Paul Newman called to the Bar of Northern Ireland
21st October 2022
3PB construction and mediation barrister Paul Newman,Paul NewmanCall: 1982 pictured here, was called to the Bar of Northern Ireland by the Lady Chief Justice Dame Siobhan Keegan in the High Court of Northern Ireland on 21 October 2022.
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