Northern Ireland

Solicitor Jill Laughlin has been appointed as a non-executive member of the Northern Ireland Audit Office's advisory board. Ms Laughlin is an experienced corporate and commercial solicitor with a career spanning over two decades. She is a qualified solicitor in both England and Wales and in Northern

Warrenpoint-based Rosemary Connolly Solicitors Limited has celebrated 30 years in business.

Northern Ireland's justice minister has been urged to establish and chair a new media safety group following a "sustained campaign of threats and violence" against journalists. A new 106-page report from Amnesty International features interviews with reporters who have been told they will be shot or

A pilot scheme in Northern Ireland is set to trial the use of AI to deal with more than a quarter of a million claims relating to the underpayment of holiday pay. The Labour Relations Agency (LRA) is currently facing a backlog of more than 250,000 registered cases involving 30,000 anticipated claima

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has held the first in a planned series of "legal townhall" events aimed at bringing together local solicitors and elected representatives to talk about challenges facing the legal profession and the communities it serves.

Northern Ireland lawyer Aine Tyrrell considers the circumstances in which a public inquiry is justified. Since the start of this century, the public in Northern Ireland have become all too familiar with the role that a public inquiry can play in investigating a particular incident or set of events.

The establishment of a Sentencing Council for Northern Ireland would increase public confidence in the criminal justice system, the Ulster Unionist Party's justice spokesperson has told Irish Legal News. Doug Beattie, who sits on Stormont's justice committee, said the establishment of a dedicated bo

Belfast lawyer Sabrina Lawlor has been appointed as the Northern Ireland representative on the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) executive committee. Ms Lawlor, regional manager of personal injury and senior lawyer at Thompsons Solicitors Northern Ireland, brings a wealth of experience t

Lawyers representing pro-Palestinian protesters accused of criminal damage at a Belfast supermarket have sought to have their trials heard by a jury. Carlin Solicitors is representing several individuals who are being prosecuted in the Magistrates' Court in connection with separate incidents at a Sa

Barrister Denise Hunt BEM has been appointed as a non-executive member to the Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC). Ms Hunt has been appointed as a non-executive lay member for a four-year term ending no later than 18 May 2029.

Belfast lawyer Lyn Harris, partner at Herbert Smith Freehills, has been named "C Level Woman of the Year" at the 2025 Women in Tech Awards. Organised by Women in Business NI and sponsored by VANRATH, the annual event welcomed over 300 guests from across Northern Ireland's thriving tech sector to the

McCay Legal has acquired Omagh firm James McNulty & Co Solicitors, bringing its total headcount to 23 staff across Derry, Strabane and Omagh. James McNulty & Co has been serving the people of Tyrone since 1931, offering services such as residential conveyancing, wills and estates, and person

A legal challenge has been launched in the Northern Ireland courts over the alleged state funding of companies linked to the provision of F-35 fighter jets to Israel. Madden & Finucane Solicitors is acting in the judicial review proceedings lodged at the High Court in Belfast yesterday.

A Westminster committee has called for the resignation of the chief executive of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), which investigates potential miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. A report from the justice select committee says the CCRC's leadership "has shown

New legislation is under consideration in Northern Ireland to tackle the use of mobile phone by motorists while driving. The Department for Infrastructure is carrying out a 12-week public consultation on plans to make it illegal to use a handheld mobile while driving for activities like taking photo