Edie Bowles argues that the review into the culling of 51 cattle near Fivemiletown exposes failings that extend beyond a single operation. She examines wider concerns about DAERA’s enforcement of animal welfare law and calls for urgent reform.

Sarah Cochrane, employment partner at Carson McDowell has been appointed chair of the Employment Lawyers Group, Northern Ireland (ELGNI). Ms Cochrane joined Carson McDowell in 2013 and is an experienced employment lawyer advising businesses on strategic and complex employment matters across a wide r

The Children’s Law Centre (CLC) has welcomed vital work to amend significant reforms to the Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) framework. The work was commenced after CLC and a wide range of supporters intervened in April last year to highlight concerns to the Education Committee

Law Society of Northern Ireland president Mark Borland, junior vice president Eoghan McKenna and deputy chief executive Peter O'Brien joined the Four Jurisdictions meeting in Dublin this week. The meeting was hosted by the Law Society of Ireland at Blackhall Place.

Universities should have greater flexibility over how they use public funding, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science James Lawless told an event hosted by Mason Hayes & Curran. Addressing higher education leaders at the law firm’s Dublin office, Mr Law

The Law Society of Northern Ireland Has met with the QUB Diversity in Law Society for a discussion with students on access to the profession. The discussion explored some of the barriers individuals may face when pursuing a career in law, alongside the wide range of opportunities available to aspiri

Alex Conor Harbison is this year’s recipient of the Mason Hayes & Curran Innovation in Professional Practice Prize at Maynooth University School of Law and Criminology.  The award was presented by Catherine Kelly, partner in Mason Hayes & Curran education law team.

Dr Chloë Cass has joined the European Research Council (ERC) PatentsInHumans team as a postdoctoral researcher. A graduate of Maynooth University and The Honorable Society of King’s Inns Dr Cass was previously a practising barrister in Dublin and on the Eastern Circuit.

Julie Galbraith, chief business officer and general counsel at Irish insurance broker, Arachas, recently took part in Rory’s Miles 2 Mayo walking nine marathons over nine days and covering 235 miles across Ireland in aid of Cancer Fund for Children. She spoke to Irish Legal News about taking o

The numbers show that data security incidents have ascended ineluctably during the past five years. And according to the UK’S Cyber Security Breaches Survey, cybersecurity is not necessarily getting worse just because a greater percentage of companies are being attacked, but rather the attacks

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