Northern Ireland

President of the Law Society, Mark Borland, has said that he supports David Lavery remaining as chief executive after controversy over a character reference for his paedophile cousin, William Lloyd-Lavery, led solicitors to call for his resignation. Mr Lavery lost his post as human rights commission

The Victims’ Payments Board (VPB) is urging anyone who may be eligible for the Troubles Permanent Disablement Payment Scheme to submit their application well in advance of the closing deadline.  Applications must be received by 11.59pm on 30 August 2026 and the Board is encouraging potent

Justice minister Naomi Long has visited community schemes funded by assets seized from organised crime gangs.  In the past three years, more than £1.2 million has been invested in local initiatives through the Assets Recovery Community Scheme (ARCS). These include programmes aimed at redu

Communities minister Gordon Lyons hails “landmark achievement for the deaf community” as the Sign Language Act (Northern Ireland) 2026 comes into force.

A Northern Ireland women’s charity has been awarded £100,000 from the Engagement for Change fund to empower other community and voluntary groups to make their voices heard. The Women’s Resource and Development Agency (WRDA) is based in Belfast but works across Northern Ireland. It

Practitioners filled Newry Courthouse to pay tribute to District Judge Eamonn King who retired on 31 July after 21 years in the role.  Hailing from a rural background, Mr King grew up on dairy farm in Castlewellan Co. Down and attended St Patrick’s Grammar School in Downpatrick.

A new report published by Human Rights First has found that immigration solicitors in Northern Ireland are being targeted by far-right groups, including paramilitaries, for carrying out their work.

MSM Law has appointed solicitor Eoghan Curran. Mr Curran brings experience in criminal law, civil litigation, healthcare legal services and inquests, supporting the firm’s investment in specialist, accessible advice.

Northern Ireland businesses have been issued with civil penalty notices for employing illegal workers as the Home Office leads a multi-agency crackdown on organised immigration crime across the UK. 

Four re-appointments have been made to the Parole Commissioners for Northern Ireland (PCNI). Mr John O’Neill and Mr Matthew Corkey have been re-appointed as Legal Commissioners with Dr Christine Kennedy and Dr Jeremy Kenney-Herbert re-appointed as Psychiatry/Psychology Commissioner.

Phillip Armstrong, a senior member of the council for the Law Society of Northern Ireland, has publicly resigned from his position over the Society’s handling of David Lavery who lost his position as a human rights Commissioner this week after having provided a character reference for his cou

The chief executive of the Law Society of Northern Ireland, David Lavery, has been removed by the secretary of state from his role as commissioner of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) with immediate effect. Mr Lavery's cousin, William Lloyd-Lavery, was convicted in April of histor

A Co. Fermanagh mother who worked as a receptionist at the Westville Hotel, Enniskillen, has been awarded almost £20,500 by the Industrial Tribunal. Anna Owens, who was supported by the Equality Commission, successfully brought an indirect sex discrimination case.

Arts & Business NI has joined forces with Millar McCall Wylie to open up new boardroom opportunities across the arts and cultural sector through the Leaders on Arts Boards programme.

New handheld speed cameras are being trialled by the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) in a move that could allow officers to significantly increase the number of speeding detections, although police have stressed that the aim is to change driver behaviour rather than catch more motorists b