Northern Ireland

A senior judge has said that recent reforms to commercial litigation in Northern Ireland could make it one of the most attractive places in the UK and Ireland to do business. Mr Justice Horner, a Commercial Court judge in the High Court, made the comments at a Northern Ireland In-House Lawyers Group

The average length of time taken for the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) to decide whether or not a Crown Court case should proceed has increased by more than 21 per cent. According to the statistical bulletin for 2018/19, the average days required for the issue of an indictable prosecution decisio

Queen's University Belfast has invited law students to submit their work for competition in the inaugural Claire Palley Undergraduate Award for Gender and Law. This award was established in 2019 to recognise the best student essay or dissertation completed in the period October–May preceding a

Belfast solicitor Niall Murphy, partner at KRW Law, has been named "Lawyer of the Week" by The Times. The newspaper has published a Q&A with Mr Murphy following his work on the successful legal challenge by Northern Ireland journalists Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey against police search warr

An inquest into the death of Daniel Carson, a young Catholic who was murdered as he left work near the lower Shankill in 1973, has found that the investigation into his death was “flawed and inadequate”. Finding that there was “compelling and credible evidence” that the gunma

Commercial law firm Tughans will run a free legal clinic at this year's Digital DNA, the biggest digital and tech event in Northern Ireland.

Worthingtons Solicitors has thanked its staff, friends and clients for helping to raise over £5,400 for charity partner Action Cancer.

Northern Ireland solicitors Jill Downing and Libby Jackson have been recognised in the Queen's Birthday Honours List 2019. Ms Downing, a partner at Co Antrim firm Magennis & Creighton, has received an OBE for services to children and families and to voluntary work in the community in Northern Ir

The managing director of personal injury specialist firm JMK Solicitors has been awarded a fellowship from the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). Maurece Hutchinson has become one of only three Northern Ireland-based legal professionals to currently hold the accreditation.

Arthur Cox has announced the promotion of David Black, Cahal Carvill, Mark Jameson and Chris Milligan to partners in Northern Ireland. Mr Black, a litigation and dispute resolution lawyer, acts on behalf of local and international organisations on a wide range of litigation matters. He represents me

Preliminary hearings into legacy cases will take place this September to establish their readiness for full inquest proceedings, the presiding coroner has announced. Mrs Justice Siobhan Keegan today held a listing of all the outstanding legacy inquests to provide an update on the work that is being

A coalition of Northern Ireland civil society groups has called on the UK Government to "do everything in its power" to prevent a no-deal Brexit. The letter warns that the possibility of the UK leaving the EU without a deal in October has "dramatically increased" following Prime Minister Theresa May

Commercial law firm Tughans has announced the appointment of Michael McCord as senior partner, taking over from John-George Willis. Mr Willis will remain with the firm as a consultant in the corporate team, which will now be led by partner James Donnelly.

Judge Desmond Marrinan has been appointed by the Department of Justice to lead an independent review of Northern Ireland's hate crime laws. The review will examine issues such as a workable and agreed definition of a hate crime; whether the current enhanced sentence approach is appropriate for North

Northern Ireland lawyers have been given a rare insight into the important and changing role of mediation in dispute resolution in Commonwealth countries. The Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) event, taking place in Law Society House, heard from Mr Justice Vasheist Kokaram from the High Court o