Millar McCall Wylie has welcomed five new trainees. Joining are Susannah Wallace, Owen McElroy, James McLean, Rebecca McKimm and Eva Hempstead.  Christopher McCandless, chief executive at Millar McCall Wylie said: "Bringing five trainees into our team is proof of our commitment to identifying a

Northern Ireland solicitors are seeking further clarification from the Law Society of Northern Ireland on the disciplinary process into beleagured chief executive, David Lavery, as a letter to members suggests that the finding of gross misconduct may not have arisen solely from the character referen

On Monday 7 September 2026 21 pupil barristers were called to the Bar of Northern Ireland.  The pupil barristers will now undertake 12 months of vocational training under the guidance of a qualified pupil master. The pupil masters are qualified barristers who undertake this mentorship on an ent

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has informed members that a new date has been set for the Special General Meeting that was called off yesterday.

Professor Kathryn McNeilly of QUB School of Law has been elected as a fellow to the Academy of Social Sciences Professor McNeilly’s research intersects the areas of public international law, international human rights law and international legal theory, with recent research leading development

University College Cork is welcoming six new academic colleagues to the School of Law this semester.

On its return from summer recess, the Committee for Justice of the Northern Ireland Assembly will continue its scrutiny of the Criminal Justice (Sentencing etc.) Bill. This is the first substantive sentencing-focused bill since the devolution of justice powers in 2010. There is much to welcome

UCD graduate Michael O’Flaherty, Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe, has been honoured with an honorary Doctorate of Laws from University College Dublin in recognition of his outstanding contribution to the promotion and protection of human rights. Mr O’Flaherty has d

When Majella Walsh was announced as the recipient of the Munster Regional Sole Practitioner of the Year award at the LEAP Irish Law Awards last month, she says her first reaction was one of some surprise. Those who know her professionally would not have been startled at the news. Noted by clients fo

Many parents have long had ambitions for their children to pursue careers in medicine or law, professions that are perceived as being synonymous with prestige, intellectual challenge and public service. John Magee, a partner at DLA Piper in Dublin, was seriously considering a career in medicine unti

For solicitors who started their career just before the financial crisis of 2008 struck, the timing was both daunting and defining. Newly qualified lawyers were entering a profession gripped by uncertainty in an Ireland faced by economic turbulence. However, there emerged from that singular event a

For Anne-Marie Linehan, the past couple of years at J.W. O'Donovan LLP have resembled the proverbial situation when three buses arrive at the same time. First, in 2024 and after 93 years the firm relocated to new premises in Cork's South Mall, reflecting its ongoing commitment to supporting clients