Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland's Court of Appeal has upheld a sentence given by the Crown Court in respect of a man who had been found in possession of components of a pipe bomb in January 2014. Although the appellant, Sean Ruddy, had initially denied the offence, eight months prior to his trial on 26 August 2015

Gerry McAlinden QC, Chairman of the Bar Council of Northern Ireland The Bar of Northern Ireland will be hosting a justice hustings on Wednesday 27 April in advance of elections to the NI Assembly.

Lord Neuberger, President of the UK Supreme Court Lord Neuberger, President of the UK Supreme Court, delivered a keynote lecture on technology and the law at the close of the British Irish Commercial Bar Association (BICBA) conference in Belfast.

Pupils from Dalriada School in Northern Ireland have triumphed in the National Bar Mock Trial Competition at London’s Old Bailey.

McConnell Kelly Solicitors is marking its 25th anniversary with a £2.5 million expansion programme that could include the acquisition of a new head office. The firm, which currently employs 25 people across its Ballyhackamore, Dundonald and Bangor offices, said it will recruit new solicitors, IT pr

The Court of Appeal has overturned a High Court decision in which it was found that the decision of the Minister for Health not to alter the lifetime ban on males who have sex with other males (“MSM”) was irrational and infected with apparent bias. The High Court had also found that the Minister

The ban on smoking on hospital grounds will not apply to mental health inpatients following a judicial review lodged by Belfast firm Wilson Nesbitt on behalf of a 23-year-old woman. The High Court yesterday heard that a resolution had been reached between the South Eastern Health and Social Care Tru

Michael Humphreys QC, chairman of the Commercial Bar Association Leading lawyers from across Northern Ireland and the UK convened this morning for the start of the British Irish Commercial Bar Association (BICBA) conference.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhMI6akmjWE Professor David Ormerod QC's lecture on the evolution of the law surrounding the doctrine of joint enterprise has been published online.

Dalriada School pupils are flying to London this weekend to compete in the national finals of The Bar Mock Trial after winning the Northern Ireland heat in November 2015.

Solicitor Gavin Booth of KRW Law The Attorney General for Northern Ireland, John Larkin, has written to the Public Prosecution Service (PPS) in support of a fresh inquiry into the shooting of Colum Marks.

Faculty of Advocates’ director of training and education, Dr David Parratt The Faculty of Advocates’ director of training and education, Dr David Parratt, has achieved a highly unusual hat-trick, after calling to the Northern Ireland bar.

Matt Higgins Staff members at Belfast firm HHD Solicitors are completing the Belfast Marathon 2016 to raise funds for CAUSE.

Gerry McAlinden QC, chairman of the Bar Council of Northern Ireland Gerry McAlinden QC, chairman of the Bar Council of Northern Ireland, stressed the importance of an independent referral bar in a major speech delivered over the weekend.

Emma Hutchinson Co Down lawyer Emma Hutchinson is among a group of UK Labour Party members who are defying party rules by running candidates in next month's Northern Ireland Assembly elections.