Northern Ireland

Three of Northern Ireland's leading loyalist paramilitary groups have issued a joint statement backing "the rule of law". A statement was read out this morning on behalf of the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), Ulster Defence Association (UDA) and Red Hand Commando (RHC) to mark nearly 20 years since th

New analysis of the Good Friday Agreement has revealed its impact on peace deals worldwide. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh's Global Justice Academy found that key elements of the settlement, struck in April 1998, have become a common feature of other peace negotiations.

The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has said it is aiming to make a decision on whether to prosecute ex-soldiers in connection to the Bloody Sunday killings in 1972 by the end of summer. The PSNI sent a report to the PPS in December 2016 after completing interviews under caution of a number of ex-s

Pictured (l-r): Sarah Burrows, Head of Charity at Cleaver Fulton Rankin; Anne Hannan, Partnerships Manager at Marie Curie; and Jenny Brattle, Hospice Nurse at Marie Curie Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin has announced a new charity partnership with Marie Curie, its 2018 Charity of the Year.

Pictured (l-r): Zara Duffy and Pamela McCreedy from Chartered Accountants Ulster Society, and Michael Neill from A&L Goodbody A&L Goodbody has announced a new partnership with Chartered Accountants Ulster Society which will see the law firm support a series of key events and provide webcasts

Marie Hans Lawyers acting for Paddy Jackson, acquitted of rape after a high-profile nine-week trial, have announced the launch of defamation proceedings against Senator Aodhán Ó Ríordáin in connection to a tweet.

Pictured (l-r): Triumphant team members Neil McDonagh, Belinda Widocka, Rebecca-Jane Kelly and Ben Lowry A team of first-year undergraduates at Ulster University (UU) have become the first from the university to win an external moot.

Patrick Corrigan, Amnesty's Northern Ireland programme director Amnesty International and the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) have condemned a death threat against an unnamed Belfast journalist.

Lawyers acting for Paddy Jackson, yesterday acquitted after a nine-week rape trial, have invited senior justice officials to discuss proposals to clamp down on social media commentary during trials. In a statement issued after the trial, solicitor Joe McVeigh of Belfast-based KRW Law said "vile comm

The nine-week trial of Ireland and Ulster rugby players Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding on rape charges has ended in acquittal. The verdict was reached unanimously by a jury of eight men and three women this afternoon.

Two prison officers at Maghaberry Prison have been presented with a national award by Princess Anne for their work with fathers in prison. John Bell and Neil Rippon were nominated by a prisoner to receive an award for their commitment to the Family Matters project, which is delivered in association

Solicitor Barry Fox, who has practised in Omagh for over 40 years, has passed away. He founded Barry Fox Solicitors, now Fox Law with offices in Omagh and Castlederg.

The criminal justice system in Northern Ireland is significantly more expensive and slower than in England and Wales, according to a new report. The Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) report, Speeding up justice: avoidable delay in the criminal justice system, said it "does not deliver value for m

A French national of Algerian decent has won a case alleging racial and religious discrimination against the Youth Hostel Association of Northern Ireland (YHA). Belfast-based Samir Chefai, who was supported in taking his case by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI), settled his case f

A bill providing for same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland is to be introduced in the House of Lords today. The Marriage (Same Sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Bill to be introduced by Conservative peer Lord Hayward this afternoon is identical to a bill which Labour MP Conor McGinn will present in th