Northern Ireland

Belfast-based Paschal O'Hare Solicitors has announced the opening of its third office, located in Glengormley, Newtownabbey. The personal injury specialist firm, founded in 1969, now has offices in Belfast city centre, Carrickfergus and Glengormley, which are used to meet with clients from across No

Arthur Cox partners Rosemary Lundy and Richard Armstrong set out the key dates and next steps for the UK's new standard contractual clauses for personal data transfer. Data protection rules in the EU and United Kingdom generally restrict transfers of personal data to third countries which have a leg

Northern Ireland’s Court of Appeal has rejected all grounds of a challenge relating to the Northern Ireland Protocol. They found that the post-Brexit arrangements were not affected by 1800s legislation, and the loss of EU representation for Northern Ireland did not amount to a breach of fundam

Belfast-based Diamond Heron Solicitors has announced the appointment of Karen Edwards as a solicitor in the firm's family and matrimonial practice. Ms Edwards brings almost 10 years' experience in the area of family and matrimonial law. She completed her degree in Law with Economics before embarking

Sarah Mulholland, associate at TLT, looks at new climate legislation introduced in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland will soon have its first ever legislation to tackle climate change after Stormont passed an amended form of the Climate Change Bill brought forward by the Minister for the Department

The Northern Ireland Assembly has dissolved ahead of elections on Thursday 5 May 2022. The final sitting of the Assembly last week saw a raft of private member's bills complete their final stage, including the Period Products (Free Provision) Bill, the Domestic Abuse (Safe Leave) Bill, the Hospital

Northern Ireland's High Court has found that the Attorney General had applied the wrong test in assessing whether a fresh inquest should be granted into the British Army killing of Thomas Aquinas Burns. Leave to judicially review his decision was granted where it was found that the Attorney General

Carson McDowell has been awarded the Bronze Diversity Charter Mark in recognition of its ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion within the workplace. The Diversity Charter Mark is awarded to companies following an independent panel assessment. It is a ‘mark of progress’ that publi

A written statement issued yesterday from the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland sets out that the UK government is preparing regulations to directly commission abortion services in Northern Ireland if progress is not made directly following the Assembly elections in May. This follows a previou

An ongoing smear campaign against human rights lawyer Colin Harvey threatens academic freedom in Northern Ireland and has the potential to spark physical violence, UN human rights experts have said. Since 2019, Professor Harvey, former commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission, ha

Belfast-based MKB Law has donated 100 trees to Inver College in Carrickmacross, Monaghan as part of a new tree planting initiative operated by Restorify. Restorify is a social enterprise platform that connects tree donors with available land across Ireland.

Law firms in Northern Ireland should take action to address gender imbalance at a partner level, the Law Society has said, with women holding just three out of every 10 partner positions in private practice. Brigid Napier, the 10th woman to hold the position of Law Society president in its 100-year

Northern Ireland's High Court has awarded costs against the Home Office where their unexplained delay in issuing a visa forced the applicant to bring proceedings. The court found that the applicant was justified in issuing the proceedings, despite the fact that her visa arrived five days after threa

Northern Ireland's Court of Appeal has ordered prosecutors to reconsider the decision to discontinue the prosecution of Soldier F for the murder of William McKinney on Bloody Sunday in 1972. While quashing the decision of the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) to discontinue the prosecution of Soldier

Northern Ireland's Department of Justice has launched a new strategy to support women and girls in contact with the justice system. The "Supporting Change" strategy, which covers the period from 2022 to 2029, focuses on women and girls who are at risk of offending or who have offended, and seeks to