Northern Ireland

A third of young offenders reoffend within a year of their release from custody, according to new figures from Northern Ireland's Department of Justice. A new report compares reoffending rates of under-17s and adults who have been given a non-custodial disposal at court, a diversionary disposal or w

A man who says his Japanese fiancée has been refused a UK visa because he holds an Irish passport is bringing an application for judicial review to the Northern Ireland courts, the Belfast Telegraph reports. Lawyers for Ciaran Doole want to overturn the Home Office decision so he can go ahead with

Brendan McGuigan Prison authorities in Northern Ireland are at odds over whether a substance abuse strategy has been commenced, The Detail reports.

Belfast firm KRW Law has written to the Attorney General for England and Wales, Jeremy Wright QC, to request a refresh investigation into the prosecution of the Guildford Four. The law firm is instructed by Ann McKearnan, the sister of Gerry Conlon, one of the Guildford Four who were wrongfully impr

Pictured: Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Sir Declan Morgan Northern Ireland's judiciary must provide leadership to overcome the political stalemate that has paralysed devolution, leading legal figures heard in the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast yesterday.

Pictured (l-r): Michael King, Lorraine Keown, Fergal Maguire, Alan McAlister, Rachael Gamble and Michael Black Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has launched a new brand protection team to handle defamation, IP and data protections cases, just months after it was first to establish a specialist cyb

A defendant in a criminal trial described as “deaf and effectively mute” has had his application for Judicial Review of a decision of the Department of Justice for Northern Ireland dismissed in the High Court. Accepting that Registered intermediaries (RIs) were subject to legal professional priv

Fake barrister Christopher McDonnell faces jail after pleading guilty to eight offences in Belfast Crown Court, the Belfast Telegraph reports. He admits four counts of fraud by false representation, two counts of theft and two forgery charges.

A man who was identified as having links with the UVF, and as being involved in “punishment attacks” in the Village area of South Belfast, has had his case against the Sunday World dismissed by the Court of Appeal. Agreeing with the trial judge’s finding that the newspaper had satisfied all as

Alyson Kilpatrick The Northern Ireland Policing Board has been unable to renew the appointment of its human rights adviser because of the collapse of devolution, The Irish News reports.

Attorney General John Larkin Attorney General John Larkin has published a call for applications for the job of Director of Public Prosecutions, the Belfast Telegraph reports.

A man who drove into a crowd of people while on his way home from an Orange Order parade, has been given a two year custodial sentence, to serve one in custody and one on licence. Judge Patricia Smyth stated that continuing to drive after striking several pedestrians was an aggravating factor in the

Three Belfast lawyers are set to hit the streets of the Big Apple in a bid to raise £10,000 for charity.

Claire McDaid TVT, tension free vaginal tape, also known as vaginal mesh, was advertised as an innovative new product when it was introduced to the market; a simple procedure that provided an effective solution to bladder prolapse, a condition suffered by many women. However, as the years have passe

Pictured (l-r): Paul Hanna, lead auditor & NI representative at IMS International and Patrick Fleming, finance and IT director at Cleaver Fulton Rankin Belfast firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has been awarded the ISO 27001:2013 Information Security Management System (ISMS) certification, an IMS Inter