Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland firm McCay Legal has appointed Sinead Creighan as a director heading up the firm's commercial property, real estate and private client department. Ms Creighan brings over 20 years' experience, having worked as a senior associate in a niche cross-border commercial law firm before bec

Free hospital car parking in Northern Ireland has to be delayed in part due to legal challenges affecting plans to use automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) technology, health minister Robin Swann has said. The Hospital Parking Charges Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, which bans the imposition of pa

Gateley Legal Northern Ireland has raised over £2,600 in support of two charities, Dementia NI and the East Belfast Mission. The funds were raised at the Belfast office's annual business quiz, now in its second year, which took place at Ten Square Hotel and saw around 100 colleagues, clients,

Northern Ireland's most senior government lawyer, Hugh Widdis, has been appointed as permanent secretary of the Department of Justice. Mr Widdis is currently the head of the Government Legal Service for Northern Ireland and the Departmental Solicitor for the Northern Ireland Executive.

Belfast solicitor Don Thompson is to take part in a 550-mile cycle from Stranraer to Kent to raise funds for brain tumour research charity Abbie's Army. Mr Thompson, a partner in commercial law firm McKees, will be joined by his 17-year-old son Josh and family friend Andy Gallagher on the fundraisin

Northern Ireland's justice minister has signed a pledge to uphold the rule of law in the face of public attacks on lawyers in the media and by politicians. Naomi Long is the first elected representative to sign the pledge, which is an initiative of the Law Society of Northern Ireland.

A new training programme aims to inspire, empower and support Northern Ireland lawyers providing services to clients in the emerging areas of environmental law and climate justice.

Belfast firm McCartan Turkington Breen Solicitors has announced its sponsorship of Peak Performance Academy, which trains young athletes in a range of sports.

Belfast-based commercial law firm Davidson McDonnell has appointed Raymond Duddy and Barbara Creed as directors. The independent law firm said the senior strategic appointments will bolster its strength in corporate practice and commercial dispute resolution, and follow a period of continued growth.

Two women have made company history by becoming the first newly-qualified solicitors to complete Lewis Silkin's training programme in Belfast. The firm first offered its two training contracts in 2022 to Sarah Mohan and Megan Kerr, who now hold the historic position of being the firm's first home-gr

A stalking protection order has been granted by a Northern Ireland for the first time since their introduction in October 2023. Belfast Magistrates' Court imposed the two-year SPO on Tuesday on a 46-year-old man who stalked and harassed his 50-year-old ex-partner.

New legislation on defective buildings is to be brought forward in Northern Ireland after the High Court refused compensation to owners of apartments at Belfast's Victoria Square. Residents of the luxury apartments, a stone's throw from the Royal Courts of Justice, were told to evacuate in 2019 afte

MLAs are set to vote for the first time on whether a new EU law should apply in Northern Ireland. The Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) is seeking to test a provision of the post-Brexit Windsor Framework which gives the Northern Ireland Assembly a veto power over new EU laws.

Trainee solicitors at the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS) will represent the UK in the Florida finals of the prestigious Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition next month. The team comprises Warren Polly, who is training with Gateley Legal Northern Ireland; Caitrio

Northern Ireland’s High Court has dismissed a son’s claim for proprietary estoppel in respect of farmlands which were the subject of his father’s will. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Ian Huddleston observed: “What this case boils down to is the fact that t