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The High Court has made a security for costs order in favour of a NAMA operated company. Background

Members of the public will be able to seek access to written submissions in High Court cases from early next year, the court has announced. In a new practice direction, Ms Justice Mary Irvine, president of the High Court, said the move was being made "in the interests of transparency and consistent

Corporate and commercial law firm Mills Selig has announced the appointment of Chris Guy as managing partner. Mr Guy will take on the firm's leadership from 1 December 2020, taking over from John Kearns, who will stay on as senior partner.

Arthur Cox has advised on 33 deals worth €1.7 billion in the year to date, more than any other Irish law firm by volume or value. The latest Experian M&A Review reports that deal-making in Ireland has "proved resilient in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic" with 325 deals over the year to da

The volume and value of deals in Northern Ireland have dropped to their lowest recorded level since 2013, according to a new report. After years of strong growth, there have been just 91 transactions worth £234 million involving a Northern Ireland company so far this year, the latest Experian

Barrister Killian Flood has become the latest addition to the Irish Legal News team, shortly after our leading legal publication marked its fifth anniversary. Mr Flood will join Andrew McKeown BL in writing regular summaries of judgments from the Irish, Northern Ireland and European courts for the I

Ireland's top law firms reduced salaries and took advantage of the wage subsidy scheme in response to the Covid-19 pandemic but continued to recruit, a new report has found. Accountancy and professional services firm Smith & Williamson has published its ninth annual survey of law firms in Irelan

New minimum standards for auctioneers, estate agents, letting agents and property management agents have been introduced through secondary legislation. Justice Minister Helen McEntee today signed a statutory instrument consenting to the making of regulations by the Property Services Regulatory Autho

Stuart Nevin, associate at A&L Goodbody in Belfast, considers the case law on vacant possession. The recent case of Capitol Park Leeds Plc v Global Radio Services [2020] EWHC 2750 highlights the requirement for tenants to follow the strict conditions set out in a break clause. In deciding whethe

Lawyers are taking action today in protest at the Scottish government's refusal to increase legal aid, our sister publication Scottish Legal News reports. It follows a request by the Law Society of Scotland for a 50 per cent increase in legal aid fees and a grant for struggling firms.

Investigative journalists Trevor Birney and Barry McCaffrey, who won a judicial review in connection with police raids on their homes and office, have reached a settlement with the PSNI. The journalists were arrested and questioned by police in August 2018, shortly after the release of their documen

Dublin firm McKenna & Co Solicitors has been named Ireland's best new business at the 2020 Network Ireland Awards. The "Emerging New Business" award recognises the work of businesses established since 2017.

Pig entrails have been flung across the floor of parliament in Taiwan in protest at new pork import rules. Opposition MPs threw offal at their government counterparts in the latest escalation of protests against plans to relax restrictions on pork imports from the US.

The High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland has denied leave for judicial review to an applicant, who was not named, who wished to challenge a decision of the Public Prosecution Service (PPS). The PPS had determined that a man, DB, would receive a caution for disclosing a sexual image of the appli

Justice Minister Helen McEntee has committed to bringing forward plans to reform the judicial appointments process as she insisted that ministers had acted appropriately over the appointment of Mr Justice Séamus Woulfe to the Supreme Court bench. A row which first concerned the conduct of the