Northern Ireland

A law professor at Ulster University is spending ten days in El Salvador to support the establishment of a new State office to search for those disappeared during the country's civil war. Professor Cath Collins, professor of transitional justice in the Transitional Justice Institute at Ulster Univer

Global law firm Baker McKenzie has credited its global services centre in Belfast with helping to deliver "significant efficiencies and savings" worth over $50 million in annual revenue. Paul Rawlinson, chair of the firm, made the remarks as he welcomed figures showing global revenues up 10 per cent

Belfast firm Davidson McDonnell has announced the appointment of Lynsey Elliott as a senior solicitor, extending the firm's offering to include a full range of finance legal services. Ms Elliott qualified as a solicitor in 2011 and joined the finance department of a major Irish law firm as an associ

Ibrahim Halawa, the Irish citizen who was detained in Egypt for four years during an international campaign for his release, will speak at this year's Belfast International Arts Festival. The full festival programme is set to be launched tomorrow, organisers say, but Patrick Corrigan let Mr Halawa's

A professor of human rights law has warned that a controversial counter-terrorism bill could undermine freedom of expression, The Irish News reports. Professor Colin Harvey of QUB School of Law told the newspaper that the Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill is "deeply problematic".

A moment of silence was held at Coleraine Magistrates Court yesterday to show respect to late photographer Mark Jamieson, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Mr Jamieson, who frequently photographed the courts in Coleraine, Ballymena and Antrim for the Belfast Telegraph and other newspapers, passed away

Michael Duffy, solicitor at Worthingtons Solicitors in Belfast, writes on recourse in the case of negligent property surveys. Picture the scenario: a prospective purchaser has instructed a surveyor to prepare a report. The report shows that the property is structurally sound and the purchaser purcha

Newtownards solicitor Elaine Mary Early has appeared in court accused of stealing over £250,000 from clients, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Ms Early, 53, faces 12 counts of fraud, five counts of transferring criminal property and one count of theft before .

Human rights groups in Northern Ireland have warned against the introduction of new counter-terror legislation which will create a "stop and search zone" around the border and criminalise certain republican images. The Counter-Terrorism and Border Security Bill is currently making its way through We

Northern Ireland's Department of Justice has announced plans to gather information about victims' and witnesses' experience of the court system in sexual offence cases in the Crown Court. The Crown Court Observers' study is part of the 2018/2019 action plan published jointly under the Departments of

Ciara Lagan, corporate partner at Belfast firm Tughans, writes on Brexit and diversity. Does Brexit mean a hard border, a watered-down Chequers’ plan, leaving the Customs Union, no deal? After more than 2 years of negotiations, plans and posturing we are still no clearer on what impact Brexit

Eversheds Sutherland has announced plans to double the size of its Belfast office over the next 18 months. The global firm will bring its headcount to at least 30, up from the current figure of 15 including three partners.

Specialist insurance industry law firm Horwich Farrelly has opened an office in Belfast under the leadership of newly reappointed partner Matthew Fitzpatrick. Mr Fitzpatrick returns to the UK-based firm, where he worked for over 10 years, after having spent time at two prominent Northern Ireland fir

The PSNI is struggling to deal with "mountains of material" relating to legacy cases, Chief Constable George Hamilton has said. Mr Hamilton made the remarks while participating in a panel discussion at Féile an Phobail yesterday, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

Average house prices in Northern Ireland have risen by 6.2 per cent in the past year, according to the latest report from Ulster University. The latest Quarterly House Price Index report finds that the average price of properties sold in Northern Ireland in the second quarter of 2018 was £162,