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A round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Belfast-based Cleaver Fulton Rankin has advised Microsoft on the establishment of its Belfast-based cyber security centre, which will create 85 new jobs.

Police responding to reports of a child calling for help were relieved to find that the screams were coming from a goat. A man in Ottawa called police after hearing what sounded like a child calling for help from a nearby wooded area, CBC reports.

Scottish solicitor advocate Ronald Conway responds from the perspective of a lawyer in the UK to Michael Upton's recent reflections on Brexit. So John Cleese famously asked in The Life of Brian.

Global law firm Dentons has hired William Fry's head of corporate, Shane O'Donnell, as a partner in its new Dublin office. The move comes less than a month after Dentons expanded into Ireland with the appointment of two partners from William Fry and Matheson.

The State has successfully appealed against a finding of liability in a trip and fall case which resulted in an award of over €158,000 in general and special damages. Overturning the High Court’s finding that the State was liable due to movement in concrete slabs which created a trip haza

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has announced the appointment of Rachel Stanton and David Brangam as partners in its Dublin office. The firm, which expanded into Ireland in late 2018, said the announcement demonstrates its commitment to expanding its finance, corporate and capital marke

Global law firm Walkers has announced the appointment of Thomas Leyland as a partner in its insolvency and dispute resolution practice in Dublin. Mr Leyland joins from the London office of a large global law firm where he led the financial markets and commercial disputes group. Prior to that, he tra

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

Chief Justice Frank Clarke focused on Brexit and its challenges for Ireland in a historic address at the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) on the opening of the legal year. Mr Justice Clarke became the first Irish person to address the court opening on Friday, three decades after he last appear

Northern Ireland's Attorney General John Larkin QC has been sworn in as a temporary High Court judge. The appointment follows that of six other barristers who have taken up positions on the bench while continuing their work at the Bar.

Cork-based O’Flynn Exhams (OFX) Solicitors has announced the appointment of Elaine O'Flynn and Liam O'Keeffe as solicitors.

LK Shields has welcomed Alice Pelissier, Redmond Arigho and Hugh MacDonagh as associate solicitors following the completion of their traineeships at the firm.

The full implementation of Sir John Gillen's recommendations for improving serious sexual offence trials in Northern Ireland "will take time", Justice Minister Naomi Long has said. The retired Court of Appeal judge issued his final report almost a year ago, making over 250 recommendations including

Court clerks and court assistants at the Laganside, Antrim, Ballymena and Coleraine courthouses are on strike today. Public sector trade union NIPSA said selective action in certain areas of the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service is taking place as part of its broader dispute over civil s

Gardaí have gained access to the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) and the Labour Court to resolve industrial relations disputes. Under the Industrial Relations (Amendment) Act 2019, which was enacted on Saturday, Garda members now have access through their representative associations.