Northern Ireland

A charity supporting offenders in Northern Ireland has said figures showing only two anti-social behaviour orders (ASBOs) were handed out in a year with nearly 60,000 anti-social behaviour incidents highlight their ineffectiveness. The Northern Ireland Association for the Care and Resettlement of Of

Northern Ireland's Department of Justice has launched a consultation on extending the Unduly Lenient Sentence (ULS) scheme to money laundering, firearms and terrorist offences. Under the ULS scheme, the Director of Public Prosecutions can, if he considers that a sentence passed in the Crown Court is

Co Antrim solicitor John Killen McNinch has passed away, the Law Society of Northern Ireland has confirmed. Until his retirement, "Billy" McNinch was the third generation of the McNinch family practising at J.W. McNinch & Son.

For a third year running, Northern Ireland lawyers were among thousands of people who took part in the annual Belfast Pride parade on Saturday.

The new head of the UK armed forces has said he will not allow British soldiers to be "chased by people who are making vexatious claims" related to their conduct in Northern Ireland during the Troubles. General Sir Nick Carter, who was appointed Chief of Defence Staff in March, told journalists in L

A man who pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a man in Coalisland in October 2015, and to Grievous Bodily Harm with intent on another man, has been sentenced to eleven years' imprisonment with an extended licence period of four years. Ms Justice McBride, sitting in Dungannon Crown Court, heard tha

The Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland (PPS) has confirmed that a man will be prosecuted for naming the woman at the centre of the Belfast rugby rape trial. He will be prosecuted for breaching the lifetime ban on reporting the identity of an alleged victim by posting her name on social

Figures showing that five 12-year-olds were convicted of criminal offences in Northern Ireland in the past five years have sparked new calls for an increase in the age of criminal responsibility. A total of 1,085 children under 18 committed one or more crimes between 1 January 2014 and 5 July 2018.

Northern Ireland's Department of Justice has launched a consultation on the Draft Northern Ireland Modern Slavery Strategy 2018-2019. The Department is seeking views and comments from individuals and organisations to help inform how it fights against human trafficking and exploitation.

Belfast solicitor Gerard McClure, who practised as Gerard McClure & Co, has passed away. The Law Society of Northern Ireland has extended its condolences to Mr McClure's family, friends and colleagues.

A transgender judge will deliver the second annual Belfast Pride Legal Lecture next month. Master Victoria McCloud is a Master of the Senior Courts in the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court in London.

The UK government has blocked the release of documents relating to the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane that would otherwise have been released under the 20-year rule. His son, solicitor John Finucane of Finucane Toner Solicitors, told The Irish News that the move showed the British governme

Retired solicitor John O'Neill has launched a fair employment case against the head of Northern Ireland's Department of Health, The Irish News reports. Mr O'Neill alleges that the Department, under the helm of permanent secretary Richard Pengelly, breached recruitment guidelines for Northern Ireland

Firefighters had to be called to Ballymena Courthouse to free a defendant whose handcuffs had become stuck, the News Letter reports. A spokeswoman for Northern Ireland Fire & Rescue Service said: "Firefighters removed a set of handcuffs from a man using a disk cutter (essentially another name fo

Carson McDowell has announced eight internal promotions, adding one senior associate and seven new associates to the team.