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FLAC has recognised dozens of volunteers and human rights defenders with its annual Golden Pin awards. The awards are presented every year as part of FLAC's annual justice lecture, delivered last week by renowned human rights lawyer and academic Professor Colm Ó Cinnéide.

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#InPictures: FLAC recognises lawyers with Golden Pin Awards ↗

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Northern Ireland's Pro Bono Choir has raised £8,000 for charity at its annual carol service in Belfast. Senior legal and judicial figures were in attendance for the service on Tuesday 9 December at the Good Shepherd Church, Belfast, held under the musical direction of Sheelagh Greer, accompani

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Pro Bono Choir raises £8,000 for charity ↗

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Matheson partners Julie Murphy-O’Connor, Michael Byrne and Angela Brennan explore the implications of a Supreme Court ruling on the enforceability of a Polish judgment in Ireland. The Irish Supreme Court has delivered a second judgment in the Scully v Coucal litigation, rejecting a further arg

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Analysis: Supreme Court upholds recognition of EU judgment in Ireland ↗

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Global law firm Baker McKenzie has appointed Helena Woodward as executive director of its centre in Belfast. The firm's Belfast centre provides business and professional services support to its clients and offices around the world. Established in 2014, it now employs around 500 people.

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New head of Baker McKenzie’s Belfast centre ↗

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A former internee's conviction for escaping lawful custody could be quashed by Northern Ireland's Court of Appeal due to doubts about the authenticity of a government minister's purported signature. Henry O'Rawe, who died in 2010, was convicted more than 50 years ago, on 25 March 1975, at Belfast Ci

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Northern Ireland escape conviction sent back to courts over serious doubts ↗

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Mark Dunne SC and Micheál O’Connell SC have been nominated for appointment to the High Court bench. The pair will fill vacancies arising from the elevation of Mr Justice Alexander Owens to the Court of Appeal in September and the upcoming retirement of Ms Justice Mary Ellen Ring.

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Two nominated for appointment to High Court ↗

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Adam Synnott has the felicitous capacity to combine brisk efficiency with engaging affability. It’s a useful admixture that undoubtedly facilitates his career at EY Law Ireland, a stand-alone, regulated law firm which forms part of the global EY network. Mr Synnott, partner and head of corpora

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Lawyer of the Month: Adam Synnott ↗

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Solicitor Stephen Kelly has established a new legal practice in Dublin. The new firm, Stephen Kelly Law on Baggot Street Lower, Dublin 2, will offer services in the areas of criminal law, medical negligence, personal injury, defamation, data protection and residential tenancies law.

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Stephen Kelly establishes new Dublin firm ↗

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