Awards

Human rights lawyer Michael Farrell, who played a key role in the introduction of Ireland's gender recognition laws, has been awarded an honorary doctorate by University College Dublin (UCD). As senior solicitor with legal rights group FLAC from 2005 to 2015, Mr Farrell worked on the landmark case i

An associate solicitor at Cleaver Fulton Rankin has been recognised as a rising star at the annual LawNet Awards 2022. Nathan Campbell, who works in the firm's employment and immigration team, was the only award winner from Northern Ireland at this year's ceremony, receiving the award in the "Rising

Former chief justice Susan Denham has been conferred with an honorary degree by Trinity College Dublin. The degree, Trinity’s highest honour, was awarded by Chancellor Dr Mary McAleese on Friday in a ceremony conducted in Latin in the historic Public Theatre.

A&L Goodbody has won the award for best collaboration with clients at the annual Managing Partners' Forum 2022 Awards as well as 'Aviation Firm of the Year' 2022 in the China Business Law Journal awards – for the third year running. The Managing Partners' Forum award was for the firm'

Arthur Cox's intellectual property team has won the Ireland - IP Transactions and Advisory Firm of the Year 2022 at the 17th annual Managing IP Awards in London. The awards celebrate the successes of leading firms and their clients from across the world, highlighting the accomplishments of the legal

Dentons lawyer Gemma Freeman has been recognised as one of Europe's rising stars by Law.com International. Ms Freeman, who has been counsel at Dentons in Dublin since 2021, was included in the Europe's Best Up-and-Coming Female Lawyers 2022 list.

London-based barrister Gráinne Mellon has been shortlisted as Legal Aid Barrister of the Year at the 2022 Legal Aid Lawyer of the Year Awards. Originally from Dublin and called to the Bar in Ireland and Northern Ireland in 2010 and 2013 respectively, Ms Mellon practises with Garden Court Cham

The head of Belfast firm McCartan Turkington Breen has been recognised at the SME News Managing Director of the Year Awards. Colin Mitchell, who became the firm's senior partner at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, was named Northern Ireland's Legal Services MD of the Year.

Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin has been shortlisted for the ‘Wellbeing at Work’ award at the Responsible Business Awards 2022. The Responsible Business Awards, run by Business in the Community NI, aim to recognise and reward businesses who are actively working to build better workfo

Roger McMillan, managing partner and head of healthcare at Belfast-based Carson McDowell, has been named as a recipient of the 2022 Industry Defender Award by the board of directors of the Medical Professional Liability (MPL) Association. The award is presented to individual defence lawyers who have

Arthur Cox has been named Ireland Law Firm of the Year at the 2022 IFLR Europe Awards.

Irish barrister Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh, who practises in London, has been shortlisted for Barrister of the Year at The Lawyer Awards 2022. Ms Ní Ghrálaigh, who was interviewed as our Lawyer of the Month in February, is a human rights and international law specialist with a b

Cleaver Fulton Rankin has been shortlisted in the 'Excellence in Innovation' category at the Belfast Telegraph Business Awards 2022. The category recognises businesses that have placed innovation at the forefront of recent developments, including adopting a culture of continuous improvement and demo

Judge Helen Boyle has been recognised with an Alumni Achievement Award from her alma mater, University College Cork (UCC). An accomplished lawyer and Circuit Court judge, Judge Boyle graduated with a BCL and LLB from UCC’s School of Law in 1992 and 1993 respectively. She practised as a barrist

Kerry McCloy, innovation and legal technology director at Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin, has won the Outstanding Innovation (Corporate) Award at the Women in Business NI Awards 2022. The Outstanding Innovation Award recognises an exceptional individual who has demonstrated entrepreneurial flai