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New legislation on domestic violence will be a priority in the "final phase" of the government's Zero Tolerance strategy, Jim O'Callaghan has said. The justice, home affairs and migration minister yesterday published the 2025 progress report on the implementation of the third national strategy on do
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Northern Ireland barrister Ronan Lavery KC has joined 23es Chambers as a door tenant. Mr Lavery has been practising as a barrister for 33 years, 15 of which have been in Silk. His fields of practice are "unusually diverse which demonstrate his versatility and experience as an advocate", 23es said.
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Four legal academics are among seven people who have been appointed to serve as members of Ireland's Council of State. The new appointees include Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Professor Colin Harvey, Professor Donncha O'Connell and Professor Conor O'Mahony.
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Fieldfisher Ireland LLP has promoted Jamie Woodcock to partner in the firm's corporate and commercial practice in Dublin. Mr Woodcock is a longstanding member of the team, having joined the firm in 2015, and is promoted with effect from today.
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Pinsent Masons has promoted Anna Flanagan to partner and Sarah-Louise Baird and Jennifer Lee to legal directors in its Belfast office. Ms Flanagan is an information law expert, while Ms Baird is an all-Ireland energy expert and Ms Lee is a construction advisory and disputes lawyer.
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Beale & Co has appointed Jeremy Curran as a partner in the firm's construction, engineering and infrastructure team in Dublin. Mr Curran joins from global law firm DLA Piper and brings over 20 years' experience advising on construction matters across the residential, commercial, industrials, lif
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Irish-born lawyer Caroline Carberry KC, one of England's leading criminal silks, has joined criminal law chambers 2BR. Ms Carberry, previously of Furnival Chambers, has for many years been recognised as a leading criminal silk, defending and prosecuting in the most serious, complex and often high-pr
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Northern Ireland barrister Ronan Lavery KC has joined 23es Chambers as a door tenant. Mr Lavery has been practising as a barrister for 33 years, 15 of which have been in Silk. His fields of practice are "unusually diverse which demonstrate his versatility and experience as an advocate", 23es said.
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Rosemary Connolly, one of Northern Ireland's leading employment lawyers, has retired after 42 years of practice.
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Pinsent Masons has promoted Anna Flanagan to partner and Sarah-Louise Baird and Jennifer Lee to legal directors in its Belfast office. Ms Flanagan is an information law expert, while Ms Baird is an all-Ireland energy expert and Ms Lee is a construction advisory and disputes lawyer.
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Northern Ireland firm Mills Selig has announced a "strategic partnership" with Hospitality Ulster, the membership organisation for Northern Ireland's hospitality industry. The Belfast-based independent commercial law firm said the collaboration will strengthen its support for the region's hospitalit
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Proposals to increase firearms licensing fees in Northern Ireland by more than 150 per cent have gone out to consultation. The consultation seeks the public’s views on proposals to achieve full cost recovery of firearms licensing fees as well as proposals to add to the calibres of firearms tha
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Four legal academics are among seven people who have been appointed to serve as members of Ireland's Council of State. The new appointees include Professor Fionnuala Ní Aoláin, Professor Colin Harvey, Professor Donncha O'Connell and Professor Conor O'Mahony.
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Phoenix Law partner Darragh Mackin has been recognised with an award from Trinity College Dublin's student branch of FLAC.
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A legal academic whose research led to posthumous pardons for men executed in 19th-century Ireland has challenged the government's decision to no longer recommend pardons for offences pre-dating the foundation of the State. Justice, home affairs and migration minister Jim O'Callaghan yesterday annou
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Students from Trinity College Dublin have won the 11th annual Irish Red Cross Corn Adomnáin international humanitarian law (IHL) competition. Daragh Dunne, Conor O'Dempsey and Conor Metcalfe emerged as winners of the national competition for law students, held in Cathal Brugha Barracks in Rat
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Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC has been honoured by the University of Galway Women in Law Society with its Gradam na mBan award. The Gradam na mBan award recognises a woman in the legal field who is doing extraordinary work within the objectives of the society.
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Since its inauguration in 1911, International Women's Day has evolved into much more than a symbolic diary date. It’s now an annual event that not only celebrates the achievements of women, but also sharpens the focus on inequality, calls for the acceleration of progress and challenges organis
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February is proving a busy time for Seán Brassil. Last month he was appointed general counsel at the Irish Rugby Football Union, 10 years after first writing to the IRFU offering his services during the court vacation period with a view to gaining experience in an industry about which he&rsqu
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Visitors to Galway will be familiar with attractions such as the city’s Spanish Arch, Cathedral and Latin Quarter. Perhaps less so, however, with its reputation as a major European hub for the medical technology sector. With its established cluster of global medtech companies, strong links wit
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Adam Synnott has the felicitous capacity to combine brisk efficiency with engaging affability. It’s a useful admixture that undoubtedly facilitates his career at EY Law Ireland, a stand-alone, regulated law firm which forms part of the global EY network. Mr Synnott, partner and head of corpora
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The word that regularly recurs in Constance Cassidy’s vocabulary is “busy”. Often augmented to “busy, busy, busy”. It’s hardly surprising. The senior counsel’s day has begun some five hours before our mid-morning interview and the number of appointments in h
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