John Larkin QC

Jamie Bryson

Bryson appeal in ministers’ bonfire ruling case rejected

The bonfire in the loyalist Tigers Bay Area.

Ministers in bonfire case should be prohibited from ‘solo-runs,’ court hears

PACEMAKER BELFAST 30/06/2021 TUV MLA Jim Allister (left) leaves Belfast High Court

Pan unionist legal challenge to NI protocol on hold as changes expected

The High Court building in Belfast

Court hears NIO can't 'boss people about' and impose NI abortion laws

A pro-life protest outside the High Court in Belfast earlier this year

Legal challenge to be heard to Brandon Lewis’s powers to force abortion services

John Larkin QC told the court: 'If the power to make law for NI can be handed to Brussels, it can just as easily be given to Dublin.' Mr Larkin’s logic is remorseless but unionist parties seem not to have confronted its importance

Owen Polley: NI Protocol is so serious that unionists should rethink everything

Spectre of Nazis invoked in Protocol case

The incoming DUP leader, Edwin Poots, right, and deputy, Paula Bradley. Jamie Bryson writes: "There is an onus on the new DUP leadership to set the tone early; the Irish government need to understand they will be dealing with a more robust form of unionism" Photo by Kelvin Boyes / Press Eye

Jamie Bryson: Modifying the Irish Sea border isn’t enough, it must go entirely

Checks taking place at Larne. PICTURE BY STEPHEN DAVISON

NI Protocol ‘entirely lawful’, claims counsel for government

Trucks arrive at Larne port. File photo.

Northern Ireland Protocol is legally ‘rotten to the core’, High Court told

The overwhelming consensus amongst unionists in Northern Ireland is that the Protocol must be removed completely.

NI Protocol is ‘unlawful’ on a number of grounds, court challenge is told

Former Attorney General for Northern Ireland, John Larkin QC addresses "The Church in the Public Square?" conference at the Assembly Buildings, Fisherwick Place, Belfast in 2014. Photo Charles McQuillan/Pacemaker Press

Ex-Attorney General John Larkin to fight Westminster on NI abortion powers

Attorney General John Larkin

Attorney General John Larkin to leave his post at end of month

Down's syndrome advocate Heidi Crowter

Down’s syndrome campaigner urges Stormont to reject ‘offensive’ abortion laws

Attorney General John Larkin gave written evidence to a House of Lords committee on abortion legislation

Attorney General: NI Secretary exceeded his powers in introducing abortion laws

Attorney General John Larkin. Picture: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press

Attorney general could feature in woman’s legal challenge

Northern Ireland’s chief law officer could be set to feature in a Newry woman’s legal challenge to having her Widowed Parent’s Allowance stopped when she began living with another man.

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Attorney General John Larkin appeared at the High Court challenge to Northern Ireland's abortion laws

Attorney General John Larkin: Abortion because of unborn child’s disability proh...

MEP UUP Jim Nicholson. Pic: Pacemaker

UUP: tactical blunders have led to flawed Brexit deal

Partners Sharon Sickles and Grainne Close along with Henry and Chris Flanagan-Kane leave the High Court in Belfast after a previous hearing

Judgment reserved on challenge to same-sex marriage ban

Legal aid hope for mum over inquest into son's 1994 death

Sharon Sickles and Grainne Close with Chris and Henry Flanagan-Kane. Picture: Freddie Parkinson/Press Eye

'˜Game-changing' act must be extended to NI

Mandatory Credit - Picture by Freddie Parkinson/Press Eye © Wednesday 12 September 2018 Two gay couples appeal their failed legal challenge to the ban on same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland. Sharon Sickles and Grainne Close with Chris and Henry Flanagan-Kane.

NI's same-sex couples '˜discriminated against'

Brexit.

Wales and NI to make submissions at Scottish Brexit law hearing

Laura Lacole said the verdict will allow humanists to have the wedding ceremony they want

Court verdict '˜opens door for recognition of humanist weddings'

Anti-incinerator campaign group NoArc21 outside the High Court in Belfast

Incinerator ruling is challenged

NI attorney general to intervene over key legal battle

Former Director of Public Prosecutions Barra McGrory. Picture: Arthur Allison/Pacemaker Press

'˜Halt Troubles prosecutions' says former DPP

Northern Ireland's former director of public prosecutions has called for a halt to criminal prosecutions for conflict crimes.

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The hyponatraemia Inquiry

Police probing death at centre of public inquiry

Owner of Ashers Bakery Daniel McArthur (left) with Simon Calvert of the Christian Institute arriving at the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast where the Supreme Court is examining issues linked to the Ashers Baking Company "gay cake" case.

Man at centre of 'gay cake' case bearing heavy burden, court told

Owner of Ashers Bakery Daniel McArthur at the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast where the Supreme Court is examining issues linked to the Ashers Baking Company "gay cake" case.

Gay cake case couple treated wrongly by Court of Appeal, says Attorney General

DUP leader Arlene Foster

Court told Arlene Foster should not pay damages in inquest case

August 1988... Three people died in the IRA booby trap explosion at a flat in Kildrum Gardens in Londonderrys Creggan. Good Samaritan killing

Family appeal failed legal bid to get inquest

Arlene Foster

Arlene Foster '˜faultless' in stopping Executive discussion of paper on inquest ...

Model Laura Lacole goes into the High Court in Belfast on Monday

Attorney general challenges court humanist wedding verdict

The case was heard by seven justices at the Supreme Court in London

Ruling on Supreme Court abortion challenge expected in new year

Northern Ireland's abortion law to be examined in UK's highest court

Justice system

Human rights body granted leave for challenge

Model Laura Lacole arrives at the High Court with Richy Thompson of Humanist UK

Attorney general: Case for humanist wedding '˜evidentially undercooked'

John Larkin took part in the original hearing because it touched on devolved Stormont legislation

Humanist wedding verdict to be appealed by attorney general

Attorney General John Larkin will appear at the High Court

Attorney general to feature in humanist wedding court case

There is a need to create vacancies for teaching graduates in Northern Ireland

NI teacher loses High Court challenge

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Key witness comes forward to give evidence about shooting

Teresa Watt, the widow of Barney Watt, outside Laganside courthouse in Belfast where she told an inquest her partner was never in the IRA. Picture date: Monday April 24, 2017. Photo credit: Michael McHugh/PA Wire

'˜No evidence' Belfast man shot dead in '˜71 held explosive

Teresa Watt, the widow of Barney Watt, outside Laganside courthouse in Belfast where she told an inquest her partner was never in the IRA

No evidence Barney Watt was throwing petrol bomb in 1971 shooting, inquest told

Daughter's bid for '˜Good Samaritan' bomb inquest rejected

Handout photo issued by O Muirigh Solicitors of relatives of the McGurks Bar bombing victims outside Police Ombudsmans office in Belfast as family members of some of the 15 people killed in the 1971 loyalist blast in Belfast met with representatives of the Police to press for a new investigation.

Army knew McGurk's bar bomb was placed in doorway, solicitor says

Attorney General John Larkin

Attorney Challenge makes dramatic intervention over RHI scheme

Attorney General for Northern Ireland, John Larkin QC

Top lawyer will speak at religious liberty event

August 1988... Three people died in the IRA booby trap explosion at a flat in Kildrum Gardens in Londonderrys Creggan Good Samaritan killing

Relatives of IRA bomb victims want to overturn Larkin decision

John Larkin wanted to refer the verdict against Ashers Baking Company under identified issues of devolution

Ashers case: Attorney general '˜too late' with Supreme Court referral

Daniel McArthur (director of Ashers Bakery) with wife Amy

Ashers: 'Gay cake case' cannot be referred to Supreme Court

Daniel McArthur (director of Ashers Bakery) with wife Amy, speaking outside court after losing their appeal against a ruling that their refusal to make a "gay cake" was discriminatory.

'˜Equality Commission will be responsible for paying the vast majority of their ...

Parachute regiment soldiers in Londonderry on Bloody Sunday in 1972. Two elderly former members of the regiment face a murder trial over a separate killing in NI from that year. Photo: Pacemaker Press

Two elderly ex soldiers, aged in their 60s, to face murder trial for shooting IR...

The Christian owners of Ashers Bakery, Daniel McArthur and his wife Amy, pictured at Belfast High Court (archive image).

Judge says Ashers '˜gay cake' case may be heard by Supreme Court

Daniel McArthur, director of Ashers Bakery with wife Amy, outside Belfast High Court

Christian Institute meetings will discuss Ashers

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