Northern Ireland

A child abuse survivors' group has spoken of hope that interim payments for historical child abuse victims could be agreed this week with David Sterling, head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service. Margaret McGuckin of Survivors and Victims of Institutional Abuse (SAVIA) is on the expert panel meeti

People in Northern Ireland could face a fine of up to £1,000 for riding an electric bicycle without a motorcycle license, it has been revealed. The Department of Infrastructure has confirmed that NI laws have not yet been brought in line with the rest of the UK, where a license is not required to r

A woman who admitted liability and agreed damages at £200,000 for knocking down a school employee while collecting a child on school grounds has failed to prove in the High Court that the South-Eastern Education and Library Board was negligent in its failure to make the road safe for pedestrians. B

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