Northern Ireland

The UK government should formally name Stakeknife, an influential Westminster committee has recommended. A new report from the Northern Ireland affairs committee concludes that revealing the identity of Stakeknife would be strongly in the public interest and help build trust and confidence in the ag

No error was made by the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service when dozens of PSNI officers and staff taking action over a 2023 data breach were again named online, the justice minister has said. An unprecedented data breach in August 2023 saw the names, roles and other personal details of a

PSNI officers and staff affected by a major data breach in 2023 have been offered £7,500 each in compensation. The universal offer of compensation follows the allocation of £119 million by the Northern Ireland Executive to cover costs relating to the breach and litigation.

Northern Ireland's education minister has set out plans to bring religious education and collective worship in line with the law following a UK Supreme Court ruling last year. The UK's top court ruled in November 2025 that current practice in Northern Ireland schools is at odds with Article 2 of Pro

The A&O Shearman Foundation has awarded a total of more than £131,000 to 15 charities across Northern Ireland. The foundation, funded by contributions from A&O Shearman partners worldwide, supports grassroots organisations that work to advance education, improve employment opportunitie

Lord of the Dance creator Michael Flatley has obtained an injunction from Northern Ireland's High Court which he says will allow a 30th anniversary show at Dublin's 3Arena to go ahead. The injunction granted by Mr Justice Simpson restrains Switzer Consulting Limited from "interfering with, seeking t

Louise Crilly has been appointed to the most senior legal position in the Northern Ireland Civil Service. Ms Crilly has been appointed permanently as the Departmental Solicitor and head of the Government Legal Service for Northern Ireland (GLSNI), having held the post on a temporary basis since Apri

Aonghus Kelly has been appointed as human rights advisor to the Northern Ireland Policing Board. Mr Kelly is a distinguished human rights lawyer who has recently played a high-profile role supporting the investigation and prosecution of Russian war crimes in Ukraine.

A new legal and justice advice project is offering support to women in west Belfast following receipt of a nearly £30,000 grant. Footprints Women's Centre at Colinmill launched the project after securing £29,346 through the small grant scheme jointly managed by Northern Ireland's justice

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has welcomed a U-turn on a decision to charge for access to a previously free resource used by conveyancers across the UK. Trade association UK Finance says it will not now proceed with plans to charge for access to its Mortgage Lenders' Handbook at the annual pri

A judge has warned of delays in the Northern Ireland family courts due to difficulties in obtaining expert medical reports. In a judgment handed down last week, Mr Justice Humphreys remarked on the "herculean efforts" by a solicitor to obtain an expert medical report, having approached 38 paediatric

The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland has upheld a complain regarding the PSNI's failure to take any steps to understand or translate personal details given by a woman in Irish during an arrest. Mhic An Fháille, represented by Belfast firm KRW LAW LLP, made a complaint to the ombudsman in

A new chief executive has been appointed at Forensic Science Northern Ireland. Andrew Elliott has taken on the top post in the agency within the Department of Justice, which is responsible for the provision of impartial scientific advice and support, to enhance the criminal justice system.

Northern Ireland’s Crown Court has sentenced a man who slit his sister’s throat and set fire to her whilst she was still alive is sentenced to 24 years’ imprisonment. Delivering judgment for the Crown Court of Northern Ireland, Madam Justice Denise McBride stated to the defendant:

UK government has formally commenced key provisions of Northern Ireland's identity and language legislation, granting official status to the Irish and Ulster Scots languages for the first time. Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn yesterday told MPs that he had commenced provisions in sections 1,