Northern Ireland

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The families of three young boys killed during the early years of the Troubles have announced fresh legal proceedings against the UK government following the release of a new documentary. Lost Boys: Belfast's Missing Children, produced by Ed Stobart and directed by Des Henderson, links the disappear

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The Law Society of Northern Ireland has said it is consulting with its insurers before deciding whether to publish a legal opinion on trainee solicitors' entitlement to the national minimum wage. Last month, Irish Legal News reported how solicitor firms were shocked to be told they owed up to tens o

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Criminal barristers in Northern Ireland are to stage a one-day strike on Friday 17 November 2023 in an escalating dispute over delays in legal aid payments. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) previously balloted members on a withdrawal of services in response to “unprecedented and worsening&rd

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Retired solicitor John Robert Kirk has passed away. Mr Kirk worked with Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin Solicitors until his retirement in 2015.

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Northern Ireland law firm Millar McCall Wylie is on track to exceed its goal of growing turnover by 50 per cent in three years, the firm has announced. Having set the three-year target in 2021, the locally-owned firm said expansion across its real estate, matrimonial and family, and employment law d

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Thirteen charities delivering projects across Northern Ireland have been successful in securing funding from the Allen & Overy Foundation. The Allen & Overy Foundation is funded by contributions from A&O partners worldwide and is managed locally by the Belfast grants committee.

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Prominent lawyers are among more than 300 individuals and civil society organisations from Northern Ireland who have called on the UK government to withdraw support from an Israeli government that "commits war crimes with impunity". An open letter co-ordinated by the Committee on the Administration

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Arthur Cox has named Lynsey Mallon as the next managing partner of its Northern Ireland practice. Ms Mallon will take up the position in April 2024 in addition to her role as head of the firm's corporate and commercial department, succeeding Catriona Gibson who, after an eight-year tenure as managin

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Northern Ireland personal injury and road traffic accident law firm JMK Solicitors has welcomed three newly-qualified solicitors following the completion of their apprenticeships. Ellie Jennings, Hayley Robinson and Jordan Kelly are now permanent members of the team, having successfully completed th

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A first-of-its-kind judicial review aimed at forcing Northern Ireland's Department of Infrastructure to resume carrying out exhaust emissions tests on diesel cars has been delayed until January. The case brought by Friends of the Earth NI with support from The PILS Project was expected to return to

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Northern Ireland personal injury and road traffic accident law firm JMK Solicitors has celebrated its 20th year in business. JMK Solicitors was established in 2003 by Newry-based businessman Jonathan McKeown, with the day-to-day running of the firm led by managing director Maurece Hutchinson and leg

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