Northern Ireland

Pictured (left-right, top-bottom): Richard Craig, Maeve Fisher, Glenn Watterson, Fiona McFall and Caroline Glover Mills Selig has announced the promotion of five of its solicitors to the firm's newly-created position of senior associate.

Lord Justice Stephens One of Northern Ireland's top judges will give a rare level of judicial insight into the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) at a seminar hosted by Carson McDowell tomorrow.

Mark Mulholland QC A former chairman of The Bar Council of Northern Ireland has warned that citizens' arrests by controversial "paedophile hunter" groups may be found to be unlawful.

Gerry Adams Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has failed in his bid to overturn his 1975 criminal convictions for attempting prison escape.

The Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has confirmed it will not prosecute a 25-year-old woman who held a placard reading "f*** the DUP" at Belfast Pride last August. Ellie Evans was questioned by PSNI officers after two complaints were made, including one from Jim Wells, DUP MLA for South Down, who w

Pictured (l-r): Maurece Hutchinson, Managing Director; Jonathan McKeown, Chairman; and Olivia Meehan, Legal Services Director JMK Solicitors handled more personal injury cases than any other firm in Northern Ireland for a fourth consecutive year in 2017.

Steven Keown The Belfast Solicitors' Association (BSA) is hosting a quiz night in April to raise cash for spina bifida charity SHINE.

Laura Lee A law graduate who sought to overturn Northern Ireland's ban on the purchase of sex has passed away at the age of 39.

John Finucane Long-standing campaigners for justice for murdered solicitor Pat Finucane have called for a key British Army officer to be questioned.

Christopher Stanley Christopher Stanley, litigation consultant at Belfast-based KRW Law, has been named Lawyer of the Week by The Times.

Amnesty International and sexual health charity the Family Planning Association are today hosting a delegation of Labour MPs in Belfast, led by Shadow Northern Ireland Secretary Owen Smith.

Carla Lockhart An MLA has called for the creation of a "central register of people who are not allowed near pets".

Newry-based McKeowns Solicitors has expanded into Belfast by acquiring 3,500 sq ft of office space in Law Society House. The firm practices in various areas of law, including personal injury, employment, conveyancing and civil litigation.

A total of £834,000 was returned to law enforcement agencies, the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) and the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service last year out of £1.7 million recovered from organised crime groups. The Organised Crime Task Force (OCTF) dismantled 23 organised crime groups (

Alastair Todd Arthur Cox has responded to the publication of the latest Northern Ireland housing bulletin.