Awards

Suzanne Keenan, director in Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin's employment and immigration team, has been named as a finalist in the Women in Business NI Awards 2023. Ms Keenan has been shortlisted for the ‘Best in Professional Services’ Award, which recognises an individual who goes a

Arthur Cox has been named as Ireland's legal adviser of the year at the Mergermarket M&A Awards Europe 2022. An awards ceremony in London this week recognised the achievements of Europe’s top dealmakers and rewarded innovative advisory work on some of the region’s most transformative

Belfast-based MKB Law has celebrated after its director David McAlinden won the "Innovation in Practise" award at the 2022 Insolvency Practitioners Association Awards. Mr McAlinden and colleagues from the firm's insolvency team collected the award at a reception in the National Theatre in London.

Human rights lawyer Noeline Blackwell, the chief executive officer of Dublin Rape Crisis Centre (DRCC), has been awarded an honorary doctorate in laws by Trinity College Dublin. The citation recognises her work as the head of DRCC as well as her previous role as head of legal rights group FLAC. It a

Matheson LLP has been named as Ireland's Law Firm of the Year at The Lawyer European Awards 2022. The prestigious annual awards, which were presented at a ceremony in London last night, recognise and celebrate excellence across the European legal market, and this year attracted entries from over 120

A&L Goodbody LLP has celebrated a win in the European Competition Team of the Year category at The Lawyer European Awards 2022.

Coleraine-based Turley Legal has been recognised at the inaugural Causeway Coast and Glens People Awards hosted by the Causeway Chamber of Commerce.

Former State pathologist Dr Marie Cassidy has been presented with the Praeses Elit Award by Trinity College Law Society. The award was presented by Ruth Brady, auditor of the Law Society, at an event organised by secretary Eoin Ryan and sponsored by Arthur Cox LLP.

Belfast solicitor Ruairi Maguire of MKB Law has been nominated for 'Rising Star of the Year' at the 2022 Insolvency Practitioners Association Awards. The awards recognise those who have made a significant contribution to the insolvency profession across the UK.

Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan has been named Lawyer of the Year at the 2022 Dye & Durham Irish Law Awards. The winners of the 10th annual awards were revealed at a gala awards ceremony at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Friday night.

The Law Society of Ireland has awarded its inaugural Justice Award to the people of Ukraine. The new award was created to recognise extraordinary contributions to the discourse and development of Ireland's legal landscape through legal practice, academia, social justice or rights advocacy.

The University of Galway is to present an alumni award to Mary-Ellen McGroarty, the World Food Programme's country director in Afghanistan. Ms McGroarty completed her BA, LLB and LLM with the university in 1987, 1993 and 2019 respectively.

Postgraduate student Oisin Cleere has been awarded a prestigious Allen & Overy (A&O) trophy recognising excellence in the field of librarianship and information management. Mr Cleere, a postgraduate student at Ulster University and a senior library assistant with Kildare Library Service, is

Lord Burrows, a justice of the UK Supreme Court, has been given an award by the Trinity College Law Society for his contributions to private law.

Matheson LLP has been named Ireland's tax firm of the year for the third consecutive year at the International Tax Review (ITR) EMEA Tax Awards 2022. The firm was chosen from a shortlist of the country’s largest legal and accounting firms following a comprehensive client and peer research pro