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Every pound spent on legal aid in Northern Ireland creates £8.32 of social value, according to a groundbreaking new report from the Law Society of Northern Ireland. The 56-page report, The Social Value of Legal Aid, was launched on Monday in the Northern Ireland Assembly at an event which hear
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DLA Piper partner Caoimhe Clarkin has been appointed to the global law firm's international board. Ms Clarkin has headed the firm's litigation and regulatory practice in Ireland since 2019.
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Human rights expert Professor Aoife Nolan has been re-elected as president of the European Committee of Social Rights (ECSR). The ECSR is the monitoring body of the European Social Charter. It is composed of 15 independent, impartial members elected by the Council of Europe’s Committee of Mini
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A&L Goodbody has welcomed Steven Duggan, Eimear Keane and Jeff Greene to the firm as partners. Mr Duggan joined the firm's Belfast corporate and M&A team in November, while Ms Keane joined the Dublin investment funds and asset management team in December and Mr Greene joined the Dublin emplo
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Barrister and Fianna Fáil TD Jim O'Callaghan has been named as minister for justice, home affairs and migration in the new government.
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Daniel McCracken has joined the private client team at MKB Law. Mr McCracken has extensive experience across all aspects of private client practice including navigating complex contentious matters. Recognised as "outstanding" by the Legal 500, he further distinguishes himself as a solicitor advocate
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Global law firm Walkers has welcomed six newly-qualified associates to its Dublin office.
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Every pound spent on legal aid in Northern Ireland creates £8.32 of social value, according to a groundbreaking new report from the Law Society of Northern Ireland. The 56-page report, The Social Value of Legal Aid, was launched on Monday in the Northern Ireland Assembly at an event which hear
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Professor Colin Murray examines a recent ruling by Northern Ireland's High Court on the 1997 murder of GAA official Sean Brown through the lens of feminist jurisprudence. The idea of a feminist judgment, or indeed a feminist judge, remains a scary thought for many lawyers. Judges are to be detached
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Legal aid spending in Northern Ireland should be seen as an investment that lessens demand for other services including health and social care, the Bar of Northern Ireland has told MPs. The Bar has made a 15-page submission to Westminster's Northern Ireland affairs committee, which is currently cond
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Phoenix Law has secured a settlement of more than £50,000 in a case brought against Methodist College Belfast by a former pupil who said he was humiliated during a school rugby trip. Gabriel McConkey, now 19, alleges that he was forced by older pupils to run naked around the resort where they
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Northern Ireland firm Cleaver Fulton Rankin has announced a new partnership providing staff with discounted access to childcare and education. The firm has joined a childcare partnership scheme offered by Sleepy Hollow Group, which operates more than 21 sites across Co Antrim and Co Down offering nu
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University of Galway law students Mamadou Saliou Bah and Salma Smith have each received a scholarship worth €5,000 and a work placement opportunity with leading Irish law firm RDJ. The RDJ Diversity and Inclusion Scholarship at University of Galway supports students from ethnic minorities and t
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Federica Fazio asks the unthinkable question: what happens if Donald Trump launches a US invasion of Greenland? Ever since Donald Trump announced his bid for the 2024 presidential election, NATO allies have been looking for ways to “Trump-proof” the alliance.
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Irish law students travelled to Strasbourg last year to learn how the Council of Europe works and to meet with leading officials.
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The Hibernian Law Journal is now accepting submissions to be considered for publication in Volume 24. Established in 1999, the Hibernian Law Journal is a legal journal co-ordinated by trainee and qualified solicitors. Dr Jonathan O’Rourke, a trainee solicitor with VP McMullin LLP, was re
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The Cork Online Law Review (COLR) has called for submissions for its 24th edition, with cash prizes of up to €300 on offer. The student-run law review welcomes submissions in English, Irish and French, which should be on a legal topic and between 3,000–9,000 words in length, conforming wi
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Recent years have seen an impressive influx of significant international law firms to Ireland. They have arrived in the country to service multinational businesses attracted to the country by seamless access to the EU post-Brexit as well as the country’s growing reputation in areas such as tec
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Barristers appearing in the most serious criminal cases in Northern Ireland are effectively being asked to do twice the work for half the pay they were getting two decades ago, the chairperson of the Bar of Northern Ireland has told Irish Legal News. Donal Lunny KC, who took up office in September,
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It’s a long way — in every sense — from swimming in the sea off Australia’s fabled Bondi Beach to a dive into the dramatically more glacial waters off Sandycove, south-east of the city of Dublin. Dannie Hanna, a senior member of Taylor Wessing's corporate team, has however sh
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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
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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
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