Appointments

Caldwell & Robinson Solicitors has appointed Gemma Boyle and Aoifé McColgan to its corporate and commercial law team. Ms Boyle trained and worked with an international commercial law firm for nine years and was admitted to the roll of solicitors in England and Wales in 2019. She has

KOD Lyons managing partner John O'Doherty has been re-appointed to the Board of Governors and Guardians of the National Gallery of Ireland for a further two years. Mr O'Doherty has served on the board since 2019 and was elected as its vice-chair last year.

Johnsons has promoted Jonathan Calvert to partner in the firm's Belfast office. Mr Calvert trained with the firm and has spent his entire professional career in the firm's defence litigation practice.

Global law firm Eversheds Sutherland has appointed David Kirton as a partner in the firm's intellectual property, technology and data protection team in Dublin. Mr Kirton, previously a partner in a large Irish law firm, advises Irish and international businesses on technology licensing and implement

Beauchamps has appointed Fiona Egan and Yvonne O'Byrne as partners. Ms Egan joins the firm from Arthur Cox as a partner in the projects, infrastructure and energy team.

Employment lawyer Mark McAllister has been appointed as chief executive of the Labour Relations Agency for Northern Ireland. Mr McAllister, the LRA's director of employment relations services since 2019, succeeds Don Leeson, who has retired as chief executive after four years.

Northern Ireland firm Paschal O’Hare Personal Injury Solicitors has welcomed Andrew Irwin to its team. Mr Irwin, who qualified as a solicitor in 2017 following his graduation from Ulster University, was previously a senior associate in a major Irish law firm.

Solicitor Conor Robinson has been elected as president of County Wexford Chamber. Mr Robinson is a partner in Wilson Robinson Solicitors LLP, Wexford and Gorey, specialising in corporate and commercial law.

The Irish Centre for European Law (ICEL) at Trinity College Dublin has appointed Robert McTernaghan BL as assistant director for Northern Ireland. Mr McTernaghan practises in both jurisdictions on the island of Ireland and is currently vice-chair of the Bar of Northern Ireland's Immigration Bar Asso

Matheson has appointed Anthony Byrne as director of international listing services and Luke Tyrrell as director of information technology. Mr Byrne has extensive experience in the listed bond markets, having worked for 20 years in the stock exchange industry.

LK Shields has appointed Laura Keane as a senior associate in the firm's litigation and dispute resolution team. Ms Keane advises on a wide range of commercial disputes, with a particular focus on insurance litigation. She has significant experience in acting on behalf a broad range of clients acros

RDJ has appointed partner Ronan Geary as head of the firm's dispute resolution group and partner Diarmaid Gavin as head of the corporate and commercial group. Mr Geary, a partner in the firm's Cork office, takes over the leadership of the dispute resolution team from Darryl Broderick, who held the p

Dr Kevin Brown and Dr David Capper have been appointed as professors in Queen's University Belfast School of Law. Professor Brown is an expert in criminal justice and researches the relationship between the criminal law and society, particularly the impact of law on the most vulnerable.

Solicitor Barry Magee is to be appointed as the next chief legal costs adjudicator. Mr Magee joined the Office of the Legal Costs Adjudicator in 2020 and will take the reins from Paul Behan upon Mr Behan's retirement next month.

Belfast firm KRW Law LLP has appointed Gary Duffy as an associate solicitor. Mr Duffy holds master's degrees in history and politics as well as human rights law.