Northern Ireland

Dungannon Crown Court and Craigavon Crown Court are closed this morning due to the extreme weather of recent days. Lisburn Youth Court, due to sit at Lisburn Courthouse today, has also been adjourned.

Claire McKeegan Lawyers and human rights groups have called for a public inquiry into allegations of clerical child sex abuse in Northern Ireland.

Claire Edgar Claire Edgar, partner at Francis Hanna & Co Solicitors, facilitated the Justice Institute on Gender-Based Violence's first-ever UK training course in Belfast this week.

Grainne Teggart Amnesty International has called on the UK government to extend the Undercover Policing Inquiry (UCPI) to Northern Ireland.

Belfast firm Tughans recently teamed up with communications agency Ardmore Advertising to spearhead a breakfast briefing on the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The Northern Ireland courts remain open today in spite of a complete shutdown south of the border, the Lord Chief Justice's office has confirmed. A spokesperson told Irish Legal News the courts were still running, although "business may be delayed in some areas".

Fisher & Fisher Solicitors is now delivering a specialist family law service from its newly-refurbished office in Sandy Row.

Bernadette McCloskey Belfast-based Shean Dickson Merrick Solicitors is expanding into larger premises as it anticipates increased demand amid the "huge impact" of Brexit, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

Over 40 local businesses learned about "nudge theory" from self-described "mentalist" David Meade at a seminar hosted by Pinsent Masons and the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce.

John McMahon Keystone Law has celebrated its first year in Northern Ireland, a year on from its merger with Belfast-based McMahon McKay.

Michelle O'Neill The release of funding for legacy inquests has been surrounded with confusion following Sinn Féin claims that it secured a commitment from the UK government outside its failed talks with the DUP.

Órfhlaith Begley Carrickmore solicitor Órfhlaith Begley has been selected by Sinn Féin to contest the upcoming West Tyrone by-election.

Human rights groups have welcomed a new UN report which finds Northern Ireland's abortion laws are leading to human rights violations. The UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) has published a 19-page inquiry report on access to abortion in Northern Ireland followin

Litigation lawyers at Robert G Sinclair & Co Solicitors recently attended the annual fundraiser in Belfast for Brain Injury Matters.

A judge in Londonderry Magistrates' Court has called for longer sentences for domestic abusers. Judge Barney McElholm said he could impose a maximum sentence of six months on Michael McIntyre, 45, who admitted assaulting his ex-girlfriend and another woman last January.