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Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. McCann FitzGerald LLP has advised KKR and Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) on the Irish law aspects of their $15 billion take-private acquisition of CyrusOne, believed to be the biggest data ce

The new Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal (LPDT) is set to begin processing complaints of misconduct against solicitors and barristers later this month. Established under the Legal Services Regulation Act 2015, the commencement of the new tribunal's functions was delayed due to the Covid-19

Police are investigating a series of bizarre meat attacks including one where lamb chops were stuffed into the exhaust pipe of a car. Raw chicken and eggs were thrown at another home and car in the strange incidents under investigation in Herefordshire in the west of England.

Convicted murderer Graham Dwyer has succeeded in his EU court challenge to an Irish data retention law that played a crucial role in his trial and conviction.

The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC) has launched its strategic plan for the next three years, with its key priorities including the impact of poverty on quality of living, victims’ rights, and access to justice. Informed by a wide consultation process with a range of individua

Arthur Cox has been named as Ireland's M&A legal adviser of the year at the Mergermarket European M&A Awards 2021 in London. The annual awards recognise the achievements of Europe's top dealmakers and reward innovative advisory work on the most transformative deals of the past year.

A group of barristers in Dublin stopped work this morning for the second time in a month in protest of low legal aid payments in criminal cases.

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP has announced its sponsorship of professional women's cyclist Megan Armitage for the 2022 season. Philip Nolan, head of the technology and privacy and data security teams at Mason Hayes & Curan, said: "We are delighted to be sponsoring professional Irish cyclist Mega

Around 250 people have regularised their immigration status in Ireland through the time-limited scheme launched two months ago. The regularisation scheme for long-term undocumented migrants opened for applications at the end of January and will run for six months. A separate strand for people who ha

The families of victims of a US drone strike in Libya in November 2018 have filed a criminal complaint against the commander of the Italian naval air station used to carry out the strike. The complaint accuses the Italian commander of Naval Air Station Sigonella of the unlawful use of force under bo

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) has opened the second in a series of public consultations on how it will use new forthcoming enforcement powers. The competition law regulator will gain new powers through the Competition (Amendment) Bill 2022, which is currently before the D

Global law firm Eversheds Sutherland has announced the appointment of five senior associates and four associates across its Dublin and Belfast offices. In Dublin, Sophie Dudley in the corporate team, David McKeating in the pensions team and John Kerin in the real estate team have all been promoted t

One of Sweden's top judges has been fined after stealing meatballs – as well as sausages, cheese and an entire Christmas ham – from a supermarket. Mrs Justice Ann-Christine Lindeblad, a judge of the Supreme Court of Sweden for nearly 20 years, resigned in February after police began inve

Ireland will make a voluntary contribution of €150,000 to the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) following the launch of an investigation into the situation in Ukraine, the government has announced. Karim A. A. Khan QC has appealed to all state parties to t

Human rights lawyer Saoirse Brady has been appointed as the next executive director of the Irish Penal Reform Trust (IPRT). Ms Brady, currently head of legal, policy and public affairs at the Children's Rights Alliance, will take up the role with effect from Tuesday 3 May 2022, succeeding Fío