BREAKING: Mrs Justice Siobhan Keegan has been appointed as Lady Chief Justice of Northern Ireland – the first time a woman has held the top judicial role. She will be sworn into office at the start of September 2021. @JudiciaryNI
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- Today is the 125th anniversary of the decision of the Court of Appeal in Carlill v. Carbolic Smoke Ball Company [1893] 1 QB 256.
- Ex-justice minister rebuked over attack on RTÉ documentary screening irishlegal.com/article/ex-jus…
- Gary Daly and Erin Allen to lead new Socialist Lawyers’ Association of Ireland
- Women lawyers challenge plans to seal mother and baby homes records irishlegal.com/article/women-…
- BREAKING: The Irish government has announced it WILL take an inter-state case against the UK to the European Court on Human Rights. Ireland will argue the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 is incompatible with the UK’s obligations under the ECHR.
- UN: Attacks against Colin Harvey threaten academic freedom in Northern Ireland
- NI: Law professor to join Belfast rally for citizenship rights @EmmandJDeSouza buff.ly/2IgBU2u
- Sofiya Kalinova makes Irish legal history as first Deaf barrister
- #ICYMI: Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh KC, who appeared before the International Court of Justice today on behalf of South Africa in its case against Israel, was profiled in Irish Legal News as our Lawyer of the Month in February 2022. irishlegal.com/articles/lawye…
- The Irish equivalent of "The Man on the Clapham Omnibus" is "Tadhg an Mhargaidh", meaning "Tadhg of the market". So next time you're using the Reasonable Man test, ask yourself, what would Tadhg do?
