Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland firm Wilson Nesbitt has promoted five solicitors across its Belfast and Bangor offices. Izabela Treacy has been promoted to senior associate in the firm's commercial real estate team, while banking and finance specialist Ruby Keenan and private client specialist Gareth Morgan have b

Northern Ireland solicitors and barristers are invited to attend an introductory event next week on public interest litigation and how lawyers can lend their support. Public Interest Litigation Support (PILS) is co-hosting the event at the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast on Tuesday afternoon as p

Belfast firm KRW LAW LLP has secured a "significant settlement" following legal action brought against the Diocese of Down and Connor arising from historic childhood abuse in the 1970s. The firm has now settled two cases involving allegations against Father Thomas Cunningham in the past year, with b

A senior library assistant at Monaghan County Libraries has been awarded the A&O Shearman award for best overall performance in the two-year library and information management postgraduate diploma at Ulster University.  Shauna Clarke is this year's recipient of the award, sponsored by law f

A barrister who survived breast cancer in her 40s has urged colleagues to undergo screenings after she received an early diagnosis and treatment thanks to what felt like “divine intervention”. Northern Ireland barrister Julie Ellison was diagnosed with cancer in May 2024 after taking up

Solicitors have overwhelmingly rejected plans to lower the standard of proof applied in the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal for Northern Ireland. Members of the Law Society of Northern Ireland last week forced a U-turn on its position at a special general meeting which backed the continued applicat

Northern Ireland's justice minister has confirmed plans to allow news outlets to broadcast some court proceedings following strong support in a public consultation. The Department of Justice began consulting in May on proposals to allow the broadcasting of judgments and legal submissions and exchang

Carson McDowell solicitor Sophie Hunter reviews a recent English court ruling with significance for developers of major infrastructure projects. In R (on the application of Associated Petroleum Terminals (Immingham) Ltd and Humber Oil Terminals Trustee Ltd) v Secretary of State for Transport [2025]

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has demanded the immediate appointment of a new watchdog following revelations about covert police surveillance directed at solicitors. The PSNI last month published the final report of an independent review conducted by Angus McCullough KC following concerns abou

Northern Ireland firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has welcomed a new associate and four newly-qualified solicitors. Ross Clarke joined the firm's dispute resolution department as an associate in August, bringing extensive experience in high-value commercial disputes, including contractual disputes and neg

The Law Society of Northern Ireland is today facing a rebellion from members over a proposed change to the standard of proof applied by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal for Northern Ireland. A special general meeting is taking place this afternoon following a request from more than 50 solicitors

A judge has acquitted 'Soldier F', the former British soldier accused of murder and attempted murder in connection with the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre. Soldier F was prosecuted for the murder of James Wray and William McKinney and for the attempted murders of Joseph Friel, Michael Quinn, Joe Mahon,

Mr Justice Adrian Colton has been appointed as a Lord Justice of Appeal in Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland firm Mills Selig has announced nine appointments, including the promotion of Paula Gibson to partner and Mark Thompson to legal director. The appointments span the firm's private client, litigation, corporate, property and construction teams.

One in eight people living in Northern Ireland have experienced drug-related intimidation in the last three years, landmark research has found. Northern Ireland's justice and health ministers today welcomed the publication of a new report produced by the Public Health Agency and commissioned by the