TLT has recruited Anna Beggan, former head of employment at Tughans, as legal director in its employment team in Belfast. Ms Beggan brings over 25 years' experience advising a range of employers and businesses across a number of sectors on complex aspects of employment law.

Victims of crime in Northern Ireland should have the same rights as those in England and Wales and south of the border when it comes to having a voice in court, a new report has recommended. The report, published by the commissioner designate for victims of crime in Northern Ireland, urges the justi

The Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland will next month launch a new book exploring the history of Northern Ireland's Court of Appeal. Dame Siobhan Keegan and retired appeal judge Sir Donnell Deeney will speak at the launch of The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland by Dr Conor McCormick and Prof

A criminal conviction related to a 1978 IRA bombing has been referred back to Northern Ireland's Court of Appeal by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) because of doubts about the integrity of interview statements. Christopher Cummings was convicted at Belfast Crown Court in 1980 on one coun

Law student Marwa Zamir has been appointed to the new Young Ireland Advisory Council, which will advise the government on policies that affect children and young people. Ms Zamir is a third-year law student at Maynooth University and was recently named Law Student of the Year at the 2024 Dye & D

Chief Justice Donal O'Donnell has been awarded an honorary degree by Dublin City University.

Corrigan & Corrigan Solicitors LLP has introduced a new tort prize for undergraduate students of University of Galway School of Law. The new tort prize is worth €500 for the first-year student who achieves the highest mark in the tort module.

Irish Legal News presents the second in a series of articles facilitating dialogue between criminal justice policymakers/practitioners and academic researchers. In today’s piece, criminologists from Maynooth University discuss how research partnerships can help translate research evidence into

ILN's Connor Beaton talks to Philippa Greer about how UNRWA is battling to preserve international humanitarian law in Gaza, where at least 42,800 Palestinians have now been killed in Israel's military response to the October 7 attack. Philippa Greer had already accepted the top job in UNRWA’s

When Marie O'Brien spoke to Irish Legal News, it was from a hotel half an hour away from Istanbul Airport, a major international hub and the second busiest airport in Europe. The location was an appropriate one: the partner and head of the finance department at A&L Goodbody in Dublin is also the

If, as Shakespeare nearly said, some are born lawyers… and some have the law thrust upon them, Flor McCarthy certainly appears to fit the latter. The Clonakilty-based solicitor is managing partner at McCarthy + Co LLP, which was founded by his mother Ann in 1987. Ann had, unusually, re-qualif

Talking with Joan Crawford, the chief executive of the Legal Aid Board, is a refreshing engagement with positivity. It’s an approach she clearly brings to the office as well as to her many sporting and social interests. The media frequently highlights the challenges facing the legal aid sector