Appointments

Irish disability law expert Professor Gerard Quinn has been appointed as the UN rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities. A qualified barrister and prominent legal academic, he is professor emeritus in law at NUI Galway, where he previously directed the world-leading Centre on Internati

Insurance risk and commercial law specialist firm BLM has announced a series of promotions across its Belfast and Derry offices as part of a promotions round across Britain and Ireland. Rachel Keenan has been promoted to partner in Belfast, while Andrew McCorry and Rory Potter in Belfast and James K

Three new commissioners have joined the Law Reform Commission for a five-year term. The new commissioners are Mr Justice Maurice Collins of the Court of Appeal, Mr Justice Richard Humphreys of the High Court and Dr Andrea Mulligan, a barrister and assistant professor of law at Trinity College Dublin

International law firm DAC Beachcroft has announced the appointment of five insurance partners in Belfast, all joining from rival firm BLM. The appointment of Peter Campbell, Fintan Canavan, Alison Cassidy, Paul McAllister and Aine Tyrell significantly increases the firm's footprint in Northern Irel

Specialist law firm Beale & Co has announced the promotion of insurance defence lawyer Seán O'Halloran to associate in its Dublin office. Mr O'Halloran, who joined the firm's employer liability and public liability team last October, specialises in insurance defence work for both insurers

Eugene McCague, former managing partner and chairman of Arthur Cox, has been named by the Alzheimer Society of Ireland as the new chair of its board of directors. Mr McCague, who has served on the board since 2018, retired as a partner with Arthur Cox in 2017, having worked with the firm for more th

Corporate law firm A&L Goodbody (ALG) has announced the appointment of four new solicitors at its Belfast office. Lauren McCollum and Shane Swaile have both been appointed as assistant solicitors in the corporate department, while Lydia Gilmour and Kourosh Abelehkoob have joined the banking and

Comyn Kelleher Tobin (CKT) has continued its growth in Cork and Dublin with the appointment of a new partner and two new solicitors.

Insurance risk and commercial law specialist firm BLM has announced the appointment of John Guerin as head of its Belfast and Derry offices. Mr Guerin, a former president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland, joins the firm amid a wider leadership restructure both north and south of the border.

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP has announced the appointment of Sonya Bruen as a partner in its health and prosecutions team. Ms Bruen, who joined the firm in 2011, has particular expertise in the area of fair procedures, judicial review, children's rights and accountability in child protection.

Tully Rinckey LLP has announced that Anna Butler has joined its Dublin office as an associate in the firm's real estate, immigration and litigation departments. Ms Butler previously worked at a leading immigration law firm and has experience across a number of immigration issues such as visa applica

Dr Lauren Kierans, a qualified barrister and expert in whistleblowing law, has joined Maynooth University as a law lecturer. Dr Kierans, whose monograph Whistleblowing and the Protected Disclosures Act in Ireland: Law Rights and Policy will be published early next year by Clarus Press, will commence

Kilkenny firm Poe Kiely Hogan Lanigan has announced the appointment of John Hickey as managing partner from next month. Mr Hickey, currently a partner and head of the firm's property and private client department, will succeed longstanding managing partner Brian Kiely when he takes on his new role a

Arthur Cox has announced the appointment of partners Lynsey Mallon and Stuart Mansfield to the firm's leadership in Northern Ireland. Ms Mallon will lead the Belfast office's corporate and commercial team, while Mr Mansfield will head the banking and finance team.

Prominent family lawyer Marion Campbell has joined KOD Lyons after more than 10 years in private practice. Ms Campbell, who will head the firm's family law team, has practised as a solicitor since 1976, working at the Legal Aid Board for two decades and most recently leading Marion Campbell Solicito