Northern Ireland

Justice Minister Claire Sugden Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden has said she cannot call a public inquiry into the RHI scandal by herself.

Robin Swann, MLA for North Antrim Budget cuts to the Department of Justice have led to an increase in prison deaths, an Ulster Unionist Party MLA has claimed.

Brian Gormally The Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) celebrated its 35th birthday in 2016, "a busy year" for the human rights group.

Gerry Daly The funeral of Gerry Daly, managing partner of Francis Hanna & Co Solicitors, took place in Belfast this morning.

A mother-of-four, who was refused bereavement benefits upon the death of her cohabiting partner of 23 years, has had her application for judicial review dismissed by the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal. The Court overturned the decision of the the High Court, in which Justice Treacy found that the

Professor Phil Scraton Professor Phil Scraton, an academic at Queen’s University Belfast who sat on the Hillsborough inquiry, refused an OBE in the Queen's New Year Honours list.

The Bar Mock Trial Competition, which aims to teach school pupils about their rights and help them better understand the justice system, turned 25 years old in 2016. The Citizenship Foundation and the Bar Council of Northern Ireland congratulated schools across Northern Ireland which worked hard las

Christmas home leave has been granted to 93 prisoners in Northern Ireland this year, the Northern Ireland Prison Service has confirmed. The figure is a slight decline on 2015, when 108 were granted leave.

Young people at Woodlands Juvenile Justice Centre in Bangor were joined by parents, families and invited guests as the annual carol service hosted by the Youth Justice Agency (YJA).

Kieran Donnelly The level of outstanding fines in Northern Ireland is "exceptionally high", according to the Northern Ireland Audit Office.

The Department of Justice cannot be compelled to legislate to protect the identities of minors who are suspected of crimes, the High Court in Belfast has ruled. It follows a legal challenge by a 15-year-old boy who was identified in newspapers as a suspect in a cyber attack.

Attorney General John Larkin QC Northern Ireland's Attorney General John Larkin QC is too late to refer the Ashers discrimination case to the UK Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden has announced an immediate pre-Christmas £240,000 capital funding package for voluntary Search and Rescue groups in Northern Ireland.

Justice Minister Claire Sugden Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden has called for her Department of Justice to be taken into account in a full investigation into Stormont's RHI scandal.

Lord Justice Gillen Northern Ireland's Department of Justice has said it will consider how to fund Lord Justice Gillen's recommendations for civil and family justice reforms over the coming months.