Appointments

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP has announced the appointment of Julie Austin as a partner in the firm's privacy and data security team. Ms Austin advises clients on a range of data protection issues solving complex global privacy problems for major organisations.

The newly-formed committee of the Northern Ireland Young Solicitors Association (NIYSA) has elected its vice-chair, secretary, treasurer and other officers for 2022. The NIYSA committee, which was elected at its AGM last month, elected its officers following its first monthly meeting of the year.

Solicitors William Glover and David Hardstaff have been re-elected as co-chairs of the London Irish Lawyers Association (LILA) for 2022. The association, which welcomes solicitors, barristers, academics and law students in London with an affinity to the island of Ireland, has over 800 members.

Global legal business DWF has announced the appointment of Sinéad Ryan as a partner in Dublin and the promotion of partners James Morrison and Mark Taggart in Belfast. The firm has announced 34 senior promotions as part of its worldwide promotions round, with 17 new partners, four other senio

Alan Hunter, the former chief executive of the Law Society of Northern Ireland, has been appointed to the board of the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland (CCNI). Mr Hunter, who has held a number of leading positions within the Law Society and the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commissio

Reddy Charlton LLP has announced the promotion of Siobhán Lafferty to senior associate. A specialist in employment law and professional regulation, Ms Lafferty joined the firm in 2019.

Brian J McMullin Solicitors has announced the appointment of William Aylmer as a consultant in its Dublin office. Mr Aylmer has nearly three decades' experience as a solicitor, with particular expertise in mediation, civil and commercial litigation, professional regulation, criminal injuries compens

Insurance company elipsLife, a subsidiary of Swiss Re, has appointed solicitor Fiona Moriarty as senior legal counsel for Ireland. Ms Moriarty, who is qualified in Ireland and in England and Wales, has 10 years' post-qualification experience in insurance and insurance litigation.

Belfast-based specialist commercial, technology, intellectual property and media law firm Forde Campbell has joined UK-headquartered Lewis Silkin. Forde Campbell directors Mathew Forde, Rory Campbell and Katey Dixon will become partners in Lewis Silkin's Northern Ireland practice, working alongside

ByrneWallace LLP has shaken up the leadership of its property group, with Michael Walsh becoming chair of the group and Alison O'Sullivan succeeding him as its head. Mr Walsh has over 20 years' partner-level experience and has led the firm's property team – the largest in Ireland – since

Corporate and commercial law firm LK Shields Solicitors has announced the promotion of Clare Dowling and Simon Mahon to partners in the firm. Ms Dowling is a litigation solicitor specialising in corporate insolvency and restructuring and commercial disputes. She has acted in large-scale commercial d

Media lawyer Aideen Burke has been appointed to the board of Women in Film and Television Ireland (WFT Ireland). WFT Ireland is part of Women in Film and Television International, a voluntary foundation promoting greater representation of women on screen and behind the camera. It counts more than 13

Marie O'Shea BL has been appointed to lead the second phase of the independent review of Ireland's abortion laws. Section 7 of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 provides for a review of the legislation no later than three years from commencement.

Ms Justice Bronagh O'Hanlon has been appointed to lead an independent review into the handling of allegations of sexual misconduct, bullying, harassment and discrimination in the Defence Forces. The former High Court judge, who retired last November, will be supported in an independent review group

Dublin barrister and arbitrator Arran Dowling-Hussey has been appointed to the advisory board of the Gujurat International Maritime Arbitration Centre (GIMAC). GIMAC is the first specialised centre of its kind in India, focusing on managing arbitration and mediation proceedings for disputes related