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Olivia O'Kane This week Olivia O'Kane of Belfast firm Carson McDowell, chair of the Belfast Solicitors Association, speaks to Irish Legal News for our regular Just A Minute feature.

Peter Wright Proposals to use online courts to resolve civil claims of up to £25,000 represent a threat to access to justice, a leading lawyer has warned.

The Bar of Northern Ireland worked with its charity of the year, The Boom Foundation, to raise awareness and funds for children and families during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

A man dismissed for watching hardcore pornography at work has won compensation after arguing he had not breached company policy. The insurance manager in Sydney, Australia won $10,000 (around £7,800) after pointing out he only watched porn on his lunch break.

The Industrial Tribunal awarded a former employee of a Belfast City restaurant £7,000 for constructive dismissal, after her employer failed to address grievances she had brought up with him in relation to the behaviour of the restaurant manager and head chef, and consequently left her employment at

Justice Minister Frances Fitzgerald A new mortgage arrears resolution service launched by the Government is set to provide the public with free, independent expert advice and support on financial and legal issues.

Liam Quirke A leading lawyer has said Ireland needs to eliminate barriers to entry for UK-based multinationals and personnel considering a move in the wake of the Brexit vote.

Matthew Jury, managing partner of McCue & Partners A law firm for a Northern Ireland victims' organisation is raising funds to review whether UK law could be changed to make it easier for victims of terrorism to file lawsuits.

Proposals to criminalise the purchase of sex in Ireland are "likely to violate the human rights of sex workers", according to a legal opinion obtained by the Sex Workers Alliance Ireland (SWAI). The Dáil is set to debate measures to criminalise the purchase of sex as part of the Government's Crimin

Defence Minister Michael Fallon The UK's Defence Minister Michael Fallon will today announce plans to allow parts of the European Convention on Human Rights to be suspended during military conflicts.

Christian Ahlund, chair of the ECRI People in Northern Ireland have a lower level of protection against racial discrimination than people in other parts of the UK, according to a major Council of Europe body.

It will no longer be necessary to have a law degree in order to qualify as a solicitor under plans being pushed by regulators. The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s new scheme would see a single new entrance exam for everyone wishing to enter the profession.

The unfair trial application of a convicted paedophile has been dismissed as "manifestly ill-founded" by the European Court of Human Rights as it vindicated the findings of the English Court of Appeal that the jury in his trial was impartial. The applicant, Shabir Ahmed, is a British national who wa

Howard Kennedy has taken a novel approach to under-performance by blocking the computers of lawyers who fail to work seven hours a day. The London firm expects its lawyers to work at least 5.6 billable hours per day, The Lawyer reports, as well as carrying out non-billable work.

Gerard Armstrong Belfast firm Carson McDowell advised the RiverRidge Group on a £10 million investment by its Business Growth Fund, the largest investment to date by BGF in Northern Ireland.