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The criminal bar is "ready" if the promises the UK government made to it this year over revised fee rates for Crown Court work are not honoured, the head of their body has said. Carmelite Chambers' Chris Henley QC, 51, the new chairman of the 4,000-member Criminal Bar Association (CBA), to

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has been asked for an advisory opinion clarifying the obligations of authorities in France, where surrogacy is illegal, to transcribe the foreign birth certificate of a child born through surrogacy. France's Court of Cassation, the highest court of appeal f

A private members' bill to decriminalise abortion in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will introduced in the House of Commons later this month. The bill will be introduced by Diana Johnson, Labour MP for Hull North, and is co-sponsored by a coalition of MPs from five different parties.

The Belfast office of A&L Goodbody (ALG) recently hosted the third annual Northern Ireland Top 100 Companies Banquet, in partnership with Ulster Business magazine. The Banquet at Belfast's Ulster Museum celebrated the outstanding achievements of the Top 100 Companies in the past year, recognisin

Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has welcomed the recognition of its director and chairman Karen Blair and directors Stephen Cross and Kathryn Collie in The Legal 500 Hall of Fame. The Legal 500 Hall of Fame recognises lawyers on a global basis for their continued excellence.

A man has been jailed for spraying a pesticide which led to the death of dozens of bee colonies. The 47-year-old man spread chloropyrifos over trees on his property which were attracting bees.

The Supreme Court has ruled that a bakery's refusal to supply a cake iced with the message ‘Support Gay Marriage’ was not discriminatory on the grounds of sexual orientation, as the refusal was based on the message and not to any particular person. The Court also held that the Fair Emplo

Yesterday's budget announcement has revealed the justice sector will benefit from an eight per cent increase in funding in 2019. Over €2.57 billion in current expenditure has been allocated to the justice sector, an increase of €139 million on 2018.

Rogers Solicitors has announced the appointment of Niall McShane as a solicitor specialising in all aspects of plaintiff and defendant personal injury litigation.

The Court of Appeal will be made up of five women and five men following the appointment of Ms Justice Caroline Costello and Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy to the bench.

Four former Secretaries of State for Northern Ireland have endorsed a call for the UK government to abandon its legacy inquest plans in favour of prioritising victim compensation. In a letter responding to the consultation on legacy matters, they said the £150 million earmarked for the Histori

The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has been granted leave from the Supreme Court to exercise its amicus curiae function in a significant case on the rights of persons with disabilities to have reasonable accommodations in the workplace. The case centres on Marie Daly, a special n

LK Shields acted for UK investment group Smith & Williamson in relation to its merger with Dublin-based accountancy firm LHM Casey McGrath. The law firm's team was led by managing partner Emmet Scully, assisted by corporate associates Lisa McEllin and James Byrne, consultant Jennifer O'Neill and

Matheson has congratulated Irish entrepreneur Andrea Doolan on winning a Women Mean Business (WMB) award sponsored by the law firm.