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DLA Piper was among victims of a global cyber attack this week in which the perpetrators demanded a ransom in bitcoins to release data locked by a software worm. DLA Piper is the largest law firm in the world by revenue, posting £1.5 billion last year. The firm has more than 1,000 partners, of whic

Successful applicants to the 2017 Engage and Educate Fund were presented with their awards by Education Minister Richard Bruton yesterday.

Plans for the transformation of Belfast’s iconic Crumlin Road Courthouse into a £25 million luxury hotel will go on public display next month. The Signature Living Group will host pre-application events at Crumlin Road Gaol on Monday 17 July and Thursday 17 August from 10am-8pm, the Belfast Teleg

The police officer who was match commander during the 1989 Hillsborough disaster faces 95 charges of manslaughter. Former Ch Supt David Duckenfield, as well as five other senior figures, will be prosecuted the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said.

The Director of Public Prosecutions has successfully appealed the suspended sentence given to a man who split open the head of a shop-worker during a robbery in Blanchardstown in 2015. The Court of Appeal found that there had been an error in principle in the leniency of the original sentence, and a

Ronan Dunne Philip Lee has announced the appointment of Ronan Dunne as partner and head of the firm's EU, competition and state aid group.

Requiring a jury in a criminal trial to explain or give reasons for its verdict is "impractical" and a “recipe for enormous difficulty”, a Court of Appeal judge has said. Mr Justice Alan Mahon made the remarks as he upheld the conviction of Garrett O'Brien, 40, for the murder of 27-year-old fath

Evidence given by witnesses to the independent inquiry into the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) scandal will not be used to prosecute them, The Irish News reports. The chair of the inquiry, retired Lord Justice of Appeal, Sir Patrick Coghlin, successfully sought a written assurance that witnesses' ev

Patrick Walshe Patrick Walshe, partner and employment law expert at Philip Lee in Dublin, writes on Government action on zero hours contracts.

Google has been handed a record-breaking €2.4 billion fine by European regulators after it abused its dominant market position in the online shopping sector. The European Commission said the search giant has 90 days to bring an end to its misconduct or face penalty payments of as much as five per

Mark Kavanagh ByrneWallace advised Griffin Group on an award-winning deal to refinance the historically multi-banked Group's funding under a five-year agreement with AIB.

Cork County Council will begin seizing roadside advertising billboards on lorries and trailers next month, the Irish Examiner reports. Councillors yesterday approved a new by-law allowing council employees to remove billboards if the owner does not comply with a notice to remove the offending vehicl

A British couple are mounting a legal challenge after they were denied permission to adopt a child because of their “cultural heritage” and were told instead to adopt one from India, The Times reports. Sandeep and Reena Mander, who are ethnically Indian, but were both born in the UK, were told t

The body of the great surrealist artist Salvador Dalí is to be exhumed after a tarot card reader who stands to inherit part of his fortune claimed to be his daughter. A court in Madrid ruled that Dalí should be dug up because there are no other biological remains which can be used to determine pat

Pictured (l-r): Nicola Byrne and Kevin Hoy Mason Hayes & Curran has announced the promotion of Nicola Byrne from senior associate to partner in the firm's real estate team.