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More than £63 million has been lent to date to 400+ to community organisations across Northern Ireland by Community Finance Ireland (CFI), which this year celebrates 25 years supporting communities realise their ambitions. Over the past quarter-century, these loans have supported, and continue
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P.A. Duffy & Co Solicitors is pleased to announce the appointment of Aoibhinn Killeen to its real estate team, a strategic hire that positions the firm among the few law firms capable of delivering real estate advice across both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. Ms Killeen brings exp
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The Law Society of Northern Ireland last week hosted the first of a new series of regional cluster events in Omagh, bringing local solicitors together to share knowledge, discuss common challenges and strengthen support networks for the effective running of their practices. The events are part of a
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A Paris court has awarded Kim Kardashian €1 in compensation after she was targeted in an armed jewellery robbery in the French capital in 2016.
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The inquiry into the death of solicitor Pat Finucane has been told that is must consider: “To what extent were his killers encouraged, assisted, protected or directed by the state?" On the second day of hearings legal counsel to the inquiry, barrister Matthew Hill, stated that: "There is no mo
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Murlands Solicitors has announced the appointment of Brenda Allen and Alanna McCall as partners in the firm. Ms Allen and Ms McCall join the existing partnership of Alan Reid, Aidan Donnelly, John O'Prey, Sarah Shannon and Ronnie Lowry.
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Naoise Nunn tells Emma Hutchinson how Kilkenny Law Festival aims to make the law more accessible, entertaining and relevant to the public. Next weekend will see the Kilkenny Law Festival fill venues across the beautiful city of Kilkenny from Friday to Sunday. Unlike a traditional legal conference, t
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William Fry has appointed Cormac McGrady as a partner in its corporate / M&A department. Mr McGrady trained at William Fry and spent two years in its corporate / M&A department before moving to London where he worked as a private equity lawyer with Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & J
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Queen’s University human rights law professor Colin Harvey has been appointed vice-chair of the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights scientific committee. Professor Harvey is a fellow of the Queen's Institute for Peace, Security and Justice, an associate fellow of the Institute of Iris
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A new report by the International Bar Association (IBA), the global voice of the legal profession, has found a significant gap between the importance legal professionals attach to fundamental rule of law principles and their assessment of how effectively those principles are implemented in pra
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The King’s Inns book club returns this autumn with the first meeting to be held on 9 November via Zoom discussing Trevor Noah’s ‘Born a Crime’.
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On 16 September Clare FM broadcast a new documentary examining the extraordinary life and enduring legacy of Mr Justice Séamus Henchy, one of the most influential and respected judges in modern Irish legal history and it is now available to listen to on demand. ‘Mr Justice Seamus Henchy
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A man who survived a drug-related seizure after a prolonged period of psychosis has credited the Rutland Centre with saving his life, as people who have reached significant milestones in addiction recovery were honoured at its annual Medallion Ceremony. Held at the National Concert Hall last Sunday
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A New York high school student was suspended on her first day of school after refusing to throw away a cup of coffee, in what she described as an act of “civil disobedience”.
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