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Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Dillon Eustace has advised the owners of the Swiss FINMA-accredited fund services company Oligo Swiss Fund Services SA on its sale to the DMS Group.

A High Court judge has refused to strike out a claim for negligence brought by the widow of a Bangladeshi worker killed on a ship. Mr Justice Jay held that Maran (UK) Ltd arguably owed a duty of care to the shipbreaker, Khalil Mollah. The decision is likely to send shockwaves around the shippin

The new head of Scotland's bar is Roddy Dunlop QC. Mr Dunlop was the sole nomination to succeed Gordon Jackson QC as Dean of the Faculty of Advocates.

Benjamin Bestgen discusses the death penalty in this week's jurisprudential primer. See his last one here. A few weeks ago an acquaintance (let’s call her Lea) witnessed an incident where teenagers had assaulted elderly people by deliberately coughing and spitting on them and yelling “CO

Police slapped partygoers with fines worth nearly €23,000 in total after an unusually large order from KFC raised suspicions. Ambulance workers who were at the restaurant by coincidence raised the alarm after two people ordered more than 20 meals in the early hours of the morning.

Corporate and commercial law firm LK Shields has announced the promotion of projects and construction specialist Jamie Ritchie to partner. Mr Ritchie plays a central role in advising some of the firm's largest domestic and international clients on their legal requirements in infrastructure, construc

Legal rights group FLAC has announced the appointment of solicitor Christopher McCann to provide advocacy and legal representation to the Traveller community. The rights group is launching a dedicated Traveller legal service, supported by the Community Foundation and in co-operation with a steering

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has recruited new staff in anticipation of a significant increase in the number and complexity of merger notifications following Brexit. The competition watchdog continued to "adjust and expand to meet increased responsibilities and challenge

Online land registration fees in Northern Ireland will be reduced from April next year, Finance Minister Conor Murphy has said. The Northern Ireland Audit Office (NIAO) last month criticised the "considerable surpluses" generated from LandWeb users.

New legislation is being drafted to strengthen the Charities Regulator following its busiest year since its establishment five years ago. The number of charities in Ireland surpassed the 10,000 mark last year, according to the watchdog's 2019 annual report, published today.

Ronan Daly Jermyn partner Darryl Broderick and trainee solicitor Therese Collins review a significant reduction in an award made by a jury to a plaintiff in High Court defamation proceedings where an “offer of amends” had been made. The Court of Appeal recently significantly reduced

School and university students with an interest in the law have been encouraged to get involved in the European Youth Parliament Ireland (EYP) as its outgoing president prepares to move on to a career as a solicitor. Leanne Brosnan, who first got involved in EYP as a transition year student seven ye

Solicitor John Finucane has an "expected commitment of 10-20 hours per week" at his firm Finucane Toner following his election as MP for North Belfast, Sinn Féin has said. The party issued a clarification after opposition figures questioned the register of financial interests lodged with West

The UK government has come under pressure from a Westminster committee to set out how it will facilitate "unfettered" trade between Northern Ireland and Great Britain under the Brexit deal. In a new report, the Northern Ireland affairs committee said the UK's proposals for implementation of the Nort

Russian officials have been accused of using "invisible ink" on valuable contracts to facilitate corruption and kickbacks. A councillor in Moscow has uploaded a video to social media which appears to show the key financial details on a housing contract simply disappearing when the paper is held near