Northern Ireland

The Northern Ireland Human Rights Festival (NIHRF) has officially launched its 2019 programme of events, taking place across Belfast and Northern Ireland from Sunday 8th to Saturday 14th December.

A&L Goodbody (ALG) has been awarded the Bronze Diversity Mark by Diversity Mark NI in recognition of the firm’s commitment to gender diversity. Along with other organisations receiving the Diversity Mark at the event, ALG was commended for the innovative ways in which it is focused on driv

Personal injury solicitors Una O'Neill and Gerard Nugent have celebrated three successful appeals which led to higher pay-outs for their clients. The pair, who practice at Northern Ireland-based JMK Solicitors, advised their clients, including the representatives of two children, that the sum awarde

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has won an appeal against a £7,500 damages award over delays in progressing the inquest of the death of Pearse Jordan. The Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan, found that the trial judge had failed to differentiate between the period of delay for

Kevin Murphy, partner in TLT's Belfast office, looks at how planning law reform could support Northern Ireland's electric vehicle network. Northern Ireland is making great progress in renewable energy generation. But when it comes to electric vehicle (EV) uptake and the infrastructure needed to supp

Mr Justice Adrian Colton will be appointed as president of the new Historical Institutional Abuse Redress Board, the Lord Chief Justice has announced. The redress board, established by legislation fast-tracked through Westminster before it dissolved, will be responsible for receiving and processing

Commercial and licensing lawyer Richard McLaughlin has joined Keystone Law as a consultant solicitor. Mr McLaughlin, formerly a solicitor at Joseph Donnelly & Co Solicitors, brings experience in the world of licensing, particularly in Belfast, having advised numerous pubs, off-licences, nightclu

Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin's marketing and business development manager, Amanda Sistern, has won recognition at the Women in Business Awards. The firm nominated Ms Sistern for her recent "Legal Focus" social media marketing campaign, focusing on key departments within the firm over a dedicat

Young offenders at Hydebank Wood College have been invited to take part in a new boxing work-out programme aimed at improving their fitness and mental health. Boxing champions Paddy Barnes, Marc McCullough and Carly McNaul visited the facility to launch the new six-week, non-contact boxing course fo

A judge will be appointed to oversee the redress scheme for victims and survivors of historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland by the end of the week. David Sterling, head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service, met with victims and survivors yesterday to outline plans to set up the long-awa

Prime Minister Boris Johnson will today pledge to amend the Human Rights Act to bring an end to the "unfair trials" of soldiers over their conduct in Northern Ireland, according to reports. The Conservative Party manifesto will include a commitment to amending the law to exclude any death in Norther

Belfast-based Millar McCall Wylie has renewed its sponsorship of Ulster's historic Junior Cup rugby competition for two further years. Jan Cunningham, partner and former Ulster player, said the firm was proud to be supporting the competition and strengthening its long-standing relationship with Ulst

A man who pleaded guilty to the murder of his mother must serve eight years' imprisonment before being considered for release on licence. Commenting that the case was clearly “close to the borderline between murder and manslaughter”, Mr Justice Adrian Colton said the evidence “over

More than 550 solicitors have completed the Law Society of Northern Ireland's advanced advocacy course since it started two decades ago. The course, organised by the Law Society through the Advocacy Working Party and in conjunction with the National Institute for Trial Advocacy (NITA), provides soli

Belfast city centre practices C&J Black Solicitors and Culbert & Martin Solicitors have announced a merger. The deal between the two long-established firms, now in effect, sees Culbert & Martin integrated into C&J Black, with C&M partner David Gray joining as a consultant.