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The Beauchamps Housing Conference, 'Beyond the Blueprint | Accelerate 2026', convened yesterday at the Dublin Royal Convention Centre, bringing together more than 500 policymakers, public bodies, developers, home builders, funders and leaders. Opening the conference, minister for housing James Brown
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P.A. Duffy & Co Solicitors has announced the qualification of Sarah Kirk as a solicitor, marking an important milestone in her career. Ms Kirk joined P.A. Duffy & Co in 2023 and commenced her solicitor training in September 2024. Since then, she has developed her experience working on a numb
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Hayes solicitors LLP has announced the appointment of Triona Sugrue as partner in its employment law team. Ms Sugrue brings experience advising employers and employees on the full range of contentious and non-contentious employment law matters. She has experience representing parties in employment d
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The chair of the Bar Council of Northern Ireland Denise Kiley KC has extended her congratulations to Fiona Doherty KC and Moira Smyth KC who were sworn into office as High Court judges on Friday. Ms Kiley KC said: “On behalf of the Bar, I offer my warmest congratulations to Fiona and Moira on
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Mills Selig has announced the appointment of partner Glenn Watterson as head of corporate. Having spent 18 years with Mills Selig, Glenn has established a reputation for advising businesses, investors and entrepreneurs on complex and high-value transactions. He has particular expertise in mergers an
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Millar McCall Wylie (MMW) has appointed two newly qualified solicitors. Michael Evans has joined the firm’s corporate team, while Aimee Johnston is specialising in family and matrimonial law. Both practice areas have continued to deliver significant growth for MMW in recent years.
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His Majesty the King has approved the appointment of The Honourable Madam Justice McBride as a Lady Justice of Appeal in Northern Ireland. She was sworn into office today at a ceremony in the Royal Courts of Justice. Growing up in Downpatrick, Co. Down Madam Justice McBride attended Clo
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On Monday 7 September 2026 21 pupil barristers were called to the Bar of Northern Ireland. The pupil barristers will now undertake 12 months of vocational training under the guidance of a qualified pupil master. The pupil masters are qualified barristers who undertake this mentorship on an ent
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Chief executive of the Law Society of Northern Ireland, David Lavery, was found guilty of gross misconduct by a disciplinary panel, an email to members reveals. Mr Lavery provided a character reference to his cousin, William Lloyd-Lavery, in April following Mr Lloyd Lavery’s conviction for his
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P.A. Duffy & Co Solicitors has announced the qualification of Sarah Kirk as a solicitor, marking an important milestone in her career. Ms Kirk joined P.A. Duffy & Co in 2023 and commenced her solicitor training in September 2024. Since then, she has developed her experience working on a numb
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The Law Society of Northern welcomed Jo Farrar, permanent secretary of the Ministry of Justice, to Law Society House yesterday for a roundtable on the growth of the legal services sector in Northern Ireland. The roundtable focused on the opportunities and challenges facing the sector – includi
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The Lady Chief Justice, Dame Siobhan Keegan has stated in an interview with Good Morning Ulster that it is unwise for legal professionals to give character references. The issue has become prominent in the last few months as the provision of a character reference by the chief executive of the L
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Professor Kathryn McNeilly of QUB School of Law has been elected as a fellow to the Academy of Social Sciences Professor McNeilly’s research intersects the areas of public international law, international human rights law and international legal theory, with recent research leading development
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University College Cork is welcoming six new academic colleagues to the School of Law this semester.
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On its return from summer recess, the Committee for Justice of the Northern Ireland Assembly will continue its scrutiny of the Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc.) Bill. This is the first substantive sentencing-focused bill since the devolution of justice powers in 2010. There is much to welcome
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UCD graduate Michael O’Flaherty, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, has been honoured with an honorary Doctorate of Laws from University College Dublin in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the promotion and protection of human rights. Mr O’Flaherty has d
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The Dublin University Law Journal (DULJ) has published a special issue marking the Law Reform Commission's 50th anniversary.
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Ireland’s role as one of the world’s leading aircraft leasing hubs dates to 1975, when the billionaire businessman Tony Ryan founded Guinness Peat Aviation (GPA) in 1975. Ryan, of course, was also one of the co-founders of Ryanair in 1984. His venture created a pool of experienced aviati
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When Majella Walsh was announced as the recipient of the Munster Regional Sole Practitioner of the Year award at the LEAP Irish Law Awards last month, she says her first reaction was one of some surprise. Those who know her professionally would not have been startled at the news. Noted by clients fo
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Many parents have long had ambitions for their children to pursue careers in medicine or law, professions that are perceived as being synonymous with prestige, intellectual challenge and public service. John Magee, a partner at DLA Piper in Dublin, was seriously considering a career in medicine unti
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For solicitors who started their career just before the financial crisis of 2008 struck, the timing was both daunting and defining. Newly qualified lawyers were entering a profession gripped by uncertainty in an Ireland faced by economic turbulence. However, there emerged from that singular event a
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For Anne-Marie Linehan, the past couple of years at J.W. O'Donovan LLP have resembled the proverbial situation when three buses arrive at the same time. First, in 2024 and after 93 years the firm relocated to new premises in Cork's South Mall, reflecting its ongoing commitment to supporting clients
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