Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland lawyers and other stakeholders have been invited to share their views on defamation law to inform an ongoing review. The Defamation Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, which made a number of changes including the removal of the presumption in favour of trial by jury, requires the Departmen

The number of drug-related deaths in Northern Ireland has almost trebled in the past decade, according to a new study from Queen’s University Belfast. The research, led by Professor Anne Campbell, reveals an increase from 61 deaths in 2011 to 175 in 2021, placing Northern Ireland second i

Maria McNally, associate director at Northern Ireland firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin, examines how Brexit has impacted the recognition of Irish insolvency proceedings in the UK. When considering the impact of Brexit on the ability and ease for cross border insolvency recognition, it is useful to examine

An "offensive and misogynistic" social media post about Sinn Féin's northern leader and first minister-designate Michelle O'Neill was not defamatory and the case "ought never have been brought", Northern Ireland's High Court has ruled.

Prominent Belfast solicitor Brian Garrett, one of the founding partners of commercial law firm Elliot Duffy Garrett, has passed away at the age of 86. Born in Belfast in 1937, Mr Garrett was educated at Methodist College and Queen's University Belfast before qualifying as a solicitor in 1966.

Northern Ireland firm Mills Selig has welcomed four newly-qualified solicitors following the completion of their two-year training contract with the firm. Darragh Fox, Maria McStravick, Chloe Lowe and Andrew McGrath have joined the firm in permanent roles, having graduated from the Institute of Prof

Newry-based Granite Legal Services has achieved the prestigious ISO 9001 certification. The ISO 9001 certification is an internationally recognised standard that assesses a company’s quality management system. It sets out stringent requirements for a company to demonstrate its ability to consi

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has backed international calls for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. In a statement yesterday, the Law Society said it fully supports the position of the International Bar Association's Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI), which last week called for a ceasefire as well

Northern Ireland firm Davidson McDonnell has recruited former London lawyer Victoria Sterritt to lead a new private client department. Ms Sterritt is joined in the new private client team by senior solicitors Rachael McKee and Sara Ord, who both have more than 20 years’ specialist experience i

Jonathan Calvert, litigation lawyer at Johnsons Solicitors in Belfast, discusses the viability of defending credit hire claims from plaintiffs whose own vehicle did not have a valid MOT certificate at the time of a road traffic collision. During 2020 and throughout the Covid pandemic, MOT testing in

Newry courthouse is to reopen for full operations and hearings from Monday. The courthouse was closed as a temporary measure in the aftermath of Storm Ciarán due to severe flooding in the area.

Northern Ireland firm ATC Solicitors has appointed Darren Rainey and Andrew Campbell as partners. Mr Rainey, who takes on the role of head of property, has over 20 years' experience practising property law in Northern Ireland. He previously spent a number of years in a North Down firm leading an exc

Northern Ireland firm Millar McCall Wylie has appointed Jason Byrne as director with a focus on growing its insolvency services. A highly-specialised solicitor with years of experience in dealing with corporate and personal insolvency in Northern Ireland, Mr Byrne joins from a national firm where he

No prosecutions have been brought for felling or damaging protected trees in Northern Ireland since 2019 despite more than 350 complaints. A new report by the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman (NIPSO) finds that while 369 tree protection breaches reported between 2019 and 2022, only one res

Court business in Newry has been relocated to Craigavon as a result of flooding. The banks of Newry Canal burst on Tuesday due to heavy rainfall from Storm Ciarán, putting parts of the city underwater.