Northern Ireland

Rachel Toner Belfast and Newtonwards firm Worthingtons Solicitors has announced the recent appointment of Rachel Toner as a commercial solicitor.

Pictured (l-r): Steven Gilliland and Emma Smyth Belfast firm MKB Law has announced the appointment of two new trainee solicitors, Steven Gilliland and Emma Smyth.

Dozens of wanted men evaded arrest between 2011-15 by crossing the Irish border, according to new data published by The Detail. Figures obtained by the investigative news website from the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) reveal that 47 police chases ended at the border over the period, with

Darragh Mackin The Northern Ireland Prison Service has been challenged over its decision to refuse to let a man convicted of the murder of PSNI officer Stephen Carroll receive a booklet from the campaign to free him.

A prominent victims rights campaigner has lodged the first legal challenge in Northern Ireland against the UK's decision to leave the European Union. Raymond McCord, whose son was killed by loyalist paramilitaries in 1997, has lodged an application for judicial review at the High Court in Belfast.

A law firm instructed by a number of prisoners at HMP Maghaberry has called for an independent investigation into violent disturbances earlier this week. Belfast firm KRW Law, which is instructed by a number of a number of sentenced and remand prisoners detained in the Roe House segregated wing, iss

The number of prosecutions disposed at Crown Court in Northern Ireland in 2015 fell by a massive 36.4 per cent because of the Department of Justice's legal aid dispute with barristers, new figures show. After an upward trend between 2011-14, the number of prosecutions fell 36.4 per cent from 2,063 i

Gavin Booth The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland will look into the 1992 shooting of Peter McCormack in Co Down, The Irish News reports.

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland has allowed an appeal from the decision of an Industrial Tribunal (IT) which dismissed the claim of a Slovakian national with Asperger’s Syndrome for unlawful racial discrimination, unlawful disability discrimination, victimisation, harassment on grounds o

Gerry McAlinden QC, chair of the Bar Council of Northern Ireland Gerry McAlinden QC, chair of the Bar Council of Northern Ireland, has mounted a fierce defence of the judiciary in the pages of the Belfast News Letter.

Paul Tweed Compromising pictures of actor Orlando Bloom which appeared in the press have sparked a debate about the balance between privacy rights and freedom of the press.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has passed files on 10 men accused of sex purchase offences to the Public Prosecution Service (PPS). It indicates a change of policy from last November, when the PSNI advised officers that those caught purchasing sex should be cautioned rather than prose

Doug Beattie MLA A member of the Northern Ireland Assembly's justice committee has called for more police resources to be dedicated to Internet crime after thousands were reported in the past year.

Darragh Mackin The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) faces legal action after refusing to remove a banner referring to the shooting of four men in 1991.

Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard Northern Ireland's Infrastructure Minister Chris Hazzard has announced a full and comprehensive review of taxi legislation.