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Culture Secretary Karen Bradley The UK government has backed down over the implementation of legislation that would see unregulated newspapers pay libel costs in cases that they successfully defended.

Maxine Orr Belfast and Newtownards firm Worthingtons Solicitors sponsored the Employers for Childcare 2016 Family Friendly Awards for the third year running.

Kevin Winters One of Northern Ireland's top human rights lawyers has spoken to Belfast Live about being consulted on the law by the writers of crime drama The Fall.

A 40-year-old Frenchman has announced he will go to court to win the right to smile in his passport photo. Named only as "Thierry" in the French media, the man has launched a legal bid after his passport photo was rejected by French authorities.

The Court of Appeal has found that, by refusing to make a cake supporting same sex marriage, Ashers Baking Company directly discriminated against a man on the grounds of sexual orientation contrary to the Equality Act (Sexual Orientation) Regulations (NI) 2006 and on the grounds of religious and pol

Following our report on Monday 3 October about guidelines to judges over accepting gifts from other legal professionals, the Office of the Lord Chief Justice in Northern Ireland has asked us to point out:

Dr Carol Coulter, CCLRP director Child care applications are wildly inconsistent across Ireland for the fifth year running, according to new figures published by the Child Care Law Reporting Project (CCLRP).

UN special rapporteur on torture, Juan Mendez The United Nations and prison reform groups have criticised the use of solitary confinement in Ireland following the release of figures under Freedom of Information legislation.

Residential property prices across Ireland rose by 7.2 per cent in the year to August, according to the Central Statistics Office (CSO). The latest Residential Property Price Index also reveals a 1.6 per cent increase between July–August 2016, slower than the 2.5 per cent increase between June–J

Dr Heather Conway A senior Queen's University Belfast lecturer has explored the complex laws around the post-mortem fate of the dead in a new book published by Routledge.

Mason Hayes & Curran has announced the appointment of Nina Hourigan Smith to the unique role of director of client service.

Dr Nikolaos Alestras University researchers have developed an algorithm that can predict the outcome of European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) cases with 79 per cent accuracy.

Pictured (l-r): Chris Ritchie, Emma-Jane Flannery and Mathew Howse Arthur Cox advised some of Northern Ireland's highest-profile employers at a major risk management seminar it recently hosted.

Following last year’s record number of firms reporting revenue growth, market challenges have caused growth to slow across the top 100 firms in 2016, according to PwC’s 25th annual Law Firms' Survey. Seventy-five per cent of the top 100 UK law firms reported revenue growth this year, down from 8

Paula Bradshaw, Alliance MLA for South Belfast An MLA has issued an apology after retweeting a "totally unfounded" allegation regarding Attorney General John Larkin QC's views on women.