Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland lawyers have been advised to take note of a court decision to overturn a conviction for driving without a licence. The Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) is highlighting to the legal profession a point of law in a referral made in June 2024 to the County Court in Northern

More than a dozen peers have urged the UK government not to repeal legislation preventing former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams and others from receiving compensation for a miscarriage of justice. The UK Supreme Court unanimously ruled in R v Adams [2020] UKSC 19 that an interim custody

The Law Society of Northern Ireland is seeking input on the establishment of a new women's network. The new network aims to enhance the experience of women in the solicitor profession across Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland commercial law firm Tughans recorded turnover of nearly £13 million in 2023/24, according to its latest accounts. Documents filed with Companies House show the firm's turnover was £12.78 million in the financial year ending 31 March 2024, a two per cent increase on the p

Carson McDowell partner Cathal O'Neill has been appointed as Northern Ireland president of the Forum of Insurance Lawyers (FOIL). Mr O'Neill, who joined the firm in 2017, is co-head of its defence insurance litigation team.

Solicitor Kathryn Stevenson has been appointed as a non-executive member to the Children's Court Guardian Agency for Northern Ireland. Ms Stevenson is head of legal services at the Children's Law Centre (CLC), which offers free legal advice and information on a wide range of children's legal rights

Northern Ireland victims and survivors of historical child abuse in faith settings have been invited to tell their stories as part of a research study. The project, which has been commissioned by The Executive Office, will look at the experiences of victims and survivors across all faith settings. I

Commercial law firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has become one of the latest signatories to Northern Ireland's Mental Health Charter. The Mental Health Charter was produced by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland alongside charities Action Mental Health, Disability Action, Mindwise, Mental Health

Paddy Kelly is to step down as head of the Children's Law Centre (CLC) in Northern Ireland. Ms Kelly established the centre in 1997 and has served as its director ever since, overseeing its growth into the leading children's rights organisation in Northern Ireland.

Over 2,300 convictions have been made under landmark domestic abuse legislation since its introduction in Northern Ireland nearly three years ago, according to new figures. The Domestic Abuse and Civil Proceedings Act (Northern Ireland) 2021, which came into force in February 2022, criminalises patt

The UK government is to appeal a Northern Ireland court ruling which concluded that there is "no viable alternative" to holding a public inquiry into the 1997 murder of GAA official Sean Brown. Mr Brown was chairman of Bellaghy Wolfe Tones GAA Club and was locking the gates to its training grou

Criminal barristers in Northern Ireland have begun a month-long boycott of legally aided Crown Court cases in an escalation of their campaign for fee increases. The Criminal Bar Association (CBA) announced the boycott last month following disappointment over the Department of Justice's response

A newly-released document reveals that Northern Ireland's lord chief justice for most of the 1970s and 1980s was described to the Irish government as a sectarian antisemite. Mr Justice Robert Lowry, later Baron Lowry, "dislikes Jews as much as he dislikes Catholics", an official in the Department of

The Law Society of Northern Ireland is now formally represented within the Law Society of Ireland for the first time in its century-long history. Since 1921, five seats have been reserved on the Council of the Law Society of Ireland for representatives from its northern counterpart — but have

Northern Ireland firm McKees has reported a 20 per cent growth in business over the course of 2024. The firm this year welcomed eight new team members and moved to a new 7,500 sq ft office in Belfast's Linenhall Building.