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During the decades that Keith Walsh has been practising family law, the world in which he operates has undergone a period of seismic change. When he joined the Legal Aid Board in Dublin as a clerk in 1998, divorce was virtually unheard of in the country – and it tended to come with a sense of
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Matheson partner Kate McKenna has been elected as chairperson of the Irish Society for European Law (ISEL). Ms McKenna, partner in the firm's EU, competition and regulatory law group, will serve a two-year term as chairperson, succeeding barrister and law lecturer Dr Aoife Beirne BL.
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Cleaver Fulton Rankin has announced the appointment of Suzanne Keenan as a director in the firm's employment team, specialising in employment and HR matters. Ms Keenan has over 10 years' experience in employment law, advising on the full scope of employment law issues as well as representing clients
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Ger Deering has been nominated by ministers for appointment as ombudsman and information commissioner. Mr Deering, currently the financial services and pensions ombudsman, is the government's choice to succeed Peter Tyndall following his retirement at the end of the year.
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Niall McPeake, principal legal officer in the Department of Justice, has been elected as chair of the In-House Lawyers' Group Northern Ireland (IHLGNI) at its recent AGM. Ciarán Fegan of Graham Group has been elected as secretary, while Anne MacRandal of Autism Initiatives NI has been elected
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Belfast-based KRW LAW LLP has announced the appointment of Elaine Woods to the firm's legacy department. Ms Woods joins the firm to support its "burgeoning work in conflict-related and historic abuse litigation", a spokesperson said.
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JMK Solicitors has congratulated tyre company W.H. Nutt & Son on its recognition at the Northern Ireland Road Safety Awards.
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Irish Legal News is pleased to announce the forthcoming release of a rare and important fine art print of Irish artist Stephen McClean’s specially-commissioned painting of the Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast, published by Hanna Fine Art to mark the historical appointment of Mrs Justice Keeg
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Careless driving will become a fixed penalty notice offence under plans to reduce the number of minor motoring offences becoming before the Northern Ireland courts. A consultation paper published this week proposes that a fixed penalty of £100 of three penalty points should be imposed for mino
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Murderers who refuse to disclose information about the locations of their victims' remains could face tougher sentences and be denied parole under plans to be put to a public consultation in Northern Ireland. Justice minister Naomi Long said the proposed legislation, dubbed "Charlotte's law", would
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Cleaver Fulton Rankin has announced the appointment of Suzanne Keenan as a director in the firm's employment team, specialising in employment and HR matters. Ms Keenan has over 10 years' experience in employment law, advising on the full scope of employment law issues as well as representing clients
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