Northern Ireland

Joe Rice of John J Rice & Co. A judgment in the trial of Pastor James McConnell will be delivered on Tuesday 5 January, the High Court in Belfast has heard.

Justice Minister David Ford and Education Minister John O’Dowd, pictured with Brian Ingram, Director of the Woodlands Juvenile Justice Centre in Bangor Responsibility for education provision for Northern Ireland's young people in custody will transfer from the Department of Justice to the Educatio

Gerry McAlinden QC, chairman of the Bar of Northern Ireland Barristers will continue to turn down criminal cases in protest of legal aid reforms in Northern Ireland, The Irish News reports.

Pictured (l-r): John Guerin and Nadine Campbell The Law Society of Northern Ireland has named children's cancer charity Clic Sargent as its chosen charity of the year for 2016.

Worthingtons Solicitors was recently honoured with two awards at the Ards Borough Business Awards 2015.

A High Court judge has determined that the Offences Against the Person Act 1861 is incompatible with a landmark human rights ruling on abortion. Mr Justice Horner cannot overturn the 1861 legislation, but was given the option of either "reading down" the law or granting a declaration of incompatibil

Attorney General John Larkin Northern Ireland's chief legal adviser, Attorney General John Larkin, will remain in the post until May 2019.

Pictured (l-r): Alan Hunter, chief executive of the Law Society, the Honourable Mr Justice Colton, and John Guerin Lawyers are the “guardians of freedom of speech”, members of the legal profession heard at an event hosted in Belfast to mark European Lawyers Day 2015.

Jon Snow Channel 4 News presenter and journalist Jon Snow yesterday paid tribute to the work of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) as it launched its 2015 report.

Pictured (l-r): Louise McAloon, partner at Worthingtons; Charlie Mack, CEO at Extern; Celia Worthington, senior partner at Worthingtons (Photo credit: Elaine Hill photography) Belfast-based law firm Worthingtons Solicitors has decided to donate its annual Christmas card costs to support social justi

NIHRC Chief Commissioner Les Allamby The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) has expressed its disappointment at the failure of NI political parties to reach agreement on legacy issues, and urged consideration of "economic and social rights" in mitigating the outcome of welfare reform.

Brendan McGuigan, Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland A new report from Criminal Justice Inspection Northern Ireland (CJINI) has found that fewer than 60 per cent of the recommendations of the 2011 Youth Justice Review have been implemented.

Clare Bailey, deputy leader of the Green Party Ten prosecutors based in Belfast are set to form a new crime unit aimed at improving the quality of evidence in rape cases before they go before the courts, The Irish News reports.

The trial of Pastor James McConnell over alleged offences under the Communications Act 2003 has begun in Belfast Magistrates Court. The 78-year-old preacher faces two charges related to a speech which was broadcast live over the Internet, in which he described Islam as "satanic", "heathen" and "spaw

Northern Ireland's Justice Minister David Ford celebrated the start of the Christmas season with members of the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) in St Anne's Cathedral, Belfast yesterday. Mr Ford joined the Lord Lieutenant of Belfast, Fionnuala O'Boyle, at the service organised by the NIPS Cen