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Conference to examine role of trauma in offending in Northern Ireland

The role that trauma plays in criminal offending rates in Northern Ireland will be explored at a conference bringing together a number of criminal justice agencies. The event organised by Probation Board NI (PBNI) will highlight that more than 70% ...

26 Mar 2023 at 09:50

Northern Ireland

Lady Chief Justice calls for broadcasting of sentencing decisions in NI

The Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland has called for some court decisions in the region to be broadcast. During her annual address to open the new legal year at the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast on Tuesday, Lady Chief Justice Dame ...

05 Sept 2023 at 18:50

Northern Ireland

Lady Chief Justice calls for new governing system for Northern Ireland’s courts

The Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland has called for a new governing system for court services as the absence of devolved government continues to create uncertainty. During her annual address to open the new legal year at the Royal ...

05 Sept 2023 at 16:34

Northern Ireland

Lack of funding risks undermining confidence in justice system, top judge warns

Confidence in the justice system risks being undermined if it is not appropriately funded, Northern Ireland’s most senior judge has warned. Lady Chief Justice Dame Siobhan Keegan also expressed her hope that there would soon be a ...

06 Sept 2022 at 12:17

Northern Ireland

Community justice scheme hailed as alternative to short prison sentences

A pioneering justice scheme which enables the judiciary to sentence offenders within the community under supervision has been hailed by Lady Chief Justice Dame Siobhan Keegan as an alternative to short prison sentences. Enhanced ...

02 Jan 2023 at 11:09

Northern Ireland

Judge disappointed at delay in legislation to permit filming court sentencing

Northern Ireland’s top judge has said she wants sentences handed down in crown courts to be broadcast, but has expressed disappointment that the necessary legislation cannot be passed until at least 2027. Lady Chief Justice ...

05 Sept 2024 at 17:31

Northern Ireland

PSNI chief ‘does not recognise’ comments about prevalence of Catholic judges

Northern Ireland’s police chief has said he “does not recognise” comments alleged to have been made by a senior officer that a prevalence of Catholic judges in the region was leading to “perverse decisions”. PSNI Chief ...

03 Oct 2024 at 15:27

Northern Ireland

Lady Chief Justice ‘reassured by momentum’ towards transparency in courts

Northern Ireland’s Lady Chief Justice has said she is reassured there is “momentum” towards improving transparency at the courts. Dame Siobhan Keegan was speaking during her annual address following the official ...

05 Sept 2025 at 17:46

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Double killer Hazel Stewart fails in bid to have sentence reduced

Double murderer Hazel Stewart has been refused leave to appeal against the length of her sentence for killing her policeman husband and the wife of her ex-lover. A panel of judges at the Court of Appeal in ...

25 Jun 2025 at 13:30

Northern Ireland

Double killer Hazel Stewart fails in bid to have sentence reduced

25 Jun 2025 at 11:43

Northern Ireland

Supreme Court to examine Northern Ireland Troubles legacy law

The Supreme Court will later hear a Government appeal against a judicial ruling that found aspects of contentious legacy legislation dealing with the Northern Ireland Troubles to be unlawful. The ...

14 Oct 2025 at 02:45

Northern Ireland

Troubles legacy law battle ‘constitutionally profound’, Supreme Court told

A Supreme Court battle over the law that brought an end to police investigations into the Northern Ireland Troubles is “constitutionally profound”, justices have heard. The Northern Ireland ...

14 Oct 2025 at 13:43

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