Northern Ireland

The UK government has formally commissioned abortion services in Northern Ireland after the continued failure of the devolved Department of Health to do so. Northern Ireland secretary Chris Heaton-Harris wrote to the Department following the UK government's announcement in October that it would step

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has welcomed Brian Archer as its president for 2023. Mr Archer is joined in the presidential team by senior vice president Brigid Napier, junior vice president Darren Toombs and chief executive David A. Lavery CB.

The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI) and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) have sought to provide clarity on the extent of the UK government's commitment to protect certain equality and human rights after Brexit. A new joint working paper from the two rights bodies

Coleraine-based Turley Legal has welcomed a new legal counsel, trainee solicitor and paralegal. Amy McIlhagga, a barrister, has joined the corporate law firm as legal counsel. She has specific expertise in a wide range of litigation areas ranging from employment matters to family and civil law, with

Belfast-based Paschal O’Hare Personal Injury Solicitors has expanded with the appointment of Jenna Curran as a solicitor. Ms Curran has extensive experience in litigation, having spent over 12 years helping injury victims recover compensation.

There must be urgent action to tackle violence against women, human rights experts have said. Today is International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, an initiative that calls for action to end all forms of discrimination and gender-based violence against women and girls.

Children's rights experts have called on the Home Office to end the use of hotels as temporary accommodation for asylum seekers in Northern Ireland. The Children's Law Centre and South Tyrone Empowerment Programme (STEP) issued a joint statement after Belfast South MP Claire Hanna raised concerns ab

Our regular round-up of deals involving Northern Ireland law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Sonraí Analytics, a Belfast-based medtech firm, has secured funding from New York venture firm Eckuity.

Global law firm Eversheds Sutherland is partnering with Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce and Industry on a series of events and initiatives designed to help local companies grow their international footprint over the next 12 months.

Northern Ireland's equality legislation must be updated to provide as much legal protection from discrimination as people enjoy in other parts of the UK, a conference has heard. Hosted by the Equality Commission, today's conference is examining the history and future of Northern Ireland’s equa

Northern Ireland’s High Court has found that a farmer whose removal of trees may have resulted in increased water seeping into his neighbour’s land is not liable for the damage caused. The court found the change in use of the land was “entirely reasonable”, and an occupier is

Retired Belfast solicitor Kevin Eugene Hart, founding partner of Hart & Co Solicitors, has passed away at the age of 92. Hart & Co Solicitors was founded in 1970 and is a now a well-established firm offering services in the areas of conveyancing, commercial property, litigation, liquor and g

Ciaran O'Shiel and Tim Carson of A&L Goodbody examine the prospect of anti-SLAPP legislation in Northern Ireland following the Defamation Act (NI) 2022. While coverage of strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPPs, has been amplified by several high-profile defamation actions in

Northern Ireland personal injury firm JMK Solicitors has grown its headcount by 20 per cent since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in March 2020, the firm has announced. Despite the impact of the pandemic on businesses across the world, the firm added staff across all teams, including legal adviso

UK law firm TLT has appointed Christina Lishman as a managing associate in Belfast, bolstering its litigation offering. Ms Lishman joins the firm from a large regional commercial law firm where she served as a senior associate specialising in commercial dispute resolution.