A Costa Coffee landlord is fighting claims that the lease for the Dundrum Town Centre café was frustrated by the pandemic and is pursuing a claim for €367,000 in unpaid rent, The Irish Times reports. MBCC Foods (Ireland), trading as Costa Coffee, claims that the lease of the caf&eac
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New research has found that witnesses are almost seven times more likely to include misinformation if a crime has been discussed with co-witnesses and that intoxicated witnesses give accurate accounts but remember fewer details. Researchers from Abertay University in Dundee, Scotland and London
Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. MHC acted for Surmodics Inc. on the acquisition of Vetex Medical Limited.
Cork-based law firm Comyn Kelleher Tobin (CKT) has been recognised by Chambers and Partners as one of the top law firms in Ireland. The firm recently received recognition for having one of the best healthcare litigation teams in the country. Chambers and Partners ranks the best law firms and la
A virtual celebration event was held last night to welcome 1,000 new Irish citizens. The event, hosted by Justice Minister Heather Humphreys and Minister of State for Law Reform, Youth Justice and Immigration James Browne, was the second virtual event to welcome new citizens following the success of
TLT has reported an 11 per cent increase in turnover to hit £110 million as announced a new strategy to 2025. The new four-year roadmap will see the firm accelerate the development of its UK offer and its wider international network as it continues to build on a decade of rapid growth, targeti
A wealth management law firm's equity partners have broken the £2 million pay barrier, putting them above their magic circle rivals. Macfarlanes has confirmed that full equity partners are paid an average of about £2.02 million each.
A collector in Germany has lost a legal battle to reclaim Hitler's monumental horses that once stood outside the Reich Chancellery. The bronze statues, which each weigh two tonnes, were made by Austrian sculptor Josef Thorak. They disappeared from a Soviet barracks in 1989 before being found in 2015
The High Court has refused a winding up petition for a company that had not paid rent for its commercial premises in over a year on the basis that there was a bona fide dispute over the terms of the lease. The court determined that there was a genuine dispute over a clause which provided for the sus
In its first year of service, 123 members signed up to the Bar of Ireland's practice support and fee recovery service for assistance in recovering overdue fee notes. The service was launched in July 2020 and provides much-needed support to members in relation to fee recovery and cashflow management.
An employer has been described as "incredibly stupid" by an employment law expert after the company used emojis to communicate important workplace issues. At the start of the pandemic in March 2020, a joinery manufacturing company was forced to shut down on a temporary basis and staff were offe
An outline of proposed laws to make it easier for the Central Bank of Ireland to fine and disqualify senior financial sector managers is expected to be published today by Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe. The long-awaited Central Bank (Individual Accountability) Bill comes more than two ye
International law firm Taylor Wessing has confirmed the appointment of its latest partners, as part of its expansion plans to open in Ireland. Adam Griffiths and Deirdre MacCarthy will open TW Ireland with the support of UK partners James Goold and Alison Dennis.
The High Court in Dublin has granted applications by singer Dana Rosemary Scallon to strike out 10-year-old defamation actions issued against her. Mr Justice Brian O Moore acceded to motions applications made by counsel Eamonn Dornan to strike out the defamation proceedings issued against Ms Sc
The deadline to respond to a consultation on a proposed duty of candour law for Northern Ireland has been extended until the end of August. The consultation details proposals for legislation to ensure that health care and social care organisations, and individuals who work for them, are open and hon