Northern Ireland

Lord of the Dance creator Michael Flatley has obtained an injunction from Northern Ireland's High Court which he says will allow a 30th anniversary show at Dublin's 3Arena to go ahead. The injunction granted by Mr Justice Simpson restrains Switzer Consulting Limited from "interfering with, seeking t

Louise Crilly has been appointed to the most senior legal position in the Northern Ireland Civil Service. Ms Crilly has been appointed permanently as the Departmental Solicitor and head of the Government Legal Service for Northern Ireland (GLSNI), having held the post on a temporary basis since Apri

Aonghus Kelly has been appointed as human rights advisor to the Northern Ireland Policing Board. Mr Kelly is a distinguished human rights lawyer who has recently played a high-profile role supporting the investigation and prosecution of Russian war crimes in Ukraine.

A new legal and justice advice project is offering support to women in west Belfast following receipt of a nearly £30,000 grant. Footprints Women's Centre at Colinmill launched the project after securing £29,346 through the small grant scheme jointly managed by Northern Ireland's justice

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has welcomed a U-turn on a decision to charge for access to a previously free resource used by conveyancers across the UK. Trade association UK Finance says it will not now proceed with plans to charge for access to its Mortgage Lenders' Handbook at the annual pri

A judge has warned of delays in the Northern Ireland family courts due to difficulties in obtaining expert medical reports. In a judgment handed down last week, Mr Justice Humphreys remarked on the "herculean efforts" by a solicitor to obtain an expert medical report, having approached 38 paediatric

The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland has upheld a complain regarding the PSNI's failure to take any steps to understand or translate personal details given by a woman in Irish during an arrest. Mhic An Fháille, represented by Belfast firm KRW LAW LLP, made a complaint to the ombudsman in

A new chief executive has been appointed at Forensic Science Northern Ireland. Andrew Elliott has taken on the top post in the agency within the Department of Justice, which is responsible for the provision of impartial scientific advice and support, to enhance the criminal justice system.

Northern Ireland’s Crown Court has sentenced a man who slit his sister’s throat and set fire to her whilst she was still alive is sentenced to 24 years’ imprisonment. Delivering judgment for the Crown Court of Northern Ireland, Madam Justice Denise McBride stated to the defendant:

UK government has formally commenced key provisions of Northern Ireland's identity and language legislation, granting official status to the Irish and Ulster Scots languages for the first time. Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn yesterday told MPs that he had commenced provisions in sections 1,

Belfast firm KRW LAW has been included by the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) among the small number of law firms nominated to provide legal assistance to victims of the infected blood scandal who are applying for compensation. The scheme will help to process applications for all victim

Northern Ireland's justice minister has called for UK government action to deal with websites facilitating the sale of sexual services. Buying sex is a crime in Northern Ireland, unlike in other parts of the UK, but experts say most such transactions are now organised online.

Northern Ireland's Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has upheld decisions not to prosecute eight former British soldiers in relation to allegations of giving false evidence relating to the events of Bloody Sunday. Families of eight victims of the 1972 massacre requested formal reviews of the decision

Stuart Nevin, director at Cleaver Fulton Rankin, offers an overview of emerging trends in Northern Ireland’s real estate market. Property market forecasting is inherently uncertain. While 2025 may best be described as a “momentum-building” year for Northern Ireland, marked by stabl

Northern Ireland firm Millar McCall Wylie has donated £10,000 to Autism NI following a busy year of fundraising initiatives for the charity. The law firm has donated £40,000 to local causes over the last three years, through its annual charity partnership programme and other community su