Appointments

International law firm Herbert Smith Freehills has welcomed Colm Wolinski and Michael McFall as trainees in Belfast.

Dechert LLP has announced the appointment of Ciara O'Leary as a partner in Dublin, its second partner hire in the Irish capital this year. Her appointment to the firm's global funds practice group follows the appointment in January of Carol Widger as managing partner in Ireland.

LK Shields has announced the promotion of Peter O'Reilly to partner in the firm's commercial property team.

Maynooth University Department of Law has announced the appointment of Dr Sinéad Ring as a lecturer in criminology. She is the second criminology lecturer to join the department this month, following the appointment of Dr Lynsey Black.

Mason Hayes & Curran has announced the appointment of Marcus Kennedy as a partner in the firm’s real estate team. Mr Kennedy, previously a senior associate with the firm, helps clients with all aspects of commercial property transactions. He has a particular focus on development land, land

Belfast firm Millar McCall Wylie has announced the appointment of employment solicitor David Mitchell following a period of significant growth. The appointment will see Mr Mitchell, who qualified as a solicitor in 2014, advising and representing both employees and employers alongside employment part

Global law firm Walkers has announced the promotion of Eimear Keane, Ian McNamee, Niall Esler and Paddy Rath to partners in Ireland. Ms Keane has been appointed as a partner in investment funds and Mr Esler has been appointed as a partner in the regulatory and risk advisory team, while Mr McNamee an

Belfast firm Larkin Cassidy Solicitors has announced the promotion of Aoife Clayton to associate. Ms Clayton, a graduate of University College Dublin and Queen's University Belfast, joined the firm in 2012.

Maynooth University Law Department has announced the appointment of Dr Lynsey Black as a criminology lecturer. Dr Black researches in the areas of gender and punishment, the death penalty, and historical criminology.

Dublin firm AMOSS Solicitors has welcomed six interns from DCU and NUI Galway for the next eight months.

Northern Ireland firm Carson McDowell has announced 17 internal promotions, naming seven new senior associates and 10 associates across its teams.

Lacey Solicitors, with offices in Belfast, Dublin and Derry/Londonderry, has announced the appointment of Colleen Ward as a solicitor following the end of her training contract with the firm. Ms Ward joined the firm as a trainee solicitor in 2017 after her graduation from Queen's University Belfast,

William Fry has announced the appointment of Brian Butterwick as a partner in the firm's corporate and M&A department. The firm said the senior appointment demonstrates the continued growth of the firm, and builds on the recent partner lateral hires of Lyn Brennan in the banking and finance team

Mr Justice Bernard McCloskey has been sworn in as a Lord Justice of Appeal in Northern Ireland. The senior judge, who was appointed to the High Court in 2008, was sworn into office at a ceremony in the Royal Courts of Justice this morning.

Legal academic Cathryn Costello, former director of the Irish Centre for European Law (ICEL), has been appointed as the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Refugee and Migration Law at the University of Oxford. Professor Costello is a leading scholar in international and European refugee and migration law