Northern Ireland

Cleaver Fulton Rankin associate Jude Copeland has been shortlisted for the Male Advocate of the Year award at the upcoming Women in Tech Awards 2025. Mr Copeland, a legal technology specialist at the Northern Ireland law firm, is a passionate advocate for diversity and inclusion with a particular de

The president of the National Black Police Association (NBPA) has launched legal action against the PSNI for alleged racial discrimination. Belfast firm KRW LAW LLP and barrister Barry Mulqueen BL are representing chief inspector Andy George in his application to the Industrial Tribunal and Fair Emp

Justin Kouame has been reappointed to the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission for a further three-year term. Mr Kouame was formerly chair of the Northern Ireland Community of Refugees and Asylum Seekers and member of the Northern Ireland Race Equality Sub-Group and Northern Ireland Council for

Northern Ireland’s High Court has remitted a “special case” for reconsideration by the Law Society of Northern Ireland in circumstances where its appellate committee did not apply the correct legal test in relation to a legal secretary’s application for registration as a stud

Belfast-based Paschal O'Hare Solicitors has announced a new charity partnership with Brain Injury Matters NI. Brain Injury Matters offers practical rehabilitation, emotional support and inclusive community activities to people living with brain injury. Its guidance and programmes help people regain

A public consultation is seeking views on the introduction of legislation or guidelines on sentence reductions for early guilty pleas in the Northern Ireland criminal courts. Justice minister Naomi Long is considering whether the current system — based on case law — should be revised and

Personal injury lawyers in Northern Ireland have expressed disappointment with a U-turn on plans to require compensation settlements for injured children to be approved by judges. Justice minister Naomi Long has said there are "evidential and practical difficulties" with proposed legislation on mand

Senior figures from the legal profession, the judiciary and the Northern Ireland Executive have affirmed their support for the rule of law at an event taking place in the wake of threats and harassment directed at solicitors. The Law Society of Northern Ireland held a ceremonial event at Parliament

Obstructing a school inspection is to become a criminal offence in Northern Ireland under proposals aimed at improving co-operation with the inspection process. The Department of Education has launched a public consultation on the proposals, which will run until 10 July 2025.

The Bar of Northern Ireland has unveiled a new display marking the opening for signatures of the new Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of the Profession of Lawyer. The large visual design piece at the Bar Library building on Chichester Street has been installed just as both the UK and I

A&L Goodbody's Belfast office has announced a new two-year charity partnership with Northern Ireland Hospice. NI Hospice is the only service of its kind in Northern Ireland providing specialist palliative care for both children and adults with life-threatening and life-limiting illnesses. The ho

Northern Ireland's High Court is to hear a damages claim from two of the "Hooded Men" after rejecting an application from the UK government to have their case dismissed. Liam Shannon and Jim Auld, represented by KRW LAW LLP, argue that there is new evidence pointing to torture which was not availabl

Prison experts and officials from around the world are convening this week at the Correctional Research Symposium, taking place in Belfast for the first time. The event is organised every two years by the European Organisation of Prison and Correctional Services (EuroPris) and the International Corr

Carson McDowell has joined a prestigious list of Northern Ireland's top 100 companies for the first time. The independent law firm has secured position 66 in the Belfast Telegraph's Top 100 Companies list, making it the first Northern Ireland-based law firm to be featured.

Northern Ireland's justice minister has rowed back on plans for legislation requiring compensation settlements for injured children to be approved by judges. Sir John Gillen's 2017 review of civil justice recommended that minor settlements in personal injury cases where legal proceedings have not be