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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
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Millar McCall Wylie (MMW) has appointed two newly qualified solicitors. Michael Evans has joined the firm’s corporate team, while Aimee Johnston is specialising in family and matrimonial law. Both practice areas have continued to deliver significant growth for MMW in recent years.
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His Majesty the King has approved the appointment of The Honourable Madam Justice McBride as a Lady Justice of Appeal in Northern Ireland. She was sworn into office today at a ceremony in the Royal Courts of Justice. Growing up in Downpatrick, Co. Down Madam Justice McBride attended Clo
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James Johnston has joined the private client team at Caldwell & Robinson. Mr Johnston brings with him 20 years of experience in residential conveyancing, having previously worked for several respected firms in South East London.
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Kennedys has appointed James Ferrin to the role of legal director in Belfast as part of their global senior promotions round. Mr Ferrin practises in insurance law and joins 34 colleagues at offices around the world who have been promoted to legal director. A further 50 lawyers have been promoted to
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Clyde & Co has appointed Sinéad Lynch, a partner in its Dublin office, as head of corporate & regulatory insurance for Ireland. Ms Lynch joins from A&L Goodbody, where she was a partner in the firm’s corporate practice specialising in insurance and reinsurance. Dual qualifie
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DWF has announced a record six solicitor qualifications in its Belfast office, alongside the arrival of its largest-ever trainee cohort across its SQE and IPLS training programmes. The six newly qualified solicitors have qualified into a range of practice areas across the business' Belfast office:
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39 Northern Ireland police officers have been named as recipients of this year’s Elizabeth Emblems which are awarded to families of public servants who died in the line of duty.
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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
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The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has settled a civil action by the family of Thomas Aquinas (Tommy) Burns who was killed by the British army on 13th July 1972 in North Belfast. Tommy Burns was shot in the chest as he attempted to leave Glenpark Social Club, Glenpark Street, Belfast, on 13 July 1972, at
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Belfast Solicitors Association (BSA) has written to the president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland, Mark Borland, ahead of a special general meeting (SGM) due to take place on 9 September raising concerns about voting arrangements and disclosure of documentation.
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Mulholland Law have called for called for an urgent independent investigation into the circumstances in which an Irish Prison Service (IPS) escort allegedly transported their client Patrick Irwin through Northern Ireland without lawful authority. Mr Irwin of Carrowgubaddagh, Ballisodare, Co Sligo wa
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University College Cork is welcoming six new academic colleagues to the School of Law this semester.
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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
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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
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The Dublin University Law Journal (DULJ) has published a special issue marking the Law Reform Commission's 50th anniversary.
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UCD has announced that it will host a milestone reunion celebration for BCL graduates of years ending in 6 on Friday 20 November. UCD will welcome back graduates to celebrate the BCL classes of 1986, 1996, 2006, the BBLS classes of 1996, 2006 and their affiliated alumni.
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Ireland’s role as one of the world’s leading aircraft leasing hubs dates to 1975, when the billionaire businessman Tony Ryan founded Guinness Peat Aviation (GPA) in 1975. Ryan, of course, was also one of the co-founders of Ryanair in 1984. His venture created a pool of experienced aviati
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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
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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
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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
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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
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