Northern Ireland

The Court of Appeal in Belfast has reserved judgment on an appeal from an anonymous applicant arguing that the UK cannot leave the EU if it results in the imposition of a hard border. Patricia Coyle, solicitor at Harte Coyle Collins, is representing "JR83", whose case was dismissed by the High Court

The Department of Finance has launched a "full and comprehensive" review of the business rates system in Northern Ireland. A public consultation opened yesterday and will run until 11 November 2019, seeking views on the future direction of the business rating system.

Lawyers from Britain, Jersey, the Isle of Man and Cyprus were welcomed to Belfast for the second meeting of the European Hub of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA).

A legal bid to stop a no-deal Brexit on the basis that it would breach the Good Friday Agreement will be heard by the UK Supreme Court tomorrow. Belfast solicitor Ciaran O'Hare of McIvor Farrell Solicitors said the case brought by victims' rights campaigner Raymond McCord had "moved with unprecedent

A Belfast-based human rights organisation has submitted a complaint against Translink for breaching its equality requirements by failing to consider the impact of facilitating passport checks on its cross-border services. The Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) has submitted a breach of

The High Court in Belfast has dismissed three conjoined applications challenging the UK Government’s Brexit strategy, which the applicants argued would result in a no-deal Brexit and a hard border in breach of the Good Friday Agreement. Finding that the subject matter of the applications was "

A man who was convicted of raping a 91-year-old woman in 2001 has had his application to appeal his conviction for failure to comply with notification requirements under the Sexual Offences Act 2003 refused. Finding that the enhanced notification requirements did not breach Article 7

Belfast firm Millar McCall Wylie has announced the appointment of employment solicitor David Mitchell following a period of significant growth. The appointment will see Mr Mitchell, who qualified as a solicitor in 2014, advising and representing both employees and employers alongside employment part

There remains an opportunity for Northern Ireland to take forward long-awaited domestic abuse reforms after a Westminster setback by working to restore devolution, former justice minister Claire Sugden has told Irish Legal News. The UK Government announced earlier this summer that its Domestic Abuse

The PSNI will attempt to appeal a landmark ruling on holiday pay directly to the UK Supreme Court, according to reports. The Court of Appeal in Belfast ruled in June that PSNI officers can pursue claims for holiday pay from the date of commencement of the Working Time Regulations (NI) 1998, and are

Belfast firm Larkin Cassidy Solicitors has announced the promotion of Aoife Clayton to associate. Ms Clayton, a graduate of University College Dublin and Queen's University Belfast, joined the firm in 2012.

Andrea McCann, employment partner at John McKee in Belfast, looks at how employers can enforce restrictive covenants through the courts. Employees are integral to the success of all businesses. But when individuals leave to join a competing organisation or set up their own business, they do so knowi

Personal injury and road traffic accident specialist law firm JMK Solicitors has launched a student prize in conjunction with Queen's University Belfast. Over the next three academic years, the student who achieves the highest mark in the Torts module and meetings the widening access criteria set by

Risk and insurance law specialists BLM, with offices in Belfast and Dublin, has warned that sporting bodies are leaving themselves vulnerable to claims of sexual misconduct by not taking the necessary steps to protect against allegations of abuse. Fintan Canavan, partner at BLM in Belfast, said orga

Northern Ireland firm Carson McDowell has announced 17 internal promotions, naming seven new senior associates and 10 associates across its teams.