Fieldfisher

Global law firm Fieldfisher, with offices in Dublin and Belfast, has announced the appointment of Robert Shooter as its next managing partner. Mr Shooter, currently head of Fieldfisher's technology, outsourcing and privacy practice, will take over from Michael Chissick with effect from 1 May 2022.

Barry Walsh, head of Fieldfisher Ireland's employment department, comments on a recent case involving disability discrimination. Employers are often asked by employees to provide references for future would-be employers or for internal promotion competitions. Many employers are reluctant to do so an

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. European law firm Fieldfisher has advised Irish developer Simply Blue on a €15 million deal with clean energy investment house Octopus Renewables.

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. European law firm Fieldfisher has advised Simply Blue Energy on its deal with Subsea 7 to develop a 200MW floating wind project off the north-east coast of Scotland.

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Fieldfisher Ireland has advised Simply Blue Energy, a Cork-headquartered early-stage developer of transformative and sustainable marine projects, on a milestone agreement with Shell New Energies, t

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.

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Arthur Cox has advised global technology company Aptiv PLC on its concurrent $2.2 billion ordinary shares and mandatory convertible preferred shares offerings.

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Ireland's two largest law firms, Arthur Cox and A&L Goodbody, have advised on the largest green revolving credit facility in the Irish real estate market.

A round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. European law firm Fieldfisher has advised Simply Blue Energy on a joint venture agreement with Total to develop floating wind projects in the Welsh waters off the Celtic Sea.

A round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Fieldfisher Ireland recently advised aerospace and industrial engineering company TEAM Accessories Limited on a €5 million funding deal.

European law firm Fieldfisher has seen its half-year revenue increase by 12 per cent, buoyed by the launch of its new Dublin office in May. McDowell Purcell merged with Fieldfisher in May 2019, completing "the last piece" of the European firm’s international growth strategy.

Employees have no automatic right to legal representation at internal workplace disciplinary proceedings, the Supreme Court has ruled. Speaking to Irish Legal News, Barry Walsh, partner and head of employment and benefits at Fieldfisher, said the "strong" decision in McKelvey v Irish Rail "will

Barry Walsh, partner and head of employment at Fieldfisher, considers employees' right to accompaniment or representation in internal company processes. A recent piece in the Law Society Gazette reported on how an employee involved a redundancy consultation process in New Zealand brought a clown (th

European law firm Fieldfisher has announced plans to expand its presence in Belfast after doubling the size of its Legal Solutions Hub in the city's landmark Titanic Quarter. The firm has signed a lease with the building's landlords, Robinson Family Ltd, for an additional 3,000 foot of office space

Barrister Nuala Butler SC and solicitor Barry Magee delivered a Dublin seminar tailored towards public bodies involved in decision-making that can be the subject of judicial review.