Northern Ireland

Pictured (l-r): Michael King, Lorraine Keown, Fergal Maguire, Alan McAlister, Rachael Gamble and Michael Black Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has launched a new brand protection team to handle defamation, IP and data protections cases, just months after it was first to establish a specialist cyb

A defendant in a criminal trial described as “deaf and effectively mute” has had his application for Judicial Review of a decision of the Department of Justice for Northern Ireland dismissed in the High Court. Accepting that Registered intermediaries (RIs) were subject to legal professional priv

Fake barrister Christopher McDonnell faces jail after pleading guilty to eight offences in Belfast Crown Court, the Belfast Telegraph reports. He admits four counts of fraud by false representation, two counts of theft and two forgery charges.

A man who was identified as having links with the UVF, and as being involved in “punishment attacks” in the Village area of South Belfast, has had his case against the Sunday World dismissed by the Court of Appeal. Agreeing with the trial judge’s finding that the newspaper had satisfied all as

A law graduate studying for his PhD at Queen's University Belfast is preparing to sue the uni for disability discrimination, Legal Cheek reports. Christopher Mallon, who was a teaching associate at QUB School of Law until April this year, claims that a "catalogue of failings" led to his alleged cons

Alyson Kilpatrick The Northern Ireland Policing Board has been unable to renew the appointment of its human rights adviser because of the collapse of devolution, The Irish News reports.

Attorney General John Larkin Attorney General John Larkin has published a call for applications for the job of Director of Public Prosecutions, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

A man who drove into a crowd of people while on his way home from an Orange Order parade, has been given a two year custodial sentence, to serve one in custody and one on licence. Judge Patricia Smyth stated that continuing to drive after striking several pedestrians was an aggravating factor in the

Three Belfast lawyers are set to hit the streets of the Big Apple in a bid to raise £10,000 for charity.

Claire McDaid TVT, tension free vaginal tape, also known as vaginal mesh, was advertised as an innovative new product when it was introduced to the market; a simple procedure that provided an effective solution to bladder prolapse, a condition suffered by many women. However, as the years have passe

Pictured (l-r): Paul Hanna, lead auditor & NI representative at IMS International and Patrick Fleming, finance and IT director at Cleaver Fulton Rankin Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has been awarded the ISO 27001:2013 Information Security Management System (ISMS) certification, an IMS Inter

The number of people jailed for defaulting on fines rose by 37 per cent last year, according to new Department of Justice figures. The annual statistical bulletin on Northern Ireland's prison population reveals that 627 people were jailed for defaulting on a fine last year, up from 456 in 2015, and

The UK Supreme Court will consider the compatibility of Northern Ireland's abortion laws with human rights law late next month. It is the latest move in a years-long legal battle between the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) and local authorities.

A trophy will be awarded to the winning team at this year's Belfast Solicitors' Association (BSA) charity quiz for the first time. Next Thursday's quiz aims to raise cash for Inspire, formerly the Northern Ireland Association for Mental Health.

Andrew Mairs Solicitor Andrew Mairs of Belfast firm Keenan Solicitors has announced he is giving up his distinct long locks for charity.