Northern Ireland

Health Minister Simon Hamilton The Northern Ireland Executive has approved guidance for health and social care professionals which will provide clarity on abortion law.

Belfast's Crumlin Road Courthouse could be redeveloped into a tourist attraction, a Stormont committee has heard. Mike Nesbitt MLA asked First Minister Arlene Foster and deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness whether there was any intention to bring the closed courthouse "back into public ownership

Justice Minister David Ford David Ford reflected on his experience as Northern Ireland's first Justice Minster since the St Andrews Agreement in a speech given at Ulster University.

House prices in Northern Ireland grew by almost 1 per cent over the past year, according to new Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures. House prices rose by 0.8 per cent to reach and average of £153,000, which remains well below the 2007 peak.

Justice Minister David Ford Northern Ireland's Justice Minister David Ford has met with environmental groups to discuss their concerns over legal costs.

Staff at Worthingtons Solicitors in Belfast will abseil down the Europa Hotel in support of a local sarcoma cancer charity.

Staff at Madden & Finucane Solicitors will run the Belfast Marathon in May to raise cash for a local homelessness charity. The Belfast firm is appealing for donations in a bid to raise funds for the Welcome Organisation, which delivers a range of support services to people who are homeless or at

Gordon McElroy and his son Patrick A director at Belfast firm MKB Law has raised more than £2,400 for a local special school after participating in a fundraising swimathon.

Madden & Finucane Solicitors has overtaken KRW Law to top the table of legal aid payments to solicitor firms in Northern Ireland in 2014-15. They were the only two solicitor practices to receive more than £2 million in total from the legal aid fund.

Justice Minister David Ford Northern Ireland's Justice Minister David Ford has launched a new guide to help people with mental or emotional ill-health to access fair justice.

Pictured (l-r): Joanne Young from Macmillan, clinical nurse specialist Deirdre Armstrong, and CFR managing director Karen Blair Belfast law firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin (CFR) has announced a new partnership with Macmillan Cancer Support.

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Theresa Villiers, has been ordered to submit an affidavit to the High Court in Belfast in the ongoing case brought by "the Hooded Men". The surviving members of a group of men who were allegedly tortured by the British Army during the Troubles are challen

Northern Ireland's Justice Minister David Ford has announced new measures to enhance the specialist court listing arrangements in Londonderry Magistrates' Court. Since 2011, domestic violence cases in the Londonderry jurisdiction have been heard on specifically assigned days and by the same judge.

Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Sir Declan Morgan The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Sir Declan Morgan, has backed the creation of problem solving courts in Northern Ireland.

Elliott Duffy Garrett Solicitors (EDG) were delighted to host 50 lawyers from across Europe at the TAGLaw European Regional Conference in Belfast on 11 and 12 March 2016. EDG is the sole Northern Irish member of the TAGLaw Global Law Firm Group. Founded in 1998, TAGLaw is an international alliance o