office. Mr Calvert trained with the firm and has spent his entire professional career in the firm's defence litigation practice.

Northern Ireland’s High Court has awarded £50,000 in damages against the Belfast Health and Social Care Trust and a consultant neurologist who negligently performed an unnecessary medical procedure. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Adrian Colton highlighted that “

Northern Ireland councils are to be given new powers to prepare and publish planning application validation checklists. The Planning (General Development Procedure) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2024 (S.R. No.176) will amend The Planning (General Development Procedure) Order (Northern Ireland

Employment lawyer Mark McAllister has been appointed as chief executive of the Labour Relations Agency for Northern Ireland. Mr McAllister, the LRA's director of employment relations services since 2019, succeeds Don Leeson, who has retired as chief executive after four years.

Northern Ireland firm Paschal O’Hare Personal Injury Solicitors has welcomed Andrew Irwin to its team. Mr Irwin, who qualified as a solicitor in 2017 following his graduation from Ulster University, was previously a senior associate in a major Irish law firm.