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Lawyers from across Europe were welcomed to Dublin for the 2022 plenary session of the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) over the weekend. The Irish delegation to the CCBE comprised David Conlan Smyth SC, William Fry partner Cormac Little, Law Society president Michelle Ní Lo

Staff at Belfast-based KRW LAW LLP have presented a cheque for over £1,000 to suicide prevention charity Lighthouse. Two teams from the firm took part in the Belfast Marathon relay to raise funds for the "exceptional and worth charity".

More than 50 runners took part in A&L Goodbody's annual AirFinance Run in Dublin this week, with more taking part virtually all over the world.

Lawyers at Belfast and Bangor firm Wilson Nesbitt have raised over £1,600 for Leukaemia & Lymphoma NI after abseiling from the Europa Hotel. The four-person team scaled the 51-metre building to raise funds for the Law Society of Northern Ireland's chosen charity for 2022.

In-house lawyers at Irish tech companies enjoyed drinks and cupcakes at the official launch of Irish Tech General Counsel (ITGC) last night.

Arthur Cox has been named as Ireland's M&A legal adviser of the year at the Mergermarket European M&A Awards 2021 in London. The annual awards recognise the achievements of Europe's top dealmakers and reward innovative advisory work on the most transformative deals of the past year.

The London Irish Lawyers Association (LILA) welcomed members and friends to a busy St Patrick's Day party last week.

Top lawyers in DLA Piper's Dublin office have met with the Lord Mayor of the City of London – himself a partner at DLA Piper in London – to discuss opportunities to strengthen economic ties between the UK and Ireland. Alderman Vincent Keaveny, who was born and raised in Ireland, was elec

Five new partners have joined A&L Goodbody LLP (ALG) across its Dublin and Belfast offices. The appointments of Michelle Daly, Deirdre Geraghty, Laura Kennedy, Eugenée Mulhern and Ciaran O'Shiel were announced last year and came into effect at the start of the month.

Three trainee solicitors have received awards from the Law Society of Ireland after representing its law school in the International Academy of Dispute Resolution's 2020 annual tournament. James Leahy, Hannah Gallagher and Katie Lee, coached by John Lunney, placed overall second as mediator team in

Arthur Cox has partnered with The Fostering Network to support the organisation's Christmas gift appeal.

Staff at corporate and commercial law firm Mills Selig have taken to the streets to raise cash for Angel Wishes NI, a charity supporting children in Northern Ireland with cancer-related conditions.

JMK Solicitors has congratulated tyre company W.H. Nutt & Son on its recognition at the Northern Ireland Road Safety Awards.

The Law Society of Ireland has presented cheques worth €215,000 in total to the Calcutta Run's charity partners, Peter McVerry Trust and the Hope Foundation.

Construction and insurance law specialists Beale & Co has stocked up on honey after sponsoring a local bee hive.