Death Notice

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Arthur Cox partner Paul Robinson passed away suddenly and unexpectedly on the weekend, the firm has announced. The M&A lawyer, who was based in Dublin but originally from Co Donegal, joined the firm as a trainee more than two decades ago.

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Prominent barrister Michael Lavery QC, who represented the families of many Bloody Sunday victims at the Saville Inquiry, has passed away at the age of 84. Mr Lavery, who called to the Bar in 1956 and took silk in 1971, retired in 2017 after a six-decade career.

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Galway solicitor Bruce St John Blake, a past president of the Law Society of Ireland, has passed away. The retired lawyer was a founder in the 1960s of Bruce St John Blake & Co. Solicitors, which continues to practice in Galway today.

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Belfast solicitor Adam Curry, a former partner at Mills Selig, has passed away. A graduate of Queen's University Belfast (QUB), Mr Curry was admitted as a solicitor in Northern Ireland in 1990.

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John Stalker, the police officer who led a landmark investigation into "shoot-to-kill" allegations in Northern Ireland, has passed away at the age of 79. As Deputy Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police, Mr Stalker headed in the 1984 Stalker Inquiry into the shootings of suspected IRA members

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Solicitor Moya Quinlan, the first woman to be elected president of the Law Society of Ireland, has passed away at the age of 99. Ms Quinlan, who qualified as a solicitor in 1946 and served as president in 1980/81, died at a Dublin nursing home yesterday, The Irish Times reports.

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The Irish Times has published an obituary for construction lawyer Max Abrahamson, who passed away last October at the age of 85. Mr Abrahamson, who was born in Dublin and qualified as a solicitor in 1955, authored a leading textbook on engineering law, consulted on projects in more than 60 countries

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Belfast solicitor Norman Nesbitt, formerly of Nesbitt Solicitors, has passed away. Mr Nesbitt has practised as a solicitor for over six decades after opening his firm, first known as J Norman Nesbitt, in east Belfast in 1954.

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Tributes have been paid to the late barrister Garrett Cooney SC after he passed away at the age of 84, The Irish Times reports. Mr Cooney, originally from Co Longford, called to the Bar in 1960 and called to the Inner Bar in 1977.

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Armagh solicitor Ian Dawson, principal partner at Ian Dawson & Co Solicitors, has passed away. The Law Society of Northern Ireland has extended its condolences to his family, friend and colleagues.

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Bangor solicitor Hugh Desmond Murray, founding partner of Murray Kelly Moore Solicitors, has passed away at the age of 89. The Law Society of Northern Ireland has extended its condolences to Mr Murray's family, friends and colleagues.

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Belfast solicitor Pauline Morgan, partner at Haugheys Solicitors, has passed away. Mrs Brown, née Morgan, was a trained mediator and became partner at Haugheys on the Upper Lisburn Road in 2003.

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Human rights lawyer Sir Louis Blom-Cooper QC, whose book on the Birmingham Six prompted one of the most significant defamation cases before the Irish courts, has passed away at the age of 92. He is widely known for his role in founding Amnesty International and his work with the Howard League for Pe

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Barry MacCarthy, founding partner at MacCarthy Johnston Solicitors in Dublin, has passed away following a battle with cancer. Mr MacCarthy founded the firm in 2010, having previously been partner in a large Dublin firm and head of corporate at a mid-sized practice.

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Lord Mackay of Drumadoon, a former judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland and Lord Advocate under Prime Minister John Major, has passed away at the age of 72. A graduate of the University of Edinburgh, he qualified as a solicitor in 1971 and practised for five years before being admitted to the Fac

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