Northern Ireland

Uniformed police officers are set to take part in the Belfast Pride Parade for the first time, sparking political controversy. Human rights lawyer Ciáran Moynagh, organiser of the Lawyers with Pride bloc, told Irish Legal News that he welcomed the PSNI's participation.

Paul Doran A community sentence developed by the Probation Board of Northern Ireland has slashed re-offending rates by 40 per cent.

An MLA has raised concerns about two loyalist paramilitary flags which have been erected outside Newtownards Courthouse. Kellie Armstrong, Alliance MLA for Strangford, said the Ulster Freedom Fighters flags should be removed immediately as they could intimidate courthouse users.

Darragh Mackin The High Court has found the PSNI breached its human rights obligations by failing to produce an overarching thematic report on the linkage between a 1976 pub bombing and other murders by a UVF unit blamed for 130 murders in the 1970s–80s.

The UK Supreme Court will sit in Belfast for the first time next year, the Belfast Telegraph reports. The court sat outside of London for the first time earlier this year when it sat in Edinburgh.

Colin Reid Social workers have warned the implementation of the so-called "rape clause" in Northern Ireland could open them up to prosecution, The Guardian reports.

Staff at the Belfast office of A&L Goodbody have raised £1,000 for charity partner Age NI through a sponsored Spinathon.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is investigating the possible hack of Chief Constable George Hamilton's Twitter account. A tweet which appeared on Mr Hamilton's account and was later removed could have been part of a malicious hack, police believe.

Pat Finucane The widow of solicitor Pat Finucane has been granted permission to appeal to the UK Supreme Court over her failed legal bid to overturn the UK government’s refusal to hold an inquiry into his 1989 murder.

Monye Anyadike-Danes Northern Ireland's first-ever chair of the British Irish Commercial Bar Association (BICBA) has said more international legal work could be attracted to Northern Ireland.

The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (PONI) has opened an investigation into tactics used by undercover PSNI officers in attempting to recruit someone as an informant. A complaint was lodged by Madden & Finucane Solicitors on behalf of a man who said police officers had promised him protect

Ronnie Armour The Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) has launched a discussion paper examining how it can contribute to a reduction in offending.

Darragh Mackin A complaint has been made to the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (PONI) by a Tamil widow whose relatives were massacred in 1986 by an elite Sri Lankan police unit which maintained a close relationship with the RUC.

James Anstey Daniell, a former director of criminal justice in the Northern Ireland Office (NIO), has died at the age of 67. The Belfast Telegraph has published a full obituary.

Paul Tweed Belfast lawyer Paul Tweed is leaving Johnsons Solicitors to set up his own practice focused on taking out defamation actions on behalf of north African and Middle Eastern clients.