Secretary of State can compel Stormont to implement abortion legislation, court hears
High court in NI told March 22nd may be ‘too ambitious’ for deployment of services
High court in NI told March 22nd may be ‘too ambitious’ for deployment of services
Campaign group seeking judicial review of move by Brandon Lewis to implement laws
Secretary of State used Westminster powers to direct Stormont to set up services
Widow of Ronnie Bunting seeking judicial review of decision by secretary of state
Unionist challenge to legality under 1800 Act of Union gets under way in Belfast high court
Judicial review taken to ‘undo the great wrong’ done by UK, say applicants
Court hears case will claim the protocol breaches the Act of Union
Unionists seek judicial review on Northern Ireland protocol
Brenda King succeeds John Larkin, who stepped down in June after 10 years in post
North’s attorney general says peace deals not dependent on UK remaining in the EU
Mother of girl who became pregnant at 15 facing a trial and could be jailed for up to five years
Daughter of Eugene Dalton, one of three killed in Good Samaritan Bombing, seeks inquest
NI court finds Arlene Foster erred in stopping discussion of funding plan for legacy inquests
Case described as ‘very difficult and sensitive’ by president of supreme court in London
Judges say issue of terminations should be dealt with by Stormont Assembly
Belfast court denies bakers who refused to make cake for gay man leave to appeal
Official IRA activist Joe McCann (24) was shot dead in Belfast in April 1972
Senior judges in Belfast raise possibility that appeal could be taken to UK’s Supreme Court
Failed legal challenge to process may be referred directly to the Supreme Court
Senior judges told denial of services was discriminatory, inhuman and degrading
Court ruled lack of exceptions breaches entitlement to respect for private and family life
Judgment reserved in legal battle over McArthur family’s refusal of customer’s order
Lawyer quotes example of NI firms printing election messages they did not associate with
Belfast firm Ashers challenging ruling that refusal to make cake with pro-gay slogan unlawful
Ashers wants to overturn ruling that refusal to make cake with a pro-gay slogan unlawful
Derry Republicans Daniel Doherty and William Fleming were shot by soldiers in 1984
Implementing ruling on abortion through current legislation a ‘step too far’, says judge
Decision linked to sex abuse of SF chief’s niece centres on meeting in Buncrana in 1987
Failure to comply with regulations by distributing ‘novel psychoactive substances’ admitted
Anthony Hughes and eight IRA members killed by undercover soldiers in Co Armagh in 1987
Embattled attorney general given key support by bishop and former head of Policing Board
Opinion: If John Larkin’s views were not conservative on hot-button issues it is likely he would be regarded with less indulgence
Kenny was reacting to question in Dáil on remarks by John Larkin QC, suggesting an end to prosecutions arising from the Troubles
Victims’ families ‘disgusted’; Cameron, Kenny distance governments from comments
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