Northern Ireland

Foot Anstey has welcomed four new trainee solicitors to its Belfast office. Ben Lloyd, Kerri Robinson, Ben Donnelly and Sinead Donohoe have joined the firm’s two-year training programme, which combines direct experience across a range of practice areas with study at the Institute of Profession

P.A. Duffy & Co. Solicitors is supporting the Ladies with Letters campaign in its call for a full Statutory Public Inquiry into Northern Ireland's cervical screening scandal. Three years after approximately 17,500 women were informed by the Southern Health and Social Care Trust (SHSCT) that cerv

A special general meeting (SGM) of the Law Society of Northern due to take place on Monday 19 October is to call for a vote of no confidence in both chief executive, David Lavery and president, Mark Borland.

Justice Minister Naomi Long highlighted the contribution of voluntary and community organisations in supporting victims and tackling domestic and sexual abuse on a visit to Nexus to hear about the organisation’s Rise Up project, which received funding through the Small Grant Scheme. The Small

Phi Finney McDonald has filed a securities claim on behalf of more than 60 institutional investors against Kingspan Group plc, seeking over €100 million (£85 million) for losses caused by alleged ethical and governance breaches that were uncovered by the Grenfell Tower Inquiry.

The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC), in collaboration with the Border People Project, has launched a new online resource: Frontier Workers Case Studies. The resource is designed to help frontier workers, their families and advice organisations navigate the complex landscape of right

Belfast solicitors firm Carson McDowell hosted a charity padel tournament at Stranmillis Boat Club last week in aid of diabetes charity Breakthrough T1D.  McKibbin Commercial and Bank of Ireland were the winners of the 2026 Carson McDowell trophies with Cosy Roof Ireland Ltd and BDO Northern Ir

The Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (the Commission) is investigating the death of Thomas (Tommy) Jamison who was shot and killed on Thursday 8 March 1990 on the Castlecaulfield Road between Castlecaulfield and Donaghmore. Tommy Jamison was a married father of thre

Wilson Nesbitt has announced 10 promotions across its Belfast and Bangor offices. In the firm’s senior ranks, Chi Ting Yip and Bethan Ratcliffe have been promoted to senior associate, in real estate and family respectively. Ms Ting Yip’s promotion reflects the continued investment in the

A group of artists, musicians and writers have written an open letter to Northern Ireland secretary Sir Chris Bryant asking for an international mediator to be appointed to help resolve the Garvaghy Road parading dispute. The group includes local names such as the members of Kneecap, director Trevor

In light of commentary regarding high profile cases before the courts in recent weeks, the Council of the Bar of Northern Ireland has issued a statement reaffirming its commitment to the cab rank rule and the essential role performed by the independent referral Bar in delivering access to justice fo

Belfast solicitor Darragh Mackin of Phoenix Law is to act as defence solicitor for Daniel Kinahan the Special Criminal Court in Dublin was told on Monday. A partner in the Belfast firm Mr Mackin has been involved in numerous high-profile cases in recent years acting for Belfast rap trio Kneecap in d

Justice minister Naomi Long has decided to permanently close and dispose of Limavady Courthouse following consideration of consultation responses.  The courthouse was last used for court business in March of 2020 when it hosted the weekly Adult Magistrates Court proceedings but did not reopen a

A woman who works for the Department of Education has settled her sexual harassment case against her employer for £25,000.  The case was supported by the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI) and was settled without admission of liability. While working in an open plan office, t

The International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) and the Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ) have issued a joint statement on the current Drumcree dispute sating that a transparent rights-based approach is essential to prevent further escalation. The dispute over the Orange Order par