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Juries will be abolished in High Court defamation cases from next month, the government has confirmed. Justice, home affairs and migration minister Jim O'Callaghan yesterday signed a commencement order bringing most of the provisions of the Defamation (Amendment) Act 2026 into force from 1 March 202
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Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne has been formally appointed as chairperson of the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO).
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Northern Ireland firm Mills Selig has expanded its banking and finance team with three new appointments. Nichola Coghlan has been appointed as legal director, alongside Andrew McClurg as associate and Hannah Roleston as solicitor.
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Philip Lee LLP has promoted Catriona Walsh, Abisola Odunayo, Kevin Ryan and Max Bail to senior associate. Ms Walsh has been promoted to senior associate in the employment and immigration team, while Ms Odunayo has been promoted in the corporate and commercial department.
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Trinity College Dublin's Professor Deirdre Ahern is among 12 members appointed to the new National Science Advice Forum. Professor Ahern is professor in law and director of the technologies, law and society research group at Trinity College Dublin School of Law.
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RDJ has announced two senior appointments, with Martin O’Callaghan promoted to partner in its real estate practice and Angie Wills joining the firm as a knowledge lawyer. Having joined RDJ in 2015, Mr O'Callaghan and has considerable experience in working on the full range of real estate
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William Wilson has been elected as chair of the Northern Ireland Young Solicitors' Association (NIYSA) following its 2026 AGM. Mr Wilson, who leads the property department at Lacey & Co Solicitors, will be supported over the coming year by Katherine Macauley of Joseph Magee & Co as vice-chai
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Northern Ireland firm Mills Selig has expanded its banking and finance team with three new appointments. Nichola Coghlan has been appointed as legal director, alongside Andrew McClurg as associate and Hannah Roleston as solicitor.
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Northern Ireland barrister Emma McIlveen has been appointed as an employment judge in Scotland. A specialist in employment and public law, Ms McIlveen is qualified in four jurisdictions, frequently acting in England and Wales and both jurisdictions on the island of Ireland.
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An employment judge in Northern Ireland has described a claimant's use of generative AI to produce his witness statement as a "disturbing development". Employment Judge Sheils made the remarks in a ruling on a disability discrimination case brought against the Northern Ireland Fire and Rescue Servic
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Newly-qualified solicitors in Northern Ireland were told they must learn to adapt to an ever-changing legal landscape of AI and rapidly developing legal technologies as they were welcomed to the profession last week.
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A memorial plaque honouring victims and survivors of historical institutional abuse has been unveiled at Northern Ireland's Parliament Buildings.
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Trinity College Dublin's Professor Deirdre Ahern is among 12 members appointed to the new National Science Advice Forum. Professor Ahern is professor in law and director of the technologies, law and society research group at Trinity College Dublin School of Law.
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UCC law students Elena Falvey and Mohammad Ahmed Naeem have been awarded diversity and inclusion scholarships by RDJ LLP. This is the fifth year RDJ has awarded the UCC scholarship, which support students from ethnic minorities and those who are under-represented in the legal profession in Ireland.&
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Newly-qualified solicitors in Northern Ireland were told they must learn to adapt to an ever-changing legal landscape of AI and rapidly developing legal technologies as they were welcomed to the profession last week.
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The Hibernian Law Journal has launched its 24th volume, with Sam Byrne taking up the role of editor-in-chief for the coming 25th volume. Jonathon Boylan was awarded the prize of Best Overall Contribution to Volume 24 for his article entitled "On Whose Authority? An Analysis of Judicial Discretion in
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Matheson has launched the 2026 Tim Scanlon Corporate Law Bursary, which honours late Matheson partner and former chairperson Tim Scanlon. Established in 2022, the bursary is delivered as part of Matheson’s impactful business programme and is open to undergraduate and postgraduate law students.
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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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October is European Cybersecurity Month (ECSM), the EU's annual campaign dedicated to promoting cybersecurity among its citizens and organisations, and to providing current online security information. Ironically, it has coincided with Amazon Web Services (AWS) experiencing a recent major outage in
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