Northern Ireland

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A criminal conviction related to a 1978 IRA bombing has been referred back to Northern Ireland's Court of Appeal by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) because of doubts about the integrity of interview statements. Christopher Cummings was convicted at Belfast Crown Court in 1980 on one coun

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The Supreme Court has made a second reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in a case where the UK seeks the extradition of a man accused of committing IRA-related terrorism offences in Northern Ireland. Delivering its judgment, the seven-judge Supreme Court stated: “The

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Northern Ireland's Department of Justice has invited members of the public to have their say on ideas and priorities to include in a strategy to help improve the experiences of victims and witnesses when engaging with the criminal justice system. The Department of Justice would like to hear from mem

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Belfast-based MSM Law has welcomed Andy Egerton to the firm's criminal defence team. Mr Egerton is a highly-skilled criminal defence solicitor with over 20 years' experience and returns to Northern Ireland following a period working in Merseyside.

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The Irish government has been urged to continue its inter-state case in the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) as campaigners said Troubles victims had been "betrayed" by the UK government. Northern Ireland’s Court of Appeal ruled last month that the controversial Northern Ireland Troubles

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The Law Society of Northern Ireland has been recognised with an international human rights award for coming to the defence of a solicitor disparaged in the House of Commons. A statement issued by the Society last year called for an end to “attacks on lawyers” after Ian Paisley Jr, the DU

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The Law Society of Northern Ireland has celebrated its 2024 Conveyancing Week as an outstanding success. Organised by the Law Society's conveyancing and property committee, the focus of the annual event this year was on providing support, building relationships and widening engagement through a seri

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Criminal barristers in Northern Ireland are to stage a one-day strike and begin to refuse serious cases in pursuit of an increase in legal aid fees. Following a ballot earlier this month, the Criminal Bar Association (CBA), which represents criminal barristers within the Bar of Northern Ireland, wil

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Retired Northern Ireland solicitor Patrick Donnelly has passed away. Mr Donnelly was admitted to the roll in 1965 after qualifying in Edwards & Co Solicitors. He was one of the founding members of Donnelly & Wall in 1967 before retiring from practice in 2002.

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The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) has successfully extradited a person to Northern Ireland to face charges relating to waste criminality for the first time. Michael Meegan, 57, from Co Louth, was yesterday sentenced to fines totalling £1,500 plus a £60 offender levy at

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Wider use of workplace mediation could save the Northern Ireland economy up to £1 billion per year, the Labour Relations Agency for Northern Ireland has said. Mark McAllister, the agency's new chief executive, spoke on the application of 'conflict resolution' strategies to the workplace at an

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An obituary of Belfast lawyer Neil Faris, who passed away last week at the age of 73, has been published in the Belfast Telegraph. Michael H.C. McDowell, who played a significant role in the Northern Ireland peace process, remembers his friend as a "centrist democratic socialist" from a "proudly non

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A judge has rejected an application by the PSNI which sought to force news companies to hand over unbroadcast and unpublished journalistic material. DWF partner Olivia O'Kane acted on behalf of Channel 4 News, ITN, Press Association and UTV in the proceedings before Judge Gordon Kerr QC of the Crown

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A&L Goodbody has welcomed eight newly-qualified solicitors in Northern Ireland. Chris Swann, Eimear Meenan, Elle McMaster, Niamh Wilson, Rachael McDonnell and Sarah Moore take up their new roles as solicitors in the firm's Belfast office, having completed the firm's trainee solicitor programme.

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