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Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Matheson recently advised the Abtran Group, the Cork-based outsourcing firm, on the sale of the company’s entire share capital to Irish professional services and recruitment group Morgan McKi

A man who allegedly presented a fake arm for a Covid-19 vaccination in a bid to get a vaccine passport is facing possible criminal charges. Anti-vaxxer Guido Russo, a 57-year-old dentist in the northern Italian city of Biella, had previously been suspended from work for failing to get vaccinated.

The High Court has refused an application by a hospital worker to quash a decision that prevented her from working from home. The applicant claimed that she was at high risk from Covid-19 due to her health history and that the hospital failed to comply with HSE requirements in making the decision. D

Belfast-based KRW LAW LLP has launched legal action against the Irish State on behalf of a man who spent the first two weeks of his life in a mother and baby home. Under the redress scheme announced by the Irish government last month, only those who spent at least six months in a mother and baby hom

Arthur Cox has been recognised by US charity Amicus for supporting its work to represent those facing the death penalty. The law firm was named Champion Law Firm at the 2021 Amicus Champions of Justice Awards, an annual celebration of the law firms and individual volunteers who work pro bono to ensu

Middle-class drug users could lose their passports or driving licences as part of a new UK government strategy on drugs. The news comes as it was reported that traces of cocaine were found in 11 bathrooms in Parliament.

The UK government has proposed a bill that would function as a vehicle for changing the law around judicial reviews when it dislikes the findings of judges. The Interpretation Bill, devised by Attorney General Suella Braverman QC and Justice Secretary Dominic Raab, is preferred by Downing Street and

GPs in Northern Ireland are helping to identify and refer victims of domestic and sexual abuse to specialist support under a new pilot scheme. The "identification and referral to improve safety" (IRIS) programme is currently being piloted in 16 practices in East Belfast and the Newry and Mourne area

Nine US lawyers who failed in an attempt to overturn the 2020 election result in favour of Donald Trump have been ordered to pay $175,000. Sidney Powell, Lin Wood and seven others were sanctioned in August after a federal judge ruled that their lawsuit in Michigan “represents a historic and pr

Wall Street bankers have been advised to dress down to avoid being mugged as crime returns to the streets of New York. Bank of America executives have told junior staff that dressing up or wearing the bank's logo could make them a target, the New York Post reports.

Global law firm Dechert LLP has announced the election of Dublin-based lawyer Mark Dillon to the partnership with effect from January 2022. Mr Dillon is a financial services lawyer whose practice focuses on the establishment, authorisation and operation of investment funds, including all forms of Ir

Former chief justice Frank Clarke has raised eyebrows with reports that he will resume practice as a barrister. Mr Clarke held the top judicial post from 2017 until October, when he was succeeded by Mr Justice Donal O'Donnell.

Belfast solicitor Gerard Duffy, one of the founding partners of Elliott Duffy Garrett (EDG), has passed away. Mr Duffy, who was admitted to the roll of solicitors in 1952 and retired in 1993, died on Friday at the age of 93.

A&L Goodbody has become the first law firm in Northern Ireland to support an innovative scheme aimed at supporting social mobility and increasing diversity in the legal profession.

The Law Society of Ireland has called on the State to "realise its international obligations to Irish people with disabilities" to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities today. Ireland ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in March 2018, some 11 ye