Northern Ireland

Mr Justice Adrian Colton will be appointed as president of the new Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board, the Lord Chief Justice has announced. The redress board, established by legislation fast-tracked through Westminster before it dissolved, will be responsible for receiving and processing

Commercial and licensing lawyer Richard McLaughlin has joined Keystone Law as a consultant solicitor. Mr McLaughlin, formerly a solicitor at Joseph Donnelly & Co Solicitors, brings experience in the world of licensing, particularly in Belfast, having advised numerous pubs, off-licences, nightclu

Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin's marketing and business development manager, Amanda Sistern, has won recognition at the Women in Business Awards. The firm nominated Ms Sistern for her recent "Legal Focus" social media marketing campaign, focusing on key departments within the firm over a dedicat

Young offenders at Hydebank Wood College have been invited to take part in a new boxing work-out programme aimed at improving their fitness and mental health. Boxing champions Paddy Barnes, Marc McCullough and Carly McNaul visited the facility to launch the new six-week, non-contact boxing course fo

A judge will be appointed to oversee the redress scheme for victims and survivors of historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland by the end of the week. David Sterling, head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, met with victims and survivors yesterday to outline plans to set up the long-awa

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will today pledge to amend the Human Rights Act to bring an end to the "unfair trials" of soldiers over their conduct in Northern Ireland, according to reports. The Conservative Party manifesto will include a commitment to amending the law to exclude any death in Norther

Belfast-based Millar McCall Wylie has renewed its sponsorship of Ulster's historic Junior Cup rugby competition for two further years. Jan Cunningham, partner and former Ulster player, said the firm was proud to be supporting the competition and strengthening its long-standing relationship with Ulst

A man who pleaded guilty to the murder of his mother must serve eight years' imprisonment before being considered for release on licence. Commenting that the case was clearly “close to the borderline between murder and manslaughter”, Mr Justice Adrian Colton said the evidence “over

More than 550 solicitors have completed the Law Society of Northern Ireland's advanced advocacy course since it started two decades ago. The course, organised by the Law Society through the Advocacy Working Party and in conjunction with the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), provides soli

Belfast city centre practices C&J Black Solicitors and Culbert & Martin Solicitors have announced a merger. The deal between the two long-established firms, now in effect, sees Culbert & Martin integrated into C&J Black, with C&M partner David Gray joining as a consultant.

TLT has appointed Andrew Webber to leads its UK corporate team, which includes Belfast lawyers Andrew Jennings and Grant Edwards. Mr Webber replaces partner John Wood, who led the corporate team for 16 years before being elected to serve as the firm's new managing partner from April 2020.

Legislation to establish a redress scheme for victims and survivors of historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland has cleared Parliament shortly before its dissolution for next month's election. The Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Bill was fast-tracked through the House of

A public consultation on the introduction of stalking legislation in Northern Ireland has found strong support from the majority of respondents. The Department of Justice has published a report of responses to its consultation, which followed a review of the law commissioned by former justice minist

Retired Belfast solicitor Robert Watts has passed away at the age of 96. Mr Watts joined C&J Black Solicitors in the 1940s after serving in World War II, eventually becoming a senior partner.

The Northern Ireland Prison Service has launched a new strategy for strengthening prisoners' family relationships to support the rehabilitation process. Director general Ronnie Armour launched the Strengthening Family Relations Strategy as he attended the official opening of the "Big Visit" area at