Appointments

Solicitor Paul Mageean is to serve a third three-year term as chief parole commissioner for Northern Ireland. Parole commissioners help to make decisions on the release or otherwise of those serving extended or indeterminate sentences and in relation to the revocation of licences and recall to priso

Solicitor Deirdre-Ann Barr has been reappointed as chairperson of the Irish Blood Transfusion Service (IBTS). Ms Barr was previously a corporate partner at Matheson and later served as the firm's head of risk and then as its general counsel.

Beauchamps LLP has announced the appointment of Peter Curran and Darragh Blake as senior partners. Mr Curran was head of the all-island projects and procurement group at Eversheds Sutherland. A commercial lawyer with over 25 years’ experience, he has advised on some of the most significant pro

Fiona de Lacy has been appointed managing director of Arthur Cox Corporate Services Limited, reflecting the firm’s continued expansion into services that complement our core legal, tax, and listings offering. The group will provide expert director and corporate services across a wide range of

Byrne Wallace Shields partner Victor Timon has been appointed as vice-chair of Digital Business Ireland (DBI), the national voice of the Irish digital, e-commerce and tech sectors. Mr Timon, head of the Byrne Wallace Shields technology group, will serve until January 2026, at which point he will ass

Carson McDowell has welcomed 11 new trainees, bringing its total trainee cohort to a record 21 — more than any other Northern Ireland-headquartered law firm.

Global law firm Kennedys has promoted five lawyers in Belfast and three in Dublin as part of a global promotions round. Insurance lawyers Barnabus Shearer and Alexander Redpath have been promoted to legal director in Belfast.

Solicitor Shane Wallace has been inaugurated as president of the Irish Tax Institute. Mr Wallace is a tax and legal partner at Deloitte Ireland, with expertise in international tax, tax structuring, mergers and acquisitions, capital taxes and real estate taxes.

Diamond Heron Solicitors has welcomed Lorraine Keown as a solicitor in the Belfast-based firm's litigation team. Ms Keown, who has 15 years' experience as a solicitor, will work on both plaintiff and defence cases.

Flynn O'Driscoll LLP has welcomed five new team members, including Terry O'Malley as a partner in its real estate practice and John Fitzgerald as a partner and head of restructuring and insolvency. The appointments come nine months after the firm's merger with Vincent & Beatty LLP, its fifth str

Solicitor Damien Keogh SC has been appointed to the board of directors of the Peter McVerry Trust. Mr Keogh is one of four new members appointed to the homelessness charity's governing body as it undergoes governance and financial restructuring.

McCann FitzGerald LLP has appointed Peter McLay as a partner in the firm's energy group. The firm said the move is a response to increased demand for legal expertise in energy delivery and complex project structuring, driven by planning reform, Ireland’s climate targets and the ambitions set o

International commercial law firm Pinsent Masons has welcomed six trainee solicitors to its Belfast office. Faith Mushipe, Helen Cunningham, Rachel Follis, Leah Hawkins, Ethan Williamson and Declan Mallon were picked following a competitive application and assessment process and will have the opport

Keoghs, the legal solutions arm of Davies, has appointed Michelle McCullough and John Guerin as partners in Northern Ireland. Both joining from Clyde & Co, they enhance the firm's regional presence and signify its ongoing commitment to providing expert legal support in the jurisdiction.

Lawyer David MacAnulty has been appointed as a civil service commissioner for Northern Ireland. Mr MacAnulty is one of two new commissioners appointed by Northern Ireland secretary Hilary Benn with effect from 1 October 2025.