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Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Arthur Cox and LK Shields have advised the respective parties to Independent News & Media's (INM) sale of its 50 per cent stake in the Irish Daily Star to co-owner Reach plc.

MI6 has been forced to apologise to the Investigatory Powers Tribunal after two of its officers asked court staff to return documents relating to MI6’s use of agents and not show them to judges. The tribunal suggested MI6’s actions were “inappropriate interference”. The revel

The Courts Service of Ireland has announced the official roll-out of its new website next week. The new website has been accessible for some time at beta.courts.ie alongside the existing site.

The Next 100 Years, the successor project to the First 100 Years, has opened its annual Inspirational Women in Law Awards for nominations. The Next 100 Years is dedicated to achieving equality for women in law and the awards, which are in their fifth year, are an opportunity to recognise women in th

The head of a convent has been ordered by religious leaders to give up a £100,000 Mercedes bought with charitable donations. Mother Superior Feofaniya, based in Moscow, bought the expensive Mercedes-Benz S-Class sedan in 2016.

A first-ever dedicated legal service for the Traveller community has been launched by legal rights group FLAC to help "vindicate and realise" their rights. The new service was designed in conjunction with a steering group made up of seven Traveller organisations, and funding from The Community Found

Co Kildare firm Coonan Cawley Solicitors has announced plans to merge with Co Wicklow firm Kevin M. Houlihan & Co Solicitors at the end of August.

A review of legislation allowing for roads to be closed for special events such as street parties or sporting events has begun. Councils, sporting bodies and other organisations have raised concerns about the operation of the Roads (Miscellaneous Provision) Act (Northern Ireland) 2010.

An international exchange student from Spain has won the Walls and Toomey Solicitors Family Law Prize for the highest annual mark in family law at Maynooth University Department of Law. Beatriz Jimena Tamayo Velasco, from the Universidad de Valladolid, attained first place in a class of over 225 fam

The first criminal jury trials in Scotland since the start of the COVID-19 crisis have been hailed as successes. Trials have successfully taken place at the High Court in Edinburgh and in Glasgow, using multiple courtrooms in order to adhere to physical distancing guidelines, our sister publication

Belfast lawyer Paul Tweed has been hired to represent German IT giant Northern Data AG in legal proceedings to be brought against Twitter in the Irish courts, according to reports. The company is bringing proceedings following an alleged "smear campaign" by anonymous social media accounts, which led

Responses to the public consultation on sentencing policy will be published in August, Justice Minister Naomi Long has said. The public consultation was launched last October as part of the first review of sentencing policy in Northern Ireland since 2005.

Six partners at Arthur Cox have been shortlisted in the Euromoney LMG Europe Women in Business Law Awards 2020. The awards celebrate women lawyers across Europe who are leaders in their field, as well as recognising firms for their efforts in promoting gender diversity and the advancement of women i

A goat has been arrested for wandering around without wearing a mask. The animal was roaming freely when it was picked up by police in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and taken to a local police station.

The High Court has quashed the deportation order of two relatives of an EU citizen, having heard that they offered to undergo DNA testing at their own expense. The court found the Minister for Justice erred in law on a number of grounds. Background