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Suzanne Keenan, director in Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin's employment and immigration team, has been named as a finalist in the Women in Business NI Awards 2023. Ms Keenan has been shortlisted for the ‘Best in Professional Services’ Award, which recognises an individual who goes a

Belfast-based Carson McDowell has launched a year-long partnership with Air Ambulance Northern Ireland.

Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC has been appointed as the Irish government's special rapporteur on child protection for a three-year term. Ms Gallagher is an accomplished international human rights lawyer and barrister, originally from Dublin and based in Doughty Street Chambers in London.

A suite of green lease clauses for use in commercial leases in Ireland has been published by The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP). Law firms Arthur Cox, ByrneWallace and Mason Hayes & Curran spearheaded the development of the clauses along with other members of TCLP's Irish property working group.

Co Mayo firm P. O’Connor & Son has appointed Samantha Geraghty as its new managing partner. Ms Geraghty succeeds former Law Society president Pat O'Connor, who continues in practice as a senior partner in the firm.

Controversial legislation requiring trade unions in certain public services to ensure a minimum level of service during strike action has moved closer to becoming law. The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Bill, which will affect the likes of rail, ambulance and fire service workers, was approved in

A McDonald's restaurant beset with anti-social behaviour has turned to classical music in a novel bid to dispel youngsters. A decision to play classical music in the evenings was taken after an incident where dozens of youngsters allegedly brawled, set off a fire extinguisher and threw signs and coi

Belfast solicitor Shannon Gawley has been elected as chair of the Northern Ireland Young Solicitors' Association (NIYSA). Ms Gawley is a solicitor in the commercial team at Carson McDowell who is currently on secondment to Invest NI. She is a graduate of Queen’s University Belfast and obtained

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has opened a public consultation on proposed revisions to its declaration in respect of vertical agreements and concerted practices. Although vertical agreements which restrict competition are prohibited under section 4 of the Competition Act

Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin has launched its new diversity and inclusion strategy at a staff party which highlighted its progress over recent years. Guest speaker Emma Lyttle from Diversity Mark was at the event to communicate the importance of equality, diversity and inclusion, recognising

Trade mark law specialist Stobbs Ireland has appointed Tasneem Madani as an intangible asset (IA) executive. Ms Madani becomes the fourth member of the Dublin office, which was established last summer and supports clients in Ireland and throughout the EU.

Most of the public would prefer to be represented by a barrister with a posh accent, research has found. Academics at Nottingham Trent and De Montfort universities also found that lawyers from beyond the home counties faced obstacles to progressing in their careers due to their accents.

The singer Rick Astley is suing rapper Yung Gravy for allegedly impersonating his voice on a recent single. Astley's 1987 hit Never Gonna Give You Up is interpolated in Gravy's song Betty (Get Money).

A laughing emoji may be construed as defamation if it follows a post mocking a person's physical disability, Italy's Supreme Court has ruled. The case revolves around a dispute on Facebook involving traffic problems in the northern town of Luino.

The Irish Refugee Council (IRC) has launched Tight Spaces, a youth-led educational booklet created by young people seeking protection who are part of IRC’s and ARD Family Resource Centre’s Youth Project. Tight Spaces gives insight into the treacherous journeys of these resilient young pe