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Eversheds Sutherland advised H2 Equity Partners on the acquisition of Aquilant from Dublin-based UDG Healthcare for a potential consideration of up to €23 million. Aquilant is a distributor of specialist medical, pharmaceutical and scientific products and services, including outsourced sales, m

A Romanian man has been jailed after being convicted of gangmaster offences in Northern Ireland. Laurentiu Ciurar, 29, was sentenced to three months in prison when he appeared before Craigavon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday.

Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan will address members of the Limerick Solicitors Bar Association on key employment law issues in October. Mr Grogan, who writes a regular feature for Irish Legal News, will speak on the topics of "Presenting and Defending Claims in the WRC and Labour Court" and

Amnesty International has called on the UK government to launch a public inquiry into clerical child sex abuse in Northern Ireland, ahead of a visit to Ireland by Pope Francis this weekend. The human rights group said that "only a public inquiry can deliver truth and accountability for victims".

Former First Minister Alex Salmond has launched judicial review proceedings in Scotland's highest civil court against the Scottish government over its handling of sexual misconduct claims made against him. Mr Salmond disclosed yesterday that he had begun proceedings in the Court of Session against L

Monsanto now faces 8,000 lawsuits over its weedkiller product, which is alleged to cause cancer. Werner Baumann, the chief executive of Bayer, which acquired Monsanto earlier this year, confirmed the rise in plaintiffs, up from 5,200.

A toy manufacturer has been fined for producing Peppa Pig kitchen sets for kids, in a landmark ruling for intellectual property rights in China. Jiale Toys Industrial, a company based in Shantou, had been authorised to make Peppa Pig products but a court has now ruled that the firm produced the toys

An American lawyer has admitted his role in uploading porn to file-sharing websites in order to sue people who downloaded it in a $3 million scam. Minnesota lawyer Paul Hansmeier has pleaded guilty to charges of wire fraud and money laundering in exchange for a sentence of no more than 150 months.

Police have discovered a tunnel in a former KFC restaurant being used to smuggle illegal drugs. The operation was uncovered after a routine traffic stop resulted in the seizure of over 168 kilograms of drugs brought into Arizona from Mexico through the narrow tunnel.

Mason Hayes & Curran has announced the promotion of Karol Fox from senior associate to partner in the firm's banking team.Mr Fox works with international and domestic clients on a range of banking transactions including leveraged finance, acquisition finance, trade finance, commercial real estat

The Bar Council of Ireland has expressed its "growing frustration" with the slow pace at which parts of the Legal Services Regulation Act are being brought into force, the Irish Independent reports. In a written submission to the Legal Services Regulatory Authority (LSRA), the barristers' regulatory

Figures showing an increase in reporting of hate crime and domestic violence in Ireland have been welcomed by European Network Against Racism (ENAR) and Women's Aid, the Irish Examiner reports. An Garda Síochána's annual report for 2017 reveals an 11 per cent increase in recorded hate

The number of new first-time buyer mortgages completed in Northern Ireland has reached its highest quarterly level since 2005, according to new figures from UK Finance. There were 2,700 new first-time buyer mortgages completed in the second quarter of 2018, 12.5 per cent more than in the same quarte

In February, Irish Legal News shared the story of Irish law graduate Aoife Moore Kavanagh, who had become one of the youngest-ever people to pass the New York bar exam. Today, she shares an update on her American adventure. Following on from the brilliant news that I had passed the New York Bar exam

Lord Mackay of Drumadoon, a former judge of the Supreme Courts of Scotland and Lord Advocate under Prime Minister John Major, has passed away at the age of 72. A graduate of the University of Edinburgh, he qualified as a solicitor in 1971 and practised for five years before being admitted to the Fac