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See all articlesLady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Dame Siobhan Keegan, has been appointed as co-patron of Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI). Her appointment was announced earlier this week at an IRLI event in Belfast, where Dame Siobhan addressed an audience of barristers, solicitors, members of the judi
Human rights lawyer and campaigner Noeline Blackwell has joined the board of Community Foundation Ireland to help guide its work with 5,000 voluntary, community and charitable partners. Ms Blackwell is one of two new board members, joining alongside Northside Partnership's chief executive, Paul Roge
Global law firm Clyde & Co has promoted Bernadette Raleigh to partner and head of casualty in Ireland. Ms Raleigh joined the firm in 2017 and has over 14 years' experience advising insurers and corporate policyholders on public and employers’ liability, product liability and motor-related
Northern Ireland firm Carson McDowell has promoted Faye Phillips, Le-ann Campbell, Rachael McAdorey and Rosie Timoney to its partnership. The firm now boasts a leadership team of 45 partners, the largest partner group among law firms headquartered in Northern Ireland, as well as over 200 professiona
Business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran has appointed Norman Fitzgerald as a partner in the firm's dispute resolution team. Mr Fitzgerald is an experienced disputes lawyer whose practice focuses on complex business disputes, commonly with an international component.
Legal academic Professor Deirdre Madden has been appointed as chairperson of the board of the newly-established Assisted Human Reproduction Regulatory Authority (AHRRA). Professor Madden, of the School of Law at University College Cork (UCC) is a specialist in healthcare law and ethics, holding a Ma
Northern Ireland
See all articlesNorthern Ireland's education minister has denied presiding over a "regression in children's rights" following a joint statement from two leading children's organisations. The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Children and Young People (NICCY) and the Children’s Law Centre (CLC) resigned in Aug
The Law Society of Northern Ireland has announced a significant reduction in its electricity and gas costs and emissions. A 30 per cent reduction in electricity costs, a 20 per cent reduction in gas costs and the complete elimination of electricity-related emissions were achieved following an audit
Belfast firm Phoenix Law has secured more than £1.2 million in compensation for five survivors of child sexual abuse in the 1970s and 1980s following a settlement. The claims, relating to abuse perpetrated by prolific paedophile Malachy Finegan at St Colman’s College, Newry from 1972 to
Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, Dame Siobhan Keegan, has been appointed as co-patron of Irish Rule of Law International (IRLI). Her appointment was announced earlier this week at an IRLI event in Belfast, where Dame Siobhan addressed an audience of barristers, solicitors, members of the judi
The Master of Northern Ireland’s High Court has assessed damages for defamation at £100,000 in favour of Peter Jackson, father of Paddy Jackson. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Master Mark Harvey highlighted: “The lesson for the defendant in this case, and frankly for those

Universities
See all articlesThe policing of a Palestine solidarity demonstration earlier this month violated both Garda policies and Ireland's international human rights obligations, according to a new report. The Irish Network of Legal Observers has published its first-ever report, which focuses on a protest which took place
Professor Catherine O'Rourke has joined Dublin City University (DCU) to research the inadequacies of international law in capturing gendered experiences of harm. Feminist scholars have highlighted how the focus of international law on harm, particularly gender-based harm, fails to capture the broade
Legal academic Professor Deirdre Madden has been appointed as chairperson of the board of the newly-established Assisted Human Reproduction Regulatory Authority (AHRRA). Professor Madden, of the School of Law at University College Cork (UCC) is a specialist in healthcare law and ethics, holding a Ma
Dr Liam O'Driscoll highlights the need for EU-wide reform following a CJEU ruling on an Irish case concerning the compensation of victims of crime for pain and suffering. The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), on 2 October 2025, issued a judgment concerning the scope of Member States&rsq
Dr Eoin O'Dell reminds Senator Michael McDowell, following his rebuke of social media platforms for online defamation, that he still has an opportunity to do something about it. Last week, in his column in The Irish Times, Michael McDowell took social media platforms to task for shirking their respo
Interviews
See all articlesThe view from Andrew McGahey’s home office south of Navan in Co Meath is an idyllic one. The vista of tranquillity that takes in the Hill of Tara and the River Boyne ends here, though — the EMEA managing partner of Kennedys Law LLP is responsible for seven offices, where daily life is di
The quest for knowledge has advanced beyond imagination in the millennia since Plato and Aristotle first proposed their theories of epistemology. For legal firms at the leading edge of meeting today’s exacting demands, ‘knowledge’ now involves a multitude of practical applications,

A solicitor who was forced out of her home by a relentless campaign of criminal harassment has urged legal professionals to break the “taboo” of speaking out about abuse. Emma Lyons, who runs a family and criminal law practice in west Belfast, joined the Law Society of Northern Ireland&r

It’s certainly been an eventful summer for partner Darragh Mackin at Belfast solicitors Phoenix Law. Many of the firm’s cases have been in the public eye, and probably none so much as the discrimination case successfully brought by Irish language rap group Kneecap against the UK governme

Paddy 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
