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William Fry LLP has announced the appointment of two new partners – bringing its total to 79 – and three consultants. The new partners are Mary Cooney in the firm's litigation and dispute resolution department and Anne Tobin in the firm's tax department, while the new consultants are Sin

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. International law firm Pinsent Masons has advised Baillie Gifford Investment Management (Europe) Limited on a recent licensing application authorised by the Central Bank of Ireland in April.

William Fry partners Colette Brady and Laura Scott give an update on litigation concerning EU law on supplementary protection certificates. Merck Sharp & Dohme (MSD) brought an appeal to the Supreme Court following its unsuccessful appeal to the Court of Appeal against the High Court's finding t

Nearly two-thirds of disabled Irish lawyers have not disclosed their disability status at work, a new survey suggests. Over 100 delegates attending the inaugural event of the disAbility Legal Network, taking place at William Fry's offices on Tuesday, were polled, with 62 per cent saying they have no

William Fry partners Jeffrey Greene and Nuala Clayton consider the latest case law on whistleblowing in Ireland. With Ireland due to implement the EU Whistleblowing Directive in the coming months, the Supreme Court has recently issued a key decision regarding what constitutes a protected disclosure

William Fry LLP has announced the appointment of Rob McDwyer as a consultant in the firm's energy and natural resources group. A seasoned practitioner with over 21 years' experience, the last 12 of which were exclusively focused on renewable energy projects, Mr McDwyer was previously based in Austra

William Fry has achieved the Business Working Responsibly Mark in recognition of its commitment to sustainability. The Mark, developed by  Business in the Community Ireland and audited by the NSAI, is based on ISO 26000 and was presented at the "Embedding Sustainability in your Business" webina

The Irish M&A market recorded 240 significant transactions in 2021, a 33 per cent rise on 2020 and the highest deal volume since 2006. The William Fry M&A Review 2021, in association with Mergermarket, also found that total M&A value recovered significantly, rising by 185 per cent to &eu

William Fry has welcomed 21 newly-qualified solicitors to permanent positions within the firm.

William Fry partner Richard Breen examines a recent High Court judgment which departed from the normal measure of costs. In a recent ex tempore judgment in a landlord and tenant dispute (Dipcot Holdings Ltd v Euro General Unreported, ex tempore, High Court, O’Hanlon J., 28 June 2021) the High

William Fry has announced the appointment of Liam Arthur as a partner in the firm's corporate/M&A department. Mr Arthur will join the firm in January 2022 from Proskauer Rose LLP in London, where he has worked for the past six years.

Irish employers should align any compulsory retirement age in their employment contracts with the State pension age, a conference attended by over 200 in-house legal counsel has heard. Attendees at William Fry’s CounselConnect conference heard that a small but growing number of employers have

William Fry's pro bono programme has been recognised at the 2021 Chambers Sustainable Business Impact Awards. The law firm won the "Excellence in Social Enterprise" award for its Social Impact+ programme, which was launched in partnership with Inner City Enterprise in July 2019.

William Fry LLP has announced the launch of two new business service lines to address the changing needs of businesses and lawyers. The new service models, dubbed PeopleBridge by William Fry and William Fry Connect, bring a business model increasingly common in the UK to a major Irish law firm for t

William Fry partners Colette Brady and Laura Scott examine when the Unified Patent Court (UPC) could become a reality. The creation of a single European patent with unitary effect across participating EU member states (Unified Patent/UP) and a new court system to enforce and defend such patents (Uni