Northern Ireland

Justice Minister Claire Sugden Justice Minister Claire Sugden has published the 2016/17 Human Trafficking and Exploitation Strategy for Northern Ireland.

Pictured (l-r): Richard Gray, Brendan Mooney and Don Harrington Northern Ireland business owners were urged to take advantage of development capital and private equity investors' increasing appetite to invest in Northern Ireland at a conference organised by Carson McDowell and Goodbody Stockbrokers.

Attorney General John Larkin QC Attorney General John Larkin QC has asked the UK Supreme Court to address questions raised by the failed challenge to the Brexit process by a cross-party group of MLAs.

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon Human rights groups have welcomed a commitment from Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon to explore the possibility that Northern Ireland women could access free abortions through NHS Scotland.

Edwards & Company has become the first Northern Ireland law firm to achieve accreditation in Data Protection by THINK Data Protection.

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland has ruled against a man who had a quantity of 63 tablets known as legal highs seized by the police in 2014 and sought their return under the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998. Delivering the judgment of the three-judge Court of Appeal, Lord Justice Weatherup

David Ford Northern Ireland's former Justice Minister David Ford has called for clarity on access to UK government funding for tackling paramilitarism.

The growth of house prices in Northern Ireland slowed in the third quarter of the year, according to new figures from the Northern Ireland Statistics & Research Agency. NISRA's latest NI Residential Property Price Index shows prices in Q3 2016 were up 5.4 per cent compared to the same quarter in

Katie McAllister A boy who was traumatised by a racist attack can remain at a grammar school which wanted to remove him, the High Court in Belfast has ruled.

Armagh solicitor Liam Mallon passed away at Craigavon Area Hospital on Thursday evening. The respected lawyer had practised in the city since the 1980s, and established the solicitor firm L J Mallon & Co on English Street.

Justice Minister Claire Sugden has named her key priorities as tackling domestic violence, improving mental health services, and supporting older people and children in the justice system.

Sarah Burrows The head of Cleaver Fulton Rankin's charity department has been shortlisted for Best in Professional Services at the Women in Business Awards 2016.

A bakery company which was found to have discriminated against a man on grounds of sexual orientation has said it will try to appeal the ruling to the UK Supreme Court. Lawyers for the McArthur family, owners of Ashers Bakery Company, have written to Court of Appeal judges in Belfast asking for clar

Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan Northern Ireland’s Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan received a warm welcome in Scotland last night when he delivered the biennial Jean Clark lecture at the University of Dundee and reflected on the role of the judiciary in a modern democracy.

Pupils at Dalriada School are competing in the Bar Mock Trial World Championships in New York following their success in the Northern Ireland heat in November 2015 and UK Final triumph in April.