The Courts Service continues to modernise the administration of justice, and one of the most significant recent developments for practitioners is the nationwide rollout of the Courts Portal for solicitor applications for Grants of Probate.

Some evenings remind you exactly where it all began - and who helped you get there.

Yesterday was a particularly proud day for all of us at P.G. McMahon Solicitors LLP as our newly qualified solicitor, Grace McKinley was formally introduced to Judge Carol Anne Coolican at Newcastle West District Court.

An article by Mary Carolan in last Wednesday's Irish Times certainly sent a small shiver down my spine as a practising solicitor.