Northern Ireland

The PSNI will publish a formal public policy on its retention of biometric data after settling a case brought by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC). The NIHRC issued judicial review proceedings against the PSNI in December 2017 on behalf of an individual who wanted them to erase fi

The absence of devolved government in Northern Ireland has left human rights "trapped in political limbo", Amnesty International has warned. The human rights group has released a statement to mark the two-year anniversary of the collapse of the Northern Ireland Assembly in 2017.

Mears has been awarded a 10-year government contract to provide accommodation and support for asylum seekers in Northern Ireland. The housing and care services provider will also house and support service users in Scotland, North East England and Yorkshire and the Humber.

Representatives of the Law Society of Northern Ireland attended the swearing in of their former president, Mr Justice Ian Huddleston, as a High Court judge. The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Sir Declan Morgan, yesterday swore in the judge, a former Council member and chairperson of the Law

Armagh solicitor Ian Dawson, principal partner at Ian Dawson & Co Solicitors, has passed away. The Law Society of Northern Ireland has extended its condolences to his family, friend and colleagues.

A&L Goodbody (ALG) has grown in Belfast with the appointment of six newly-qualified solicitors and the welcoming of seven new trainees.

Bangor solicitor Hugh Desmond Murray, founding partner of Murray Kelly Moore Solicitors, has passed away at the age of 89. The Law Society of Northern Ireland has extended its condolences to Mr Murray's family, friends and colleagues.

Suzanne Rice, president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland, will take part in a panel discussion this week following a Belfast screening of RBG. The new biopic looks at the life and career of Ms Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who acted in a number of landmark gender equality cases before her

Potential witnesses to the Ballymurphy massacre have been urged to come forward ahead of the recommencement of inquests into the ten deaths later this month. Evidence will be heard from 21 January 2019 on the ten deaths that occurred on 9, 10 and 11 August 1971.

Two men who were found guilty of the murder of a man in South Belfast have been given minimum terms of 20 years imprisonment, and another man has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years for assisting them by hiding the shotgun in his bedroom. Describing how the men who went to the deceased’s

Belfast-based Higgins Hollywood Deazley (HHD) Solicitors has appointed Nick Bennett as an immigration solicitor. Mr Bennett, who is also secretary of the Immigration Practitioners' Group NI, was previously a legal executive in the firm's immigration department.

Up to 1,000 police officers from England and Scotland are being trained for possible deployment to Northern Ireland in the event of a no-deal Brexit, The Guardian reports. The move was requested by the PSNI in anticipation of potential unrest about border arrangements that could be put in place if t

An adhesive company has failed to appeal a finding of liability against it in a claim for damages brought by a kitchen door manufacturer based in Cookstown. It was found by an independent expert in the High Court that the glue supplied by the adhesive company was not suitable for use with the MDF us

The Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland, Brendan McGuigan, has been appointed to review pre-release testing arrangements for Northern Ireland prisoners. Mr McGuigan said the review, requested by the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS), would be a priority for him.

Tourism NI has warned that that unlicensed landlords advertising their properties on Airbnb could face court action, after figures revealed a sharp rise in Northern Ireland properties listed on the service. Market research group AirDNA said there were 2,516 Airbnb listings in Northern Ireland in Dec