Northern Ireland

Solicitor Orla Sheils has been appointed to the board of the Consumer Council for Northern Ireland (CCNI). Ms Sheils, along with seven other board members and a new chair and deputy chair, has been appointed to the board for a four-year term from 17 June 2024.

Northern Ireland firm Millar McCall Wylie has relocated to the Victorian-era Printworks building in Belfast's Queen Street, creating what it calls "a solid foundation" for its future. A major investment for the multi-specialism firm, it is the first tenant at the five-storey red brick warehouse, whi

Former residents of mother and baby institutions and Magdalene laundries in Northern Ireland will receive an immediate payment of £10,000 under proposals now out for consultation. The Executive Office is now consulting on plans for a public inquiry into mother and baby institutions, Magdalene

Global legal business DWF is backing a Dublin event encouraging investment in Northern Ireland later. As main sponsor of the Trade NI event, the provider of integrated legal and business services is reinforcing its commitment to fostering economic collaboration across the island of Ireland.

Northern Ireland Young Solicitors' Association (NIYSA) chairperson Ross White has been elected to the executive committee of the European Young Bar Association (EYBA). Mr White, legal counsel at construction group GRAHAM, is one of three executive officers on the newly-elected EYBA committee for 202

Belfast solicitor Shannon Gawley has been elected as president of the European Young Bar Association (EYBA). An associate solicitor at Carson McDowell, Ms Gawley has spent the last year serving the EYBA as vice-president.

Belfast firm O'Reilly Stewart Solicitors is sponsoring two talented young brothers from Larne, Cole and Dylan McAuley, who are taking the world of junior motocross by storm. Cole, 10, has been competing for the past four years and has been selected to represent Team Ireland in the FIM Junior World C

A man who was convicted in Northern Ireland of driving without a licence despite holding a valid EU driving licence at the time may have been wrongly convicted, the miscarriages of justice body has said. The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) has referred the case of Stefan Stefanov, who was co

Northern Ireland’s Crown Court of Derry has given three women suspended sentences for perverting the course of justice and withholding information in respect of the circumstances surrounding showjumper Katie Simpson’s death. Delivering judgment for the Crown Court of Derry, HHJ Neil Raff

Provocative Belfast hip-hop trio Kneecap have been granted permission by Northern Ireland's High Court for a judicial review of a UK government decision to deprive them of a public grant. The Irish language artists were awarded a £15,000 grant under the music export growth scheme (MEGS), which

Northern Ireland commercial law firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has expanded its employment and immigration team with the appointment of associate director George Kilpatrick and trainee solicitor Ashleigh Wilson. Mr Kilpatrick has over 30 years' experience as a solicitor and a wealth of experience in emp

Tughans lawyer Maria O'Loan writes on the significance of a major environmental judgment from the Northern Ireland courts, in which she led the legal team advising the successful appellants. The Court of Appeal’s decision in Re No Gas Caverns and Friends of the Earth’s application has im

Former Cleaver Fulton Rankin partner Joy Scott has been recognised in the King's birthday honours list. Ms Scott, who chaired Clanmil Housing Group from 2018 until 2021, was named Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to social housing.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has encouraged lawyers, judges and legal staff to sign up for the 2024 Legal Walk/Run. This year's event will raise funds for The Boom Foundation, the only charity in Northern Ireland dedicated to supporting patients suffering from sarcoma cancer.

Northern Ireland's police watchdog has insisted there is "no significant operational impact" on its work as a result of currently having no ombudsman nor chief executive. Police ombudsman Marie Anderson is currently on extended absence due to illness, with her responsibilities delegated to the offic