Appointments

Sir Donnell Deeny has been awarded an honorary degree by Trinity College Dublin. Trinity awards honorary degrees each year to recognise exceptional achievements by individuals in their respective fields. The other recipients were Linda Ervine, the driving force behind the Turas Irish language centre

Northern Ireland personal injury firm JMK Solicitors has appointed 13 new associate directors across a number of departments. Steven Gilliland and Karl O’Hagan have been appointed as legal services associate directors.

Philip Lee has launched a new financial services and investment funds offering through a strategic partnership with Aquest Advisory. The new practice will offer expert legal advice on a wide range of matters relevant to the financial services industry, including asset management, investment funds, f

Legal and tax advisory firm Orbitus has announced four appointments as part of the "first wave" of a major expansion. The firm has welcomed Eoin Casey as head of litigation and Carmel O’Shea Maloney as head of legal for Beam, the firm's online conveyancing product.

Professor Jennifer Schweppe has been appointed as editor-in-chief of the Irish Judicial Studies Journal, with Dr Una Woods as deputy editor. The Irish Judicial Studies Journal is part of the central fabric of Irish legal scholarship, publishing two standard volumes and one special edition per year.

Mason Hayes & Curran has promoted 18 lawyers to senior associate.

A&L Goodbody has appointed Kevin Murphy as partner and head of its real estate department in Belfast. Mr Murphy brings over 18 years' experience advising on all aspects of commercial property, with particular expertise in land acquisition and disposals particularly in renewable energy developmen

A new chairperson and two new ordinary members have been appointed to the Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO) council. Ann Duffy, who has served as an ordinary member since January 2021, has been appointed as chairperson of the council.

Solicitor Jill Laughlin has been appointed as a non-executive member of the Northern Ireland Audit Office's advisory board. Ms Laughlin is an experienced corporate and commercial solicitor with a career spanning over two decades. She is a qualified solicitor in both England and Wales and in Northern

Dame Vera Baird DBE KC has been appointed as interim chair of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC), the body which investigates potential miscarriages of justice in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. The CCRC has not had a chairperson since January, when Helen Pitcher KC OBE resigned amid t

HOMS Assist has promoted Áine McSweeney to of counsel and Cliodhna Finnin to senior solicitor. Ms McSweeney has been a member of the firm since 2004, specialising in personal injury law, medical negligence, product liability, and catastrophic injuries.

Ireland's new police ombudsman has appointed Paul Mageean and John Wadham to develop its human rights framework. Fiosrú was formally established in April under the Policing, Security and Community Safety Act 2024, replacing the Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC).

Belfast lawyer Sabrina Lawlor has been appointed as the Northern Ireland representative on the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) executive committee. Ms Lawlor, regional manager of personal injury and senior lawyer at Thompsons Solicitors Northern Ireland, brings a wealth of experience t

Barrister Denise Hunt BEM has been appointed as a non-executive member to the Northern Ireland Social Care Council (NISCC). Ms Hunt has been appointed as a non-executive lay member for a four-year term ending no later than 18 May 2029.

Derville Rowland, deputy governor for consumer and investor protection at the Central Bank of Ireland, has been appointed to the executive board of the EU's newly-established Anti-Money Laundering Authority (AMLA). Ms Rowland, a qualified barrister, will leave the Central Bank in order to take up th