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Tughans lawyer Aoife Murray has been appointed as chair of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) Northern Ireland Young Planners Committee. The committee supports early career planners across Northern Ireland through professional development, networking and knowledge‑sharing initiatives.

We have moved the closing date for the LEAP Irish Law Awards 2026 to Friday, 17th April 2026. This gives your company an additional fortnight to polish your entries and ensure your accomplishments receive the national prestige they deserve.

Whitney Moore managing partner Emma Richmond has been shortlisted for CEO of the Year at the IMAGE PwC Businesswoman of the Year Awards 2026. Ms Richmond, recently featured in Irish Legal News as our Lawyer of the Month for March 2026, has spent her entire legal career of more than 25 years with the

Another bespoke facility designed to ensure vulnerable witnesses do not come face-to-face with defendants in the Northern Ireland courts has been officially opened. The new remote evidence centre (REC) in Craigavon will complement and enhance the services already available to assist and support vuln

Law Centre NI's head of social security, Owen McCloskey, has been appointed to the UK government's Social Security Advisory Committee (SSAC). Mr McCloskey, a practising solicitor specialising in social security law, leads a dedicated team at Law Centre NI which provides vital legal advice and repres

Solicitor Fiona Derry has been appointed to the board of Invest NI. Ms Derry is co-owner and director of legal, compliance and HR at Derry Group Ireland, which operates north and south of the border with a footprint in Armagh, Dublin and Cork.

Northern Ireland firm Carson McDowell has been shortlisted for the top legal prize at the British Business Awards 2026.

Swiss cheesemakers have praised a court ruling which has saved the iconic holes in Emmental. Traditionally, the holes in Emmental have been caused by hay particles inadvertently introduced to the milk when cows are milked by hand in the barns where they live and eat.

Philip Lee LLP has expanded its US team with the recruitment of Walker Stanovsky as counsel. Mr Stanovsky joins the firm's climate projects group and brings more than 10 years' experience advising clients across the carbon, climate, and clean energy sectors.

Lawyers Dr Barry Scannell and Brendan O'Sullivan are among five new appointees to the board of the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA). The 12-member board is appointed by the government, with the five new joiners – who include Ramatoulaye Adama Diallo, Eibhlín Morley and Catherine Opdebe

The Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) has awarded more than €79,000 to an Indian national who was subjected to "economic slavery" while employed as a chef in Dundalk. The case was brought by the Migrant Rights Centre Ireland (MRCI) on behalf of Vasantkumar Barot against his employer, Madhu F

The Law Society of Ireland has invited the legal profession to register for the 2026 Calcutta Run. Since 1999, the Calcutta Run has raised €5.9 million in support of homelessness services in Ireland and Kolkata, India. Over 1,000 participants ran or walked in Calcutta Run in Dublin in 2025.

Northern Ireland-born lawyer William Glover has been promoted to partner in the London office of Fieldfisher LLP. Mr Glover, who grew up in Bangor, was co-chair of the London Irish Lawyers Association (LILA) for four years until January 2025.

Amal Clooney and Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC have welcomed an "important victory" in the Philippine Supreme Court for their client, journalist and Nobel laureate Maria Ressa. Ms Ressa's news organisation Rappler has been notified of the conclusion of proceedings launched by the Philippine Securities an

An epidemiologist who played a role in the introduction of the smoking ban has been appointed to lead a review of access to cannabis for medical use. Professor Shane Allwright is retired from Trinity College Dublin, where was professor in epidemiology in the Department of Public Health and Primary C