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M&A activity in Ireland rose by 27 per cent in 2021, making it a record-breaking year, the latest Experian report on dealmaking activity shows. In total, there were 628 transactions announced in 2021 – up on the 495 deals recorded during 2020. Market sentiment is positive, funding is readi

Mergers and acquisitions activity in Northern Ireland last year rose by 38 per cent to 238 deals, the second largest annual total on Experian record, the business adviser's latest report shows. Belfast law firm Tughans advised on 73 qualifying deals to head up the legal volume table in 2021, wi

Judges have approved judicial conduct and ethics guidelines to be enforced by the Judicial Council. Chief Justice Donal O'Donnell said the new guidelines, approved in a vote of 167 judges this morning, are "not a code".

Belfast-based KRW LAW LLP has welcomed Grainne Graham and Conor Cunningham to the firm as paralegals. Ms Graham joins the firm's historic abuse redress and conflict litigation departments. She brings experience from her work on the recent Ballymurphy massacre inquest case.

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Two TV judges walked off the set of The Masked Singer after the disguised contestant was revealed to be former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani, according to reports. The show sees a panel of four judges try to guess the identity of a performer wearing a unique costume, with celebrities and politicians al

An opposition TD was yesterday rebuked by the Ceann Comhairle for failing to respect the separation of powers after he challenged the Tánaiste to comment on an ongoing court case. Mick Barry, the People Before Profit-Solidarity TD for Cork North-Central, raised the case of a Limerick woman ch

Controversial government plans to restrict judicial reviews of planning decisions could be derailed because of disagreement between Fine Gael and its junior coalition partner, the Green Party, according to reports. Eamon Ryan, the Green leader and transport minister, is opposed to the proposals bein

Belfast-based Elliott Duffy Garrett (EDG) has pledged its support for Northern Ireland Chest Heart & Stroke's (NICHS) new "Will You?" campaign to raise funds for its ground-breaking long Covid recovery service. The campaign, which launches this month, will see participating solicitors waive thei

Ryanair has lost an appeal against an English court ruling that it must compensate customers whose flights are cancelled as a result of strike action. The Court of Appeal in London this week upheld the High Court's earlier ruling in April 2021, which held that the Irish airline must compensate thous

The long-delayed public state apology to victims and survivors of historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland is expected to be cancelled following the resignation of first minister Paul Givan. The apology, one of the headline recommendations of the four-year inquiry by Sir Anthony Hart which

The setting of a new personal injury discount rate (PIDR) for Northern Ireland could be jeopardised by the possible collapse of the Northern Ireland Assembly, an insurance law expert has warned. The Damages (Return on Investment) Bill, which introduces a statutory methodology for calculating the dis

Proposals to end religious discrimination in school recruitment in Northern Ireland have been put out to consultation by a Stormont committee. The Northern Ireland Assembly committee for the Executive Office has begun its examination of the Fair Employment (School Teachers) Bill, which would amend f

The renewable energy bursary established by Arthur Cox in memory of the firm's late partner Niamh Burke has opened for 2022 applications. The bursary is open to all those who are planning to study in a field related to renewable energy in Ireland, at postgraduate level. All relevant disciplines are

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP has announced the appointment of Julie Austin as a partner in the firm's privacy and data security team. Ms Austin advises clients on a range of data protection issues solving complex global privacy problems for major organisations.