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  • Civil law reform

    Reform and development of the civil law in Northern Ireland, including private family law, trusts and property law, tort and private international law

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    Review of legal services

    • Review of legal services in Northern Ireland

    Law reform

    • DSO Two-Year Solicitor Traineeship Programme 2025
    • Law reform in Northern Ireland
    • Civil law reform consultations

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    Most recent publications

    • Review of shared property management policy

      Published 15 October 2025
    • Review of the Defamation Act (NI) 2022

      Published 8 July 2024
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    Most recent consultations

    • Consultation on Divorce and the Dissolution of Civil Partnerships

      Published 18 June 2025 Consultation closed
    • Public Consultation on Marriage Law

      Published 15 November 2021 Consultation closed
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    Most recent news items

    • Births, marriages, civil partnerships and deaths can now be registered in Irish - Murphy 

      Published 15 March 2022
    • Consultation launched on changes to Marriage Law

      Published 15 November 2021
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    How to request information from the Department of Finance including Freedom of Information (FOI) and the use of our Publication Scheme.

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