More than two dozen barristers have joined an Irish MEP to call for an urgent review of continued EU trade with Israel. A petition launched by Cynthia Ní Mhurchú, Fianna Fáil MEP for Ireland South, has been backed and co-signed by Cormac Ó Dúlacháin SC, Cl&i
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See all articlesBelfast-based MKB Law has appointed Kelly Shaw as its new head of family law, succeeding director Anne Marie Kelly who has retired. Ms Kelly, who qualified in 1985 and co-founded MKB Law in 2003 with Gordon McElroy, will continue to support the firm in a consultancy role.
Matheson partners have unanimously elected Darren Maher to succeed Michael Jackson as managing partner next year. Mr Jackson, who has led the firm since 2016, will hand over at the beginning of 2026 to Mr Maher, head of the firm's financial institutions group and co-head of its corporate depart
Gateley has welcomed Catherine Heyes, Chris Jennings and Chris Francis to its Northern Ireland legal team. Both joining the firm's residential property and conveyancing team, Ms Heyes has been appointed as legal director and Mr Jennings as solicitor.
Lavelle Partners LLP has appointed Paul McCutcheon as a partner and head of housing within the firm’s property team. This strategic appointment enhances the firm’s property practice, bringing additional depth in the area of residential real estate development.
Mason Hayes & Curran has appointed Ursula McMahon as a partner in its charity and not-for-profit team. At a time when charities face heightened scrutiny and evolving regulation, Ms McMahon's proven judgment and governance expertise will empower clients to protect their reputation and manage comp
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
See all articlesNorthern Ireland's High Court has granted leave for a judicial review focused on whether there is discrimination in the allocation of funding aimed at tackling educational disadvantage. Two schoolchildren from Belfast and Derry, anonymised as JR 338 and 339, are challenging the selection methodology
Belfast-based MKB Law has appointed Kelly Shaw as its new head of family law, succeeding director Anne Marie Kelly who has retired. Ms Kelly, who qualified in 1985 and co-founded MKB Law in 2003 with Gordon McElroy, will continue to support the firm in a consultancy role.
Northern Ireland could move to an entirely no-fault system of divorce in the biggest shake-up for nearly 50 years under plans currently out for consultation. The Department of Finance is consulting on three options for divorce law reform: bringing Northern Ireland in line with the regime south of th
The Law Society of Northern Ireland has called for urgent legislative changes to better protect legal professionals following a rise in solicitors facing harassment, threats and intimidation. Solicitors who have faced direct threats or abuse in the course of their work have joined a new group on sol
Carson McDowell has announced a new three-year partnership with Ulster University's Belfast School of Art to support its annual graduate showcase. The partnership was formally launched at an exclusive preview event for the 2025 exhibition, held earlier this month at the university’s Belfast ca
Universities
See all articlesA future Master's student in energy systems engineering has been awarded the 2025 Niamh Burke Renewable Energy Bursary, funded by Arthur Cox. University of Galway student Anna Connors, from Ballinalee in Co Longford, has been awarded the €10,000 bursary in recognition of her commitment to renew
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
University of Galway School of Law associate professor Dr Brian Tobin has been named Legal Educator of the Year award at the LEAP Irish Law Awards 2025.
Matheson and University College Dublin have announced a new collaboration to support UCD Sutherland School of Law in the teaching and research of corporate governance and related law. The new corporate partnership will see the appointment of a new Matheson assistant professor in corporate governance
Children in Northern Ireland who are being exploited by paramilitaries and organised crime groups are not being formally identified as victims of modern slavery and human trafficking, according to new research.
Interviews
See all articlesPaddy Kelly’s energetic leadership of the Children’s Law Centre (CLC) in Northern Ireland has seen it assume a pivotal role in advancing the rights and best interests of children and young people. When Ms Kelly, its founder and CEO, steps down at the end of this month, the most important
Ailish Finnerty has had only had some six weeks to become accustomed to her role as the new chair at Arthur Cox. She has, though, an air of calm assurance — the consequence of her history with the firm, one that stretches back to her becoming a trainee there after taking a BCL and LLM at UCC a

Wherever there is an Irish diaspora — and where is there not? — there will be St Patrick’s Day celebrations. This was the case earlier this month at the Hyatt Regency hotel in London when the London Irish Lawyers Association (LILA) gathered for its third annual St Patrick’s D

Even by the standards of the bewilderingly swift advances in the social media arena, TikTok is a phenomenon. Launched in 2016, the app began its dizzying ascent to become a giant with more than 1.04 billion monthly active users, a scale of growth that took Instagram and Facebook almost a decade to a

The nature of the law means that major modifications to the status quo come rarely and after long consideration. But while the wheel turns slowly, it’s hard to stop once in motion. So, when October last year saw the introduction of new legal partnerships — which enable barristers a
