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Congratulations are due to Tughans LLP three newly qualified solicitors Niamh McGrath, Ellen Dalzell and Emily McGleenon, who have been admitted to the Roll of Solicitors of Northern Ireland. They said: “It was great to attend the Admissions Ceremony alongside our cohort at the Assembly Buildi

The Assembly Buildings Conference Centre in Belfast was the venue for the Law Society of Northern Ireland’s admission ceremony 2024.

A train driver who lost his job after leaving tarantula and snake remains in a colleague's pigeonhole has received £22,000 in compensation and been told he should get his job back. An employment tribunal in Watford, England, ruled that Jonathan Richardson's pranks were humorous and not in

Conditional immunity from prosecutions relating to Troubles-era crimes is in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights, the High Court in Belfast has ruled.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has notified members of the passing of solicitor Judith Brown, on 27 February. Ms Brown was admitted to the Roll in November 1982 and was principal in Alan Brown & Co based based on the Newtownards Road in Belfast.

Friends of the Earth Northern Ireland and Queen’s University Belfast have launched a new film charting the ups and downs of the campaign for Northern Ireland’s first climate change law. The film, ACT NOW! The race to get a Climate Act for Northern Ireland, which launched this morning, ex

The Chief State Solicitor's Office (CSSO) has launched a student essay competition with a €500 prize. The competition is open to undergraduate and postgraduate law students at any third-level institution on the island of Ireland.

The Department of Justice is to complete a review of the law criminalising the purchase of sex by itself instead of appointing another independent consultant to finish the work. Solicitor Maura Butler SC was appointed in 2020 to lead an independent review of Part 4 of the Criminal Law (Sexual Offenc

Northern Ireland firm Millar McCall Wylie has welcomed Siân McConnell as a solicitor in the firm's employment law team. Director David Mitchell said: "Our commitment to growth and enhancing our client services means continually identifying and supporting talent development.

ByrneWallace has congratulated seven newly-qualified solicitors on taking up permanent roles with the firm following the completion of their traineeships. The new solicitors are Tamoor Barlas in the tax team, Bronwyn Hogan in health services, Marion O'Connell, Kate Passmore and Niall Shelley in bank

The payment scheme for survivors and former residents of mother and baby and county home institutions will open for applications next month. The scheme, which the government has promised since 2021, will be open for applications from 20 March 2024. Around 34,000 people are expected to qualify for pa

The Financial Services Bar Association (FSBA) welcomed practitioners to a packed-out conference in the Dublin Dispute Resolution Centre earlier this month. Attorney General Rossa Fanning SC made introductory remarks at the conference on 15 February 2024.

Belfast-based Paschal O'Hare Solicitors has established a noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) department led by new recruit Orla Shevlin. Ms Shevlin, a graduate of Queen's University Belfast (QUB), is an experienced litigator with particular expertise in occupational disease law.

The family courts are "no longer safe for lawyers or litigants" and government plans only risk worsening the situation, a leading family lawyer has warned. The Irish Times yesterday revealed that the Bar Council wrote to the Courts Service last November to raise concerns about violence in Dolphin Ho

Israel is failing to comply with the provisional measures imposed by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to protect Palestinians in Gaza from the risk of genocide, human rights campaigners have alleged. Yesterday marked exactly one month since the top UN court ordered Israel to "take immediate