Northern Ireland

Justice Minister Claire Sugden An LGBT rights group has called on Justice Minister Claire Sugden to extend a proposed pardon for gay and bisexual men in England and Wales to Northern Ireland.

Tughans has launched its Trainee Solicitor Scheme, which seeks to recruit five trainees to commence employment in September 2017.

The UK Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an appeal against the quashing of a woman’s conviction for the murder of her former partner, and upheld the Court of Appeal’s finding that bad character evidence had been wrongly admitted at the woman’s trial in 2010. Delivering the unanimous judg

Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire has insisted Northern Ireland's interests will be protected in Brexit talks despite failing to secure a seat on a crucial Government committee.

The NI Chapter of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators are constantly seeking to assist members with continuing professional development and have identified the need for proper Expert training at a reasonable cost. Following the introduction of the Practice Direction 2015 the Commercial Courts in

The Law Society of Northern Ireland and The Bar of Northern Ireland have signed a statement condemning the possible reinstatement of the death penalty in Turkey. A joint statement presented to the standing committee of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) by CCBE President Michel B

Pictured (l-r): Vilma Patterson, PBNI chair; Health Minister Michelle O’Neill;Justice Minister Claire Sugden; Cheryl Lamont, PBNI director The Probation Board for Northern Ireland has launched a new mobile phone app designed to help offenders desist from crime.

Dr Gráinne McKeever from Ulster University’s School of Law Ulster University and the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) have secured almost £220,000 to fund an in-depth study examining the extent to which people represent themselves in court hearings and how this impacts on the jus

Employment caseworker Caroline Maguire Law Centre (NI) has welcomed the conviction of two men for human trafficking offences.

In the High Court in Belfast, Justice Horner found that a man’s failure to include a Penal Notice in an agreed order requiring a family to vacate his premises within a specified time did not preclude him from seeking to re-serve the order with the required Penal Notice attached. Background

The solicitor representing victims’ campaigner Raymond McCord in his challenge to the Brexit process in the High Court in Belfast has said he is encouraged by separate proceedings concluding in London today. Ciaran O'Hare of McIvor Farrell Solicitors travelled to London alongside barrister Conan F

Justice Minister Claire Sugden Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden has launched a competition to recruit new Parole Commissioners to serve from early 2017 until 8 September 2019.

Survivors of child abuse have set out detailed proposals and costings for a redress scheme which they want the Northern Ireland Executive to set up following the end of the Historic Institutional Abuse Inquiry. The £20 million scheme would provide compensation for thousands of children who suffered

An overwhelming majority of people in Northern Ireland support access to abortions in the case of fatal foetal abnormalities (FFA) or pregnancy as the result of rape, a new opinion poll has found.

Gordon McElroy, director of MKB Law Belfast firm MKB Law is set to grow through a merger with debt recovery specialists McAlinden Solicitors.