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Olivia O’Kane revisits the case of ZY v Higgins [2013] NIQB 8 in the light of PPT v ITN and Guardian News & Media [2026] EWHC 2818 (KB). Few moments in media practice concentrate the mind like the service of an emergency injunction on a journalist leaving court with a story to file. T
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A&L Goodbody (ALG) has appointed Mark Stockdale as head of its Northern Ireland office with effect from 1st January 2027. Mr Stockdale will succeed Michael Neill who will take on the role of chairman of the Northern Irish firm after leading the office in Belfast since 2018. Mr Stockdale is an ex
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CMG Cunningham Dickey Solicitors has welcomed Paula Gibson as a partner, strengthening the firm’s specialist private client team. Ms Gibson is STEP-qualified and brings experience gained in the private client departments of leading Belfast law firms. She joins Julie Ann Osborne and Chris
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The Irish office of international law firm Addleshaw Goddard has announced the appointment of Ray Byrne as head of Ireland, succeeding Mark Walsh following his successful five-year term in the role. Mr Byrne will take up this role on 1 January 2027 as part of a planned succession strategy at the fir
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Nathaniel Lacy LLP had appointed Louise Smith as partner in charge of their new Cork office. Ms Smith advises insurers and self-insured organisations on motor, employers’ liability, public liability and indemnity claims. She brings experience in complex, large-loss matters and the defence of s
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Nasc - the Cork-based migrant and refugee rights centre - is welcoming its new CEO Sonya Donnelly this week. Ms Donnelly comes with a wealth of international experience having held several senior positions with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). In the past decade she was sta
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P.A. Duffy & Co Solicitors has announced that Emma McCaul and Ellen Hartles have been appointed directors of the firm. The appointments are a milestone in the firm's continued growth and development as one of Ireland's full-service law firms, with offices in Belfast, Dublin, Dungannon and Omagh.
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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.
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Olivia O’Kane revisits the case of ZY v Higgins [2013] NIQB 8 in the light of PPT v ITN and Guardian News & Media [2026] EWHC 2818 (KB). Few moments in media practice concentrate the mind like the service of an emergency injunction on a journalist leaving court with a story to file. T
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An Equality Commission investigation has found that the Council for Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA) failed to comply with its equality scheme in relation to its development, implementation, monitoring and review of its equality scheme over a number of years. The Commission also f
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A&L Goodbody (ALG) has appointed Mark Stockdale as head of its Northern Ireland office with effect from 1st January 2027. Mr Stockdale will succeed Michael Neill who will take on the role of chairman of the Northern Irish firm after leading the office in Belfast since 2018. Mr Stockdale is an ex
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The Law Society of Northern Ireland brought solicitors from across Northern Ireland together at the Lough Erne Resort in County Fermanagh for its Member Forum. The event explored the emerging challenges and opportunities facing the profession, including the adoption of artificial intelligence, busin
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The Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) executive committee has agreed to suspend the 24-hour work stoppage and associated rallies planned for 12 November while a proposed new public service agreement is considered.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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Lisa Ann Wilkinson became a barrister after a decidedly varied career path – but like everything else she’s done, she immersed herself in the law with a passion. The Dublin-based Junior Counsel describes herself as a mother, feminist, barrister and entrepreneur and her legal career is fo
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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
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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
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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
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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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