Chief Executive of the Law Society of Northern Ireland, David Lavery, has issued a statement on his ongoing proceedings against his employer on the grounds of breach his employment contract. Mr Lavery had obtained a super injunction preventing reporting of the case that he is taking against his empl

J.J. Rice & Company have welcomed Caoimhin Donnelly as a newly qualified solicitor in their Belfast office. Having spent a year in a paralegal role before commencing his training contract, Mr Donnelly has already acquired experience in the areas of criminal defence, personal injury litigation, i

The Parades Commission has permitted an Orange Order parade along the Garvaghy Road in a determination released today. The parade by Portadown District LOL No.1 will take place on Sunday 27 September. It will begin at Drumcree Church and conclude at Carlton Street Orange Hall proceeding down Drumcre

Partners Kenny Chambers and David Holley pictured with newly qualified solicitors Joel Whitten, Kaitlin Small, Alex Jeffers, Matthew Murray and Robert Reid, and trainees Hugh O’Hare, Katy Reilly, Grace Tweedie and Lara Hatwell. This September, Johnsons Solicitors welcome their largest ever coh

Matheson, in association with Trinity College Dublin (TCD), is pleased to announce that TCD law student, Ellias Taye, has been awarded the 2026 Matheson Cara Scholarship. Named in memory of the late Cara O'Hagan, a former partner at Matheson, the scholarship aims to support students who may face bar

UCD Sutherland Law School last week welcomed Her Excellency María Teresa Lizaranzu Perinat, Spain's Ambassador to Ireland, to their stand at Higher Options in the RDS. Ambassador Lizaranzu Perinat was welcomed by Associate Dean, Dr Liam Thornton and director of student recruitment and recogni

Queen’s University human rights law professor Colin Harvey has been appointed vice-chair of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights scientific committee. Professor Harvey is a fellow of the Queen's Institute for Peace, Security and Justice, an associate fellow of the Institute of Iris

UCD Sutherland School of Law has appointed Dr Katie Nolan as lecturer and assistant professor in law and technology.

Naoise Nunn tells Emma Hutchinson how Kilkenny Law Festival aims to make the law more accessible, entertaining and relevant to the public. Next weekend will see the Kilkenny Law Festival fill venues across the beautiful city of Kilkenny from Friday to Sunday. Unlike a traditional legal conference, t

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

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

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