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Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. BHSM LLP has acted for Welltel, Ireland's largest dedicated business communications provider, in its acquisition of ANS, an Irish cloud, security and managed IT services specialist.

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP (MHC) has announce the appointment of John Troute as a partner in the firm's corporate team. Mr Troute, who is based in Galway, specialises in mergers and acquisitions and has experience advising clients from set-up to exit and on all aspects of the business growth cycle

A media company that published an article based on a confidential letter about the subject of a criminal investigation and refused to remove it has had its freedom of expression of appeal unanimously dismissed by justices in the UK Supreme Court. The court held that, in general, a per

Trainee solicitors Jemma Smyth and Georgia Holley have triumphed in the regional heat of the Law Society of Northern Ireland's Client Consultation Competition 2022. Ms Smyth and Ms Holley made up the team from the Institute of Professional Legal Studies at Queen's University Belfast, going head to h

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has dismissed a case brought against the UK by the sister of an IRA volunteer who was shot dead by British soldiers in 1990, despite identifying certain weaknesses in a 2012 inquest. In a unanimous ruling handed down this morning, the court said it was stil

DLA Piper has announced a new partnership with Deloitte to offer asylum seekers and refugees paid employment opportunities in Ireland. Three refugees and asylum seekers who have participated in DLA Piper's "Know Your Rights" programme, supported by the Irish Refugee Council, will secure a six-month

A police officer rapped by a judge for drinking a can of Coca-Cola while appearing in court by video link has been ordered to distribute 100 cans to local lawyers. The officer, who was giving evidence to Gujarat High Court in western India, was spotted sipping from the can at the start of the hearin

Plans to strengthen the regulation of lobbying in Ireland have moved forward with the publication of the general scheme of a new lobbying bill. The general scheme of the Regulation of Lobbying (Amendment) Bill 2022 was published yesterday after approval by ministers earlier this week.

A public consultation has been launched on proposals to replace zero-hour contracts in Northern Ireland with banded weekly hour contracts in cases where a worker’s hours, as set out in their contract, do not reflect the actual hours worked each week. Stormont's economy committee has begun its

Northern Ireland's draft budget, which included controversial cuts to justice funding, has effectively been scrapped in the absence of a first minister and deputy first minister. Finance minister Conor Murphy yesterday told MLAs that legal advice from the Departmental Solicitor's Office (DSO) and th

The Northern Ireland Prison Service has set out its plans to remove most restrictions introduced in response to the Covid-19 pandemic, including the reintroduction of in-person contact visits. The six-week "road to recovery" plan sets out what the prison service aims to have in place by Monday 4 Apr

The Supreme Court is set to rule on the deprivation of Irish citizenship from a child whose father's refugee status was retrospectively revoked. The case focuses on "UM", who was born in Ireland and asserted Irish citizenship on the basis of his Afghan father’s residency in the country, as a r

MKB Law has become the first law firm in Northern Ireland to achieve the 2022 GDPR certification for law firms from Briefed. Briefed has created bespoke GDPR training for law firms, meeting all ICO standards, which allows firms to annually certify directors, associates, support staff and trainees at

A new statutory agency on domestic, sexual and gender-based violence could be established after a damning report from Tusla called for a dramatic increase in the provision of refuges. At least 50 or 60 new refuge places are needed as a priority, according to the review, with 10 locations identified

A&L Goodbody LLP (ALG) has announced plans to completely redevelop its headquarters at North Wall Quay in Dublin in support of its continued growth. The new office, to be developed in partnership with IPUT Real Estate, will be specifically designed to promote agile working which will "embed the