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Northern Ireland businesses embracing AI should put legal safeguards, clear policies and meaningful human oversight at the heart of their approach, according to Lewis Silkin. Speaking at TechTides in Derry Londonderry, the firm outlined ten key considerations for responsible AI adoption, from transp
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DAC Beachcroft has promoted Kate Sheppard to legal director, further strengthening the firm's presence in Ireland and reflecting its continued investment in its Dublin team. A highly experienced insurance disputes lawyer, Kate specialises in personal injury defence litigation, advising insurers, pub
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Clara Thornton has been appointed as a member of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) by Peter Burke, Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment, with effect from 2 November 2026. Ms Thornton is a qualified solicitor with over 16 years regulatory experience. She trai
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Francis Hanna & Co has announced the appointment of Michelle Quinn as a solicitor within the firm’s family law department. Ms Quinn joins the Belfast-based firm following more than 25 years with Ballymena firm James Ballentine & Son, where she gained extensive experience in family and
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Following the promotion of Kate Field to employment partner earlier this year, Addleshaw Goddard recently announced further promotions across its Irish office. Among those promoted are Ann Kirwan who has been elevated to counsel in the firm’s real estate practice and James Meighan who has been
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Dr Kevin Costello, associate professor of law at UCD Sutherland School of Law, has been elected as an honorary bencher by The Honorable Society of King's Inns. He dined for the first time as a bencher last Thursday evening. He was joined at the event by a number of colleagues from UCD School of Law
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MSM Law has announced the appointment of Lauren Murphy to their family law team, bringing a broad range of legal experience gained in Ireland and Australia, including work in human rights, criminal defence and commercial litigation. Ms Murphy graduated in law from Queen's University Belfast, where s
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Northern Ireland businesses embracing AI should put legal safeguards, clear policies and meaningful human oversight at the heart of their approach, according to Lewis Silkin. Speaking at TechTides in Derry Londonderry, the firm outlined ten key considerations for responsible AI adoption, from transp
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A former director of public prosecutions in Northern Ireland has warned that government plans to give the attorney general for England and Wales the final say on Troubles-related prosecutions would undermine the independence of the justice system. Barra McGrory KC SC, who held the post from 2011 to
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The High Court in Belfast has rejected a legal challenge to Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Bryant’s decision to ban the Drumcree parade, ruling that the intervention was lawful. The judicial review was brought by a Portadown Orangeman against Sir Chris and Chief Constable Jon Boutcher of the
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UK and Ireland law firm Browne Jacobson hosted its first major client event in Belfast last week. The evening, held at The Merchant Hotel in the heart of Belfast on Wednesday night, brought together nearly 300 clients and business leaders from across Northern Ireland and the wider island of Ireland.
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The Bar Council and the Law Society of Northern Ireland welcomed a delegation of six Ukrainian judges to the Inn of Court last week as part of a visit to the jurisdiction organised by Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI). The delegation was led by the Chief Justice (President of the Supreme Court)
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Dr Kevin Costello, associate professor of law at UCD Sutherland School of Law, has been elected as an honorary bencher by The Honorable Society of King's Inns. He dined for the first time as a bencher last Thursday evening. He was joined at the event by a number of colleagues from UCD School of Law
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The Irish Federation of University Teachers (IFUT) has welcomed a Labour Court recommendation which it says vindicates the trade unions’ insistence that serious negotiations must now take place on precarious employment and working conditions across higher education. The recommendation concerns
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The DCU Law Review is calling for submissions for its inaugural issue on the topic of ‘Law, Society and the Disjuncture Between’. Founded by final year law students and editors in chief, Regina Chow and Darragh McDonald, the Review is the first student-led review at the university since
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Matheson and University College Cork (UCC) recently welcomed a record 90 students to the fourth annual Matheson and UCC Hackathon, held at UCC on Tuesday 13 October 2026. The event, which forms part of the UCC and Matheson Innovation Partnership, brings together students from across a range of disci
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What does it mean to be human, and what are we seeking to protect in the age of AI? On Friday evening, former President of Ireland Mary Robinson joined Centre for Digital Ethics (CDE) founder Niamh Lenihan at Trinity College Dublin for ‘The Human in Human Rights: Dignity, Autonomy and Democrac
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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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