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Mason Hayes & Curran partner Deirdre Munnelly and associate Aisling Pierce examine a recent judgment criticising lawyers who refer their clients for specialist medical evaluation in the absence of a referral from the client’s primary treating doctor. On appeal to the High Court, two person

Families bereaved and injured in IRA bombings allegedly using Libyan-supplied Semtex have launched civil claims aimed at the State of Libya. Belfast firm KRW Law is acting for a number of families affected by fatal explosions in Belfast, Enniskillen, Derry, Newry and London between 1987 and 1994.

Jason O'Sullivan, solicitor and public affairs consultant at J.O.S Solicitors, comments on the tax on food supplements introduced in Ireland this month. The current bed shortage crisis escalating daily throughout Irish hospitals is unprecedented and unlikely to abate any time soon, despite questiona

Stricter new anti-money laundering (AML) regulations have come into force across the UK with effect from today. The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) Regulations 2019 update the UK's AML regime to incorporate international standards set by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) an

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Proposals to reform family reunification rules for people in Northern Ireland have been welcomed by immigration rights campaigner Emma DeSouza. Speaking to Irish Legal News, Mrs DeSouza said the proposed changes would "lift a tremendous weight off many families", but warned that the proposals did no

A man has named 17 of his cats as co-plaintiffs in a lawsuit against animal welfare authorities. Damon Fields has been told he can only keep five of the 17 cats after a neighbour filed a complaint about the smell.

Construction lawyer Killian Dorney has rejoined specialist law firm Beale & Co as a partner in the firm's Dublin office. Mr Dorney, who worked with the firm earlier in his career, rejoins from A&L Goodbody, where he spent the last year-and-a-half as a construction associate.

The introduction of domestic homicide reviews (DHRs) in Northern Ireland has moved forward with the launch of a recruitment process for three independent chairs. The DHR process was introduced in England and Wales in 2011 under section 9 of the Domestic Violence, Crimes and Victims Act 2004 and its

RTÉ has said it will appeal the determination of the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) in favour of a former employee it forced to retire at 65. The WRC yesterday ordered the broadcaster to pay €100,000 in compensation to former TV producer-director Anne Roper after she suffered discr

Arthur Cox has topped the league table of Irish M&A legal advisers by both deal value and volume for 2019. The firm advised on 34 transactions valued at over $107 billion in US dollars, according to the Mergermarket report.

A landmark case concerning the circumstances in which a border poll will be held in Northern Ireland will be heard by the Court of Appeal in Belfast today. Victims' rights campaigner Raymond McCord is appealing the High Court's June 2018 ruling that the Northern Ireland Secretary does not have to ma

Employment law solicitor Richard Grogan of Richard Grogan & Associates examines a recent Spanish court ruling on gig economy workers. On the 27th November, the High Court of Justice in Spain ruled that riders of Glovo, who are a competitor of Deliveroo, are employees and are therefore not self-e

John Bercow, former Speaker of the House of Commons, has been unveiled as the keynote speaker at Mason Hayes & Curran's 50th anniversary celebrations. The law firm was founded in 1970 and will celebrate its 50th year in practice at a special version of its annual "MHC Lounge" event.

Rape complainants who give evidence over screens are not believed because the medium is equated with watching television, a senior barrister has warned. Amanda Pinto QC, the new chairwoman of the Bar Council, cast doubt on the value of alleged rape victims using screens in court.