Northern Ireland

John-George Willis, head of the firm's corporate department Belfast firm Tughans has maintained its position at the top of the Experian Deal Review and Advisor League Tables for the number of deals done in Northern Ireland in the third quarter of 2016.

Northern Ireland's legal aid budget per capita is by far the highest in Europe, according to a major Council of Europe (CoE) survey. The sixth regular evaluation report from the 47-nation Council of Europe’s European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (known by its French acronym, CEPEJ) on

Kevin Hanratty, director of the Consortium The Human Rights Consortium, which took a neutral position in the EU referendum, has joined a legal challenge against the Brexit process as an applicant.

Northern Ireland's Justice Minister Claire Sugden acknowledged the vital role of the Police Rehabilitation and Retraining Trust (PRRT) in providing services to serving and retired police officers and their families during a visit to their premises. Ms Sugden met members of the PRRT board and staff t

Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire Northern Ireland Secretary James Brokenshire has said Northern Ireland's interests will be protected in Brexit talks.

John Kelly Belfast and Newtownwards firm Worthingtons Solicitors has announced the appointment of John Kelly as a solicitor in the firm's employment law department.

The Bar of Northern Ireland worked with its charity of the year, The Boom Foundation, to raise awareness and funds for children and families during Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.

The Industrial Tribunal awarded a former employee of a Belfast City restaurant £7,000 for constructive dismissal, after her employer failed to address grievances she had brought up with him in relation to the behaviour of the restaurant manager and head chef, and consequently left her employment at

Matthew Jury, managing partner of McCue & Partners A law firm for a Northern Ireland victims' organisation is raising funds to review whether UK law could be changed to make it easier for victims of terrorism to file lawsuits.

Christian Ahlund, chair of the ECRI People in Northern Ireland have a lower level of protection against racial discrimination than people in other parts of the UK, according to a major Council of Europe body.

Gerard Armstrong Belfast firm Carson McDowell advised the RiverRidge Group on a £10 million investment by its Business Growth Fund, the largest investment to date by BGF in Northern Ireland.

In the High Court, Justice McCorry struck out claims against the State involving negligence and misfeasance in a public office, brought by the widow of a man who was murdered in 1972. Justice McCorry found that the woman had no reasonable cause of action, but refused to strike out her claim of misfe

Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan The Lord Chief Justice, Sir Declan Morgan spoke in support of the use of problem-solving courts at an event to mark the 40th anniversary of Foyle Women's Aid.

Northern Ireland's prison population declined last year for the first time since 2010, according to new Department of Justice figures. The Northern Ireland Prison Population 2015 and 2015/16 sets out the average daily prison population and the number of receptions into prisons in 2015 and the financ

The issues particular to Northern Ireland in the two Brexit challenges before the High Court in Belfast will be heard at the hearing on 4-5 October, a judge has ruled. Challenges are brought by Raymond McCord, a victims’ rights campaigner whose son was killed by loyalist paramilitaries in 1997, an