Northern Ireland

In Belfast Crown Court, Justice McBride sentenced a 33-year-old man to an indeterminate custodial sentence for the manslaughter of a 29-year-old man in 2015, ordering that he must serve a minimum term of six years before the Parole Commissioners can consider him for release on licence. Mohsin Bhatti

Richard Murphy One of Northern Ireland's leading energy experts has warned that if Brexit negotiations were to take the UK outside European energy networks consumers would face increased bills.

Ten members of the Herbert Smith Freehills Belfast team have abseiled down the Dromore Viaduct to raise money for the Simon Community NI.

The Social Security Commissioner has held that a working mother of four children was not disentitled to tax credits solely on the basis that her childcare provider was located outside the United Kingdom. A Tribunal of Commissioners stated that regulation 14(2)(d) of the Working Tax Credit Regulation

Lord Neuberger Six prisoners serving time in Northern Ireland arising from violent deaths have launched appeals following the UK Supreme Court ruling joint enterprise which was issued in February.

Michael Johnston Belfast-based Carson McDowell has been recognised as a Top Tier Firm in 11 practice areas in the Legal 500 2016, which was published yesterday.

A petition with over 20,000 signatures will be presented to the Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont next Tuesday. The petition, against the use of the veto over marriage equality legislation by the DUP, that will be presented by Gerry Carroll MLA, West Belfast People Before Profit, was gathered by

In the high court in Belfast, Justice Keegan dismissed an appeal brought by the mother of five children, three of which had been taken into care after chronic neglect and emotional abuse. The Court found that the Judge who had granted the children's care orders had ultimately achieved the correct ou

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Dr Caroline Gannon Dr Caroline Gannon, a senior paediatric pathologist who investigated the deaths of babies including those in the womb or stillbirths, has resigned her post claiming that recent interventions by NI Attorney General on abortion laws surrounding fatal foetal abnormality had made her

Pictured (L-R): Trainees Kerry Doran, Pauline Walker, Gavin Walker, Rochelle Martin and James Tracey

Sue McAllister Officers at the troubled Maghaberry Prison looked on for over twenty minutes as a disturbed prisoner gouged his eyes out and mutilated his genitals.

This week Belfast solicitor advocate Ciarán Moynagh (pictured) takes part in our regular Just A Minute feature. (If you would like to take part, simply email newsdesk@irishlegal.com) What has been your best experience as a lawyer?

An 18 year-old from Lurgan has become the first school leaver to be accepted for Mayer Brown’s ‘articled apprenticeship’ scheme. Timmy Kennedy, who completed A-levels at Lurgan College, is one of only three trainees to be accepted for the scheme, which is now in its second year and is delivere

A 14-year old Northern Irish girl will be allowed to sue Facebook for the repeated publication of a naked photograph of her in what she claims is misuse of private information, negligence and a breach of the Data Protection Act. The High Court in Belfast has ruled that the case can go ahead after re