Northern Ireland

The charity committee of the Bar of Northern Ireland have launched its inaugural “Voices for Good” Public Speaking Competition and invite school-aged students from Primary 5 through to A Level age to participate. The competition provides an opportunity for young people to speak inside a

Tughans advised Woodside Tankfreight, part of the Woodside Group, on its acquisition of the Montgomery Tank Services business, a strategically significant transaction that further expands Woodside’s specialist transport operations across the UK and Ireland.

Cleaver Fulton Rankin is celebrating both a senior leadership appointment and the continued development of emerging legal talent, with Joanne Graham named head of HR and three newly qualified solicitors—Laura Gooding, Imogen Kelly and Thomas Moorehead—successfully completing their traini

The Northern Ireland Tree Protection Bill has passed the second stage at Stormont.

Legal technology specialist Jude Copeland joins speaker line-up for Diversity Mark’s Annual Summit. Diversity Mark has announced a further addition to the speaker line-up for its 2026 Annual Summit, with Mr Copeland, a legal technology and AI specialist with expertise in AI governance and incl

More than £63 million has been lent to date to 400+ to community organisations across Northern Ireland by Community Finance Ireland (CFI), which this year celebrates 25 years supporting communities realise their ambitions. Over the past quarter-century, these loans have supported, and continue

P.A. Duffy & Co Solicitors is pleased to announce the appointment of Aoibhinn Killeen to its real estate team, a strategic hire that positions the firm among the few law firms capable of delivering real estate advice across both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Ms Killeen brings exp

The Law Society of Northern Ireland last week hosted the first of a new series of regional cluster events in Omagh, bringing local solicitors together to share knowledge, discuss common challenges and strengthen support networks for the effective running of their practices. The events are part of a

The inquiry into the death of solicitor Pat Finucane has been told that is must consider: “To what extent were his killers encouraged, assisted, protected or directed by the state?" On the second day of hearings legal counsel to the inquiry, barrister Matthew Hill, stated that: "There is no mo

Murlands Solicitors has announced the appointment of Brenda Allen and Alanna McCall as partners in the firm. Ms Allen and Ms McCall join the existing partnership of Alan Reid, Aidan Donnelly, John O'Prey, Sarah Shannon and Ronnie Lowry.

Queen’s University human rights law professor Colin Harvey has been appointed vice-chair of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights scientific committee. Professor Harvey is a fellow of the Queen's Institute for Peace, Security and Justice, an associate fellow of the Institute of Iris

The Northern Ireland justice minister, Naomi Long, and health minister, Robbie Butler, have launched a joint review into the legal framework behind a trail of the facts following the Eleanor Donaldson case. Mrs Donaldson was charged with aiding and abetting her husband, former DUP leader, Jeffrey Do

A&L Goodbody (ALG) has welcomed nine new trainee solicitors and one Law Degree Apprentice to its Belfast office, as the firm continues to invest in the development of the next generation of legal talent in Northern Ireland. The new recruits will undertake structured development programmes combin

O’Reilly Stewart Solicitors has welcomed Amy Armstrong, Conor Macklin, and Emma Brown as trainee solicitors. A spokesperson for the firm said: “Over the course of the two year programme, Amy, Conor and Emma will have the opportunity to gain experience across a variety of practice areas,

The Law Society of Northern Ireland marked the conclusion of its 2026 Advanced Advocacy Course with a celebratory dinner at Belfast’s Hilton on Friday evening. Over 21 solicitors from across the public and private sectors completed this year's course, which is now in its 27th year.