Mason Hayes & Curran

Wendy Hederman, partner at Mason Hayes & Curran, considers the status of "smart contracts" in Irish law. As technology develops, smart contracts are becoming technically feasible in areas such as IoT, share transfers, insurance and financial services transactions. But are “smart contracts&

In-house lawyers and HR professionals are optimistic about the re-opening of workplaces by September 2020, according to a new survey conducted by Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC). The business law firm surveyed around 300 participants in a recent webinar on the employment law and health and safety iss

Mason Hayes & Curran has announced the appointment of Stephen Gillick, head of the firm's pensions team, to the Pensions Council. The body was established in 2013 to advise ministers on pensions issues and has 11 members, including chairman Jim Murray and Pensions Authority chief executive Brend

Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC) has been named Ireland's best law firm for contentious trade mark matters for the second year in a row. The firm's intellectual property team triumphed in the Trade Mark Contentious Firm of the Year - Ireland category at the Managing IP Awards in London.

Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC) welcomed postgraduate law students from the University of Paris II Panthéon-Assas to a lunchtime seminar at the firm's offices.

A&L Goodbody has become the first law firm in Ireland with more than 300 practising solicitors, according to new figures. The firm, led by managing partner Julian Yarr, employed 313 solicitors with practising certificates (PCs) at the end of December 2019, according to yearly figures published b

Business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran saw its revenue rise by four per cent to reach €85 million in 2019, the firm has announced. The firm's growth was spread across different sectors and practice areas, with the main drivers being demand in technology and data privacy, energy, financial s

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

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.

Law firms Leman Solicitors and Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC) have been named as finalists at the Green Awards 2020. The awards, now in their 12th year, recognise the contribution and commitment of businesses to a greener future.

More than two-thirds of women in-house lawyers believe the gender pay gap is an issue in their industry, according to a new survey by Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC). The proportion has grown slightly since the law firm's previous survey a year earlier, but nearly as big a proportion of men (62 per c

Mason Hayes & Curran has announced the promotion of David Ormsby to partner in the firm's dispute resolution team. Mr Ormsby, previously a senior associate with the firm, practices in corporate and personal insolvency law and all related litigation.

Mason Hayes & Curran has announced the re-selection of Declan Black as the firm’s managing partner for a third term.

Only a fifth of Irish companies have fulfilled new registration requirements ahead of a key deadline next week, Mason Hayes & Curran (MHC) has warned. The vast majority of companies are required to submit information on their beneficial owners to a new central register by Friday 22 November or r

Mason Hayes & Curran has announced the appointment of Michaela Herron as a regulatory partner. Ms Herron, who joins from a London-based firm, works with businesses across all sectors who manufacture, sell and supply products in the EU, in areas such as pharmaceutical, medical devices, software m