Northern Ireland

The Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland has condemned the appearance of masked men in the public gallery of a courtroom where a Belfast Crown Court trial was taking place as "not acceptable".

Northern Ireland law firm Millar McCall Wylie is on track to exceed its goal of growing turnover by 50 per cent in three years, the firm has announced. Having set the three-year target in 2021, the locally-owned firm said expansion across its real estate, matrimonial and family, and employment law d

Thirteen charities delivering projects across Northern Ireland have been successful in securing funding from the Allen & Overy Foundation. The Allen & Overy Foundation is funded by contributions from A&O partners worldwide and is managed locally by the Belfast grants committee.

Prominent lawyers are among more than 300 individuals and civil society organisations from Northern Ireland who have called on the UK government to withdraw support from an Israeli government that "commits war crimes with impunity". An open letter co-ordinated by the Committee on the Administration

Arthur Cox has named Lynsey Mallon as the next managing partner of its Northern Ireland practice. Ms Mallon will take up the position in April 2024 in addition to her role as head of the firm's corporate and commercial department, succeeding Catriona Gibson who, after an eight-year tenure as managin

Northern Ireland personal injury and road traffic accident law firm JMK Solicitors has welcomed three newly-qualified solicitors following the completion of their apprenticeships. Ellie Jennings, Hayley Robinson and Jordan Kelly are now permanent members of the team, having successfully completed th

A first-of-its-kind judicial review aimed at forcing Northern Ireland's Department of Infrastructure to resume carrying out exhaust emissions tests on diesel cars has been delayed until January. The case brought by Friends of the Earth NI with support from The PILS Project was expected to return to

Northern Ireland personal injury and road traffic accident law firm JMK Solicitors has celebrated its 20th year in business. JMK Solicitors was established in 2003 by Newry-based businessman Jonathan McKeown, with the day-to-day running of the firm led by managing director Maurece Hutchinson and leg

Gateley Legal Northern Ireland (NI) has congratulated the first two solicitors to qualify after training in the firm's Belfast office. Sarah Blaney and Tim Nelson qualified today after completing their two-year training contracts with Gateley Legal NI while studying at the Institute of Professional

The Attorney General for Northern Ireland is not obliged to grant a fresh inquest into the death of a man killed by an IRA booby-trap because he died more than 12 years before the Human Rights Act 1998 came into force, the UK Supreme Court has ruled. Eugene Dalton was killed by an explosion in Derry

Stalking protection orders can now be granted by the Northern Ireland courts to protect victims of stalking from an immediate risk of harm. In effect from today, the new orders — also known as SPOs — will allow police to intervene early in an investigation, prior to any conviction of sta

Environmental campaigners have lodged an appeal challenging a High Court ruling which paves the way for controversial plans to construct gas caverns under the seabed at Larne Lough. Mr Justice Michael Humphreys ruled in September that the decision to grant the marine license to the developers was a

Law firms Millar McCall Wylie and Paschal O'Hare Personal Injury Solicitors have come together with road safety charity Brake to offer specialist legal support to victims of bereavement and catastrophic injury following road crashes. The two firms have been selected for the new legal panel, co-ordin

The UK Supreme Court this month rejected an appeal challenging a decision which found that police officers and staff in the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) were historically underpaid holiday pay since 1998, up to a total value of £30 million. Delivering the judgment, Lord Kitchin an

Northern Ireland firm Millar McCall Wylie has welcomed three newly-qualified solicitors — Roma O'Hagan, Sean Hayes and Roisin Cassidy — to its team. Ms O’Hagan joined the firm in 2021 as a paralegal, having graduated from Queen’s University Belfast in 2019. She has now qualif