In Pictures

John McShane, partner and head of employment at McCartan Turkington Breen, has completed a gruelling triathlon in aid of charity. The Carrickfergus Castle Triathalon consists of a 750m sea swim, a 20km cycle and ends with a 5km run. Mr McShane undertook a rigorous training regime for several months

Beauchamps LLP has welcomed six interns as part of its summer internship programme. Conor Grogan, Jack Curtin, Isobel Davis, Lisa Cunney, Esme Honan and Hugh Black make up the first set of summer interns.

Over 1,000 legal professionals and their families and friends took part in the 24th annual Calcutta Run on Saturday. The fundraiser returned to the grounds of the Law Society of Ireland for the first time since 2019 as it aims to raise €300,000 for its partner charities, The Hope Foundation and

Over 150 solicitors attended the Children Order Conference at the Crowne Hotel in Belfast, which took place this year for the first time since the pandemic.

More than 35 trainees in Dublin-based William Fry LLP and Belfast-based Tughans this month took part in a joint learning programme in Dublin. Hosted at William Fry's offices, the inaugural event saw managing partners Owen O'Sullivan and Patrick Brown – of William Fry and Tughans respectively &

Sir Geoffrey Vos, the Master of the Rolls, was recently welcomed to Belfast as a keynote speaker at the Commonwealth Mediation Conference 2022. The conference was organised by the Commonwealth Lawyers Association (CLA) in partnership with the Law Society Mediation Service (LSMS) and provided a platf

Children's rights solicitor Gareth Noble has backed a new campaign aimed at securing suitable primary and secondary school places for autistic children in Dublin 15.

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