Northern Ireland

Steven Agnew Northern Ireland's laws on animal cruelty are "far from adequate" and sentencing is not acting as a deterrent, according to the Green Party in Northern Ireland.

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has launched a new website to make information about the Society easier to access. The Society said the new site has a "greater focus on providing access to information about the Society, its members and the services which they can offer to key audiences including

Gerry McAlinden QC, chairman of the Bar Council of Northern Ireland Legal bodies across the UK have united to publish a joint briefing paper outlining the provisions required in the Investigatory Powers Bill to protect legal professional privilege.

Justice Minister Claire Sugden Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden yesterday gave the opening address at the annual Cross Border Conference on modern slavery and trafficking for labour exploitation.

Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir Northern Ireland's Finance Minister Máirtín Ó Muilleoir has asked Stormont officials to begin drafting a same-sex marriage bill.

The lack of specific legislation concerning stalking in Northern Ireland was the subject of a BBC Spotlight NI programme aired last night. In the half-hour programme, BBC reporter Stephen Dempster speaks to victims of survivors who say the law has let them down, and hears the views of legal professi

Justice Minister Claire Sugden Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden will work with law enforcement, criminal justice agencies and the business community in order to tackle business crime, she has announced.

Legal aid spending in Northern Ireland has not been successfully reduced by unpopular reforms aimed specifically at cutting spending. A new report by the Northern Ireland Audit Office states that rules introduced in 2011 to reduce Crown Court expenditure to £17 million by 2013-14 have failed and Cr

Judicial reviews of three planned court closures will proceed to a full hearing at the end of October, the High Court has ruled. Mr Justice Horner granted leave to seek a judicial review in all three applications.

The Bar of Northern Ireland Library and Information Service is celebrating its win in the 2016 LexisLibrary Award for the Best Legal Information Service in the UK and Ireland.

Members of the legal profession have paid tribute to the late Judge Corinne Philpott QC, whose death was announced Friday. The death of 62-year-old Judge Philpott, a former Recorder of Londonderry and the incumbent Deputy Recorder of belfast, was announced at Londonderry Crown Court.

Pictured (l-r): Patrick Brown and Rebecca Moffett Belfast firm Tughans has continued to expand with the promotion of Rebecca Moffett to partner.

Dr Colin Harvey, professor in human rights law at Queen's University Belfast, gives a constitutional perspective on the UK's referendum on EU membership in a new video published on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xbrx5UbhVg

Representatives from the Bar Council of Northern Ireland and the Bar Council of Ireland will convene in Belfast next week alongside their Scottish and English counterparts.

Pictured (l-r): QUB Vice-Chancellor Professor Patrick Johnston and Lisa McLaughlin of Herbert Smith Freehills International law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has announced it will sponsor the Student Hub at Queen's University Belfast's new School of Law as part of a five-year partnership deal.