Appointments

Joan Crawford has been appointed as the new chief executive officer of the Legal Aid Board. The Legal Aid Board is the statutory, independent body responsible for the provision of civil legal aid and advice to people of modest means.

International law firm Addleshaw Goddard LLP has marked its first year in Ireland with the launch of a new energy practice. The firm has recruited partner Gavin Blake to head up the new practice, bringing with him more than 15 years of experience advising clients in the Irish energy sector.

Tughans has appointed two new solicitors in recent months. Kerry Dumican qualified as a solicitor in Northern Ireland in November 2022 and since joining the team in Tughans has gained experience acting for both UK and Irish banks across a range of banking matters including secured lending, property

Ogier Leman LLP has announced that Oisín McLoughlin has joined the corporate department as partner at the firm. Mr McLoughlin is a mergers and acquisitions (M&A) specialist who has more than 15 years’ experience advising investors in and promoters of technology companies, private eq

Dundalk firm Brian Berrills & Company Solicitors has appointed Shona Goring as an associate solicitor following the completion of her training contract with the firm. Ms Goring, a native of Drogheda, studied at NUI Galway and Dublin City University before joining Brian Berrills & Company as

Irish lawyer Donnchadh McCarthy has been promoted to of counsel at Maples and Calder (Luxembourg) SARL, the Maples Group's law firm in Luxembourg. Mr McCarthy joined the firm upon relocating from Dublin to Luxembourg in 2020, working in its funds and investment management practice.

Mr Justice Michael Humphreys, Bernard Brady KC and Michael Robinson have been appointed to the Northern Ireland Judicial Appointments Commission (NIJAC). Mr Justice Humphreys, who has been appointed for a five-year term, replaces Mr Justice Horner as the High Court judge commissioner.

Daniel Holder has been appointed as the new director of the Belfast-based Committee on the Administration of Justice (CAJ). Mr Holder, who has served as deputy director of the NGO since 2011, succeeds Brian Gormally, who also joined CAJ in 2011 and is retiring at the end of March after more than a d

Northern Ireland firm JMK Solicitors has grown to 100 staff members for the first time after welcoming 10 new legal advisors, legal administrators and apprentice solicitors since the start of the year. The personal injury specialist firm was established in 2003 and provides services from offices in

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP has appointed Dorit McCann as a partner in the firm's procurement, competition and antitrust teams. Ms McCann brings 25 years of local and international experience to the business law firm. She is renowned for her advice in EU competition law, drawn from her cross border

Global law firm Eversheds Sutherland has appointed Trevor Dolan as a partner in the firm's financial services sector group and head of asset management and regulation. Mr Dolan is highly experienced in investment fund law, providing Irish financial services legal advice to Irish and international fi

Six board members and a chairperson have been appointed to Tailte Éireann, the state body newly established through a merger of the Property Registration Authority, Valuation Office and Ordnance Survey Ireland. David McGarry has been selected as prospective chair of Tailte Éireann, whi

Rachel Minch SC has been appointed as chairperson of the Law Society of Ireland's new environmental and planning law committee, which is to be formally launched next week. Ms Justice Nuala Butler will address a launch event for the new body on Wednesday 29 March, the Gazette reports.

Philip Lee has appointed Eimear Collins as a partner in the firm's dispute resolution and litigation group. Ms Collins is a qualified mediator and has a strong practice in property and landlord and tenant disputes. She also regularly advises and represents clients in complex contractual, commercial

Hilkka Becker, the chairperson of the International Protection Appeals Tribunal (IPAT), has joined the board of directors of the Irish Centre for European Law (ICEL). Four people — Karen Banks, Attorney General Rossa Fanning SC, Professor Brigid Laffan MRIA and Professor Aoife Nolan &mdas