Northern Ireland

Staff at Tughans took part in this year's Run in the Dark at Stormont Estate to raise cash for a spinal cord injuries research charity.

Pictured (l-r): Linda Johnston, Dr Julian Sheather Ian Huddleston, Eddie Lynch, Dr Barbara English Greater awareness and a joined up approach is needed to deal with the difficulties surrounding capacity issues in Northern Ireland, a conference hosted by the Law Society of Northern Ireland heard.

Police raided Ballymena Magistrates Court for drugs yesterday, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Proceedings were stopped for half an hour to allow specialist drug detection dogs to inspect defendants after concerns about drugs being brought into the court.

Police officers are being referred for prosecution for speeding, despite legal protection for speeding while at work, the Belfast Telegraph reports. In at least two cases, the officers involved opted to fight their cases in court and were acquitted.

Women in Northern Ireland will not be prosecuted if they disclose a previously unreported rape to claim tax credits, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Concern has been raised that women in Northern Ireland who disclose a previously unreported rape could face prosecution under section 5(1) of the Crimin

A senior solicitor at Cleaver Fulton Rankin has been named Young Lawyer of the Year at LawNet's 2017 Annual Conference and Awards. Rachael Gamble was recognised as an "exceptional" lawyer at the ceremony in Oxfordshire for her legal skills, business and practice development, personal skills and key

A&L Goodbody is sponsoring the Commercial Estate Agent of the Year category in the Belfast Telegraph Property Awards for a third year. The winner will be named at an awards ceremony in Belfast tomorrow.

A Trust in Northern Ireland which agreed to a post-adoption care plan consisting of twice-yearly direct contact, and twice-yearly indirect contact, has been criticised for agreeing to an “excessive” amount of contact granted to parents guilty of child cruel and neglect, and for “the manner and

David Haggan, former Assistant Chief Crown Solicitor for Northern Ireland, has passed away at 91, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Mr Haggan, originally from south Belfast, died in Surrey following a distinguished legal career.

Baroness Tani Grey-Thompson Baroness Tani Grey-Thompson addressed the Law Society of Northern Ireland's sixth annual Sports Law Conference on Friday on the subject of her widely-discussed report on the duty of care owed by sporting authorities to athletes.

Ian Braid Delegates at the Law Society of Northern Ireland's sixth annual Sports Law Conference were urged to "take and give care" of themselves and their colleagues.

Pictured (l-r): Principal Máire Thompson, Jacqueline McAleese and Dr Anne Rice at the programme's first session in Malone Integrated College Staff at Carson McDowell are bringing the Lawyers in School legal education initiative to students at Malone Integrated College.

A finding of the High Court that the the Department of Justice (DOJ) had failed to provide sufficient funding to the Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (PONI) has been overturned on appeal. Emphasising that the Police (NI) Act 1998 provided the DOJ with the discretion to provide sum

Murlands Solicitors has taken over Hamilton & Millar Solicitors following the retirement of Brian Millar after 41 years of practice.