The Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) has published its first complaints report for 2025 which shows it received 829 complaints in a six month period, with 839 complaints closed. The report provides details of the number and nature of complaints about legal practitioners (solicitors a
Appointments
See all articlesEuropean IP firm Keltie has expanded its Dublin team by appointing Tasneem Madani and Catherine Jennings as senior associates. Ms Madani joins Keltie after gaining extensive experience advising start-ups and SMEs on all aspects of IP. In her previous role, she advised one of the world’s larges
DLA Piper has announced that Orla O’Leary and Seán McGrenaghan have been promoted to the firm's global partnership. Ms O'Leary joined DLA Piper Ireland in 2022 and focuses on all aspects of contentious and non-contentious employment and equality laws. She has extensive experience workin
McCann FitzGerald has appointed Fiona Winders as director of clients & business development and Michéle Quinn as director of marketing & communications. Ms Winders brings over 25 years of experience in the ICT and professional services sectors. Her expertise lies in building sustainab
Dr Joanna Ralston has been appointed as a member of the Mental Health Commission. Dr Ralston is a practising barrister with over 20 years’ experience. She completed a PhD in 2022, has published articles in peer reviewed journals and has practiced extensively in the area of capacity law.
Louise O’Donnell has been appointed as the new chair of the Labour Court. Ms O’Donnell is a qualified barrister and an experienced senior IR practitioner. She has previously sat as a deputy chair in the Labour Court and has extensive knowledge and experience in dealing with industrial re
Former Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA) chairperson Dr Don Thornhill has been appointed to chair its new education and training committee. The LSRA has appointed seven members to the new committee, which this month began its work towards implementing structural reforms to the system of edu
Northern Ireland
See all articlesNorthern Ireland firm Millar McCall Wylie has launched a new corporate social responsibility (CSR) strategy, centred around having a sustained, positive impact on society. The 'MMW Impact' programme covers ongoing outreach in the areas of community, charity, environment and culture.
A public consultation has been launched on legislation to modernise and strengthen Northern Ireland's credit union sector. The Credit Union (Modernisation and Reform) Bill was "co-designed" by the Irish League of Credit Unions and the Ulster Federation of Credit Unions alongside the Department for t
The UK Supreme Court's ruling that the word "woman" in the Equality Act 2010 does not include transgender women will likely have an impact in Northern Ireland, despite that legislation only applying in Great Britain, Irish Legal News has been told.
Northern Ireland's justice minister has expressed confidence in the level of support provided to jurors after a man was diagnosed with PTSD following a murder trial. There have been calls for change following a BBC interview with Lee Thompson, who said he was deeply affected by the graphic footage s
Lewis Silkin has appointed Belfast-based partner Paul Gillen as its new global chair of diversity, equity and inclusion. Mr Gillen, who has spent over 12 years in HR management and over 15 years as an employment lawyer, will lead DEI initiatives across the firm's UK, Ireland and Hong Kong offices.
Universities
See all articlesMaynooth law students Adrian Karbownik and Ramisa Hossain have triumphed in a moot court competition at Technological University Dublin.
Dublin firm Corrigan & Corrigan Solicitors has presented its inaugural tort essay prize to Technological University Dublin student Jake McCabe Cusack. Mr Cusack's essay on vicarious liability came first in a field of nearly 150 submissions.
Four students at UCC School of Law have gone head-to-head in the university's annual gala moot at Cork's Washington Street courthouse. Lucy Walsh and Ben O'Sullivan appeared in court as counsel for the applicants, while Niamh Mulcahy and William Walsh appeared on behalf of the respondents.
Law students from across the island of Ireland have gone head-to-head in a moot court competition hosted by the European Law Students' Association (ELSA) at the University of Galway. The student association last month hosted the intervarsity moot court competition in the J.E. Cairnes School, with th
Expressions of interest have been invited in relation to the establishment of a Network for Judicial Studies in Ireland. The aim of the network will be to foster collaboration, share research insights, and create a platform for discussion on issues related to the judiciary, judicial decision-making,
Interviews
See all articlesWherever there is an Irish diaspora — and where is there not? — there will be St Patrick’s Day celebrations. This was the case earlier this month at the Hyatt Regency hotel in London when the London Irish Lawyers Association (LILA) gathered for its third annual St Patrick’s D
Even by the standards of the bewilderingly swift advances in the social media arena, TikTok is a phenomenon. Launched in 2016, the app began its dizzying ascent to become a giant with more than 1.04 billion monthly active users, a scale of growth that took Instagram and Facebook almost a decade to a

The nature of the law means that major modifications to the status quo come rarely and after long consideration. But while the wheel turns slowly, it’s hard to stop once in motion. So, when October last year saw the introduction of new legal partnerships — which enable barristers a

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

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,
