Appointments

In-house lawyer Ross White has been elected as chair of the Northern Ireland Young Solicitors' Association (NIYSA). Mr White, legal counsel at construction group GRAHAM, succeeded Shannon Gawley following the association's AGM at Law Society House yesterday.

Court of Appeal judge Ms Justice Ann Power has been appointed to chair the judge-led tribunal of inquiry on dignity and equality issues in the Defence Forces. The inquiry is being established to investigate whether there have been serious systemic failures in the complaints processes in the Defence

LK Shields has welcomed Katie Hogan as an associate solicitor in the firm's litigation and dispute resolution team. Ms Hogan joined the firm after qualifying as a solicitor with another Dublin firm.

Professor Aisling Swaine has joined UCD Sutherland School of Law from the UCD School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice. She was last year awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grant of €2 million to lead ‘GENCOERCTRL’, a project examining women’

Northern Ireland commercial law firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has welcomed its latest cohort of trainee solicitors. The new trainees are Rebecca Cargill, who completed her legal studies at Ulster University; Rachael Orr, an alumna of the University of St Andrews and the University of Law; and Ross Gall

Barrister Siobhán Ní Chúlacháin has been appointed to lead the Law Reform Commission's research team. Ms Ní Chúlachaín has more than 20 years' practice at the Bar in judicial review, criminal, extradition, and human rights law.

UK and Ireland firm Browne Jacobson has appointed William Darmody as partner and head of the firm's Irish corporate team. Mr Darmody has extensive experience in company law matters, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, venture capital and private equity investments. He wi

Northern Ireland firm Millar McCall Wylie has announced the appointment of Chris Phillips as director. His new role was created as part of the firm’s strategic development plan aimed at strengthening its presence in core growth areas.

Northern Ireland commercial law firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has strengthened its dispute resolution team with the appointment of Stuart Nevin as associate director as well as three new solicitors. Mr Nevin brings over 10 years' industry experience and specialist knowledge of property disputes. He is

International law firm Taylor Wessing has appointed experienced litigator Ryan Ferry as a partner in the firm's Dublin office. Mr Ferry will join the firm from Arthur Cox later this month and serve as disputes and investigations lead for Ireland, where Taylor Wessing has had a presence since 2021.

Commercial property specialist Sarah Keenan has been promoted to partner in Ogier's Irish real estate team. Ms Keenan advises on all areas of commercial property transactions, including acquisitions and disposals, commercial landlord and tenant law, commercial real estate aspects of corporate transa

The Society of Construction Law (SCL) has established a new extended Northern Ireland regional committee comprising Julie-Ann McCaffrey, Claire McCarry, Aaron Moore and James Turner. Ms McCaffrey is head of legal for Greentown, an infrastructure maintenance provider. She is also a member of the Law

Cork-based Cantillons Solicitors has appointed Sarah McNulty and Jean Buttimer as associate solicitors. Ms McNulty has been promoted to associate solicitor in the general litigation team, having completed her traineeship with the firm in 2021.

Well-known Omagh solicitor Paul Colhoun has joined Northern Ireland firm The Law Group.

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has appointed Brian Duffy to its Dublin office as counsel in its tax team. Mr Duffy joins from William Fry where he spent over 20 years’ advising domestic and multinational corporations on complex tax matters and successfully navigating tax regulati