Northern Ireland

Kevin Murphy pictured with; Sitting: Connor Thompson, Rachel Horner, Kevin Murphy, David Anderson and Victoria Boyd

Professional services group Gateley marked a decade of growth and support for Belfast's business community at a special event held at The Merchant Hotel. Since launching Gateley’s Belfast office has evolved into a 35-strong multidisciplinary team supporting businesses, investors and developers

Justice minister Naomi Long has launched a new public communications campaign to raise awareness of the services available for victims of sexual crime. Launching the ‘Justice is Changing’ campaign, Ms Long said it demonstrates a commitment by the Department of Justice to deliver for vict

P.A. Duffy & Co Solicitors is celebrating double success at the inaugural Tyrone Business Awards, with director Enda McGarrity named Rising Star of the Year and the firm receiving highly commended recognition in the prestigious Firm of the Year category. Held at Corick House Hotel & Spa, the

The High Court in Belfast upheld a determination of the Parades Commission permitting an Orange Order parade down the Garvaghy Road at an unprecedented hearing that concluded at 2.15am on Sunday morning. The Parades Commission issued a determination on Friday afternoon granting permission for Portad

Chief Executive of the Law Society of Northern Ireland, David Lavery, has issued a statement on his ongoing proceedings against his employer on the grounds of breach his employment contract. Mr Lavery had obtained a super injunction preventing reporting of the case that he is taking against his empl

J.J. Rice & Company have welcomed Caoimhin Donnelly as a newly qualified solicitor in their Belfast office. Having spent a year in a paralegal role before commencing his training contract, Mr Donnelly has already acquired experience in the areas of criminal defence, personal injury litigation, i

The Parades Commission has permitted an Orange Order parade along the Garvaghy Road in a determination released today. The parade by Portadown District LOL No.1 will take place on Sunday 27 September. It will begin at Drumcree Church and conclude at Carlton Street Orange Hall proceeding down Drumcre

Partners Kenny Chambers and David Holley pictured with newly qualified solicitors Joel Whitten, Kaitlin Small, Alex Jeffers, Matthew Murray and Robert Reid, and trainees Hugh O’Hare, Katy Reilly, Grace Tweedie and Lara Hatwell. This September, Johnsons Solicitors welcome their largest ever coh

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has revealed in an email to members that Chief Executive, David Lavery sought an injunction against the Society barring disclosure of information in relation to his disciplinary process to members. Mr Lavery lost his post as human rights commissioner in August fol

The All-Party Group on Access to Justice(APG) met on Tuesday for a substantive discussion on the use of Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs) also known as Confidentiality Clauses. APG members had the opportunity to hear directly from vice chair of the Bar Council Martin Wolfe KC and Les Allamby, represe

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Sir Chris Bryant, has announced that The Right Honourable Sir John O'Hara KC will lead the independent review into the decision-making processes and organisational governance of the Parades Commission.  The independent judge-led review has been comm

Carson McDowell has welcomed seven trainee solicitors to its training programme, bringing the total number of trainees across the first and second years to eighteen. Five of the trainees, Erin Barnes, James Maguire, Lauren Jones, Matthew Halliday and Seamus Gilsenan, are new to Carson McDowell, whil

The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR) has published its first report, Rory O’Kelly: Investigation into the events of 4 March 1977 which finds that Mr O’Kelly, 59, was murdered by the Provisional IRA because of his employment with the Office o

The charity committee of the Bar of Northern Ireland have launched its inaugural “Voices for Good” Public Speaking Competition and invite school-aged students from Primary 5 through to A Level age to participate. The competition provides an opportunity for young people to speak inside a