Northern Ireland has seen its economic prospects transformed since the end of the Troubles, but the credit crunch threatens to undermine its growth. So, asks Derek Bedlow, a decade after the Good Friday Agreement was signed, is the province facing a dip in the peace dividend?
The last time Legal Week focused on Northern Ireland, it found an economy and a legal market in rude health – deals were plentiful, property values were still exploding and the return of the devolved government to Northern Ireland promised a new era of inward investment from both the private and public sectors. All its law firms had enjoyed a record-breaking year and were expecting the same again.
