Carson Mcdowell

Roger McMillan, managing partner and head of healthcare at Belfast-based Carson McDowell, has been named as a recipient of the 2022 Industry Defender Award by the board of directors of the Medical Professional Liability (MPL) Association. The award is presented to individual defence lawyers who have

The first of our new regular round-up of deals involving Northern Ireland law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Tughans has advised Vyta, a leader in the fast-growing IT asset disposition (ITAD) market, on both its significant investment from private equity firm MML Growth Capital

Belfast-based Carson McDowell has announced the appointment of four new partners in its Belfast and Dublin offices. In Belfast, Hilary Griffith, Richard Dickson and Damian McElholm have been appointed as partners in the corporate, real estate and banking and finance teams respectively. In Dublin, Ka

Carson McDowell has been awarded the Bronze Diversity Charter Mark in recognition of its ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion within the workplace. The Diversity Charter Mark is awarded to companies following an independent panel assessment. It is a ‘mark of progress’ that publi

Judith Rountree, associate at Carson McDowell, offers a Northern Ireland practitioner's perspective on the new Highway Code in England, Wales and Scotland. The Department for Transport in England, Wales and Scotland have implemented a revised Highway Code which came into force on 29 January 2022. A

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Global law firm DLA Piper has advised PIB Group on its €70 million acquisition of Campion Insurance, one of Ireland's largest insurance brokers, pending regulatory approval.

Belfast-based Carson McDowell has announced the appointment of Richard Dickson as a partner in the firm's real estate team. Mr Dickson has over 21 years' experience of dealing with all aspects of property law transactions. He joined Carson McDowell in September, having previously been a partner of a

Commercial property lawyer Rosemary Stevenson has graduated from Queen's University Belfast (QUB) with a first class honours degree and top of her class – for a second time. Mrs Stevenson, who completed her law degree at QUB in 1993, returned to the university to study history while continuing

Belfast-based Carson McDowell has announced the appointment of two new partners, bringing its partner headcount to 30 – the largest of any legal practice in Northern Ireland. Paul McGuickin has been promoted to partner in the firm's corporate team and Chris Phillips has been promoted to partne

Carson McDowell has become the first independent professional services firm in Northern Ireland to sign the Mindful Business Charter. The firm joins a wide range of businesses and professional service firms around the world in a collective commitment to address the avoidable stresses in our working

Law firm Carson McDowell and Belfast Chamber of Commerce have launched a new series of events aimed at starting a debate around the future growth and development of Belfast. The "Re-Energising Belfast" series of four virtual events will consider some of the key development challenges and opportuniti

Employment lawyer Sarah Cochrane of Belfast-based Carson McDowell comments on a landmark ruling on the employment status of Uber drivers. The UK Supreme Court has handed down its much-anticipated judgment confirming that those engaged by Uber were ‘workers’ and not self-employed contract

Carson McDowell has announced eighteen promotions, including ten senior associates and eight associates across its teams.

Carson McDowell has announced the appointment of healthcare lawyer Sinead Keavey to a newly created leadership role in Dublin. Ms Keavey's appointment as a partner and head of Dublin forms part of an ongoing expansion of the Belfast-based law firm's specialist legal healthcare team south of the bord

Belfast-based Carson McDowell has helped to bring a £24 million Game of Thrones-themed studio tour to Northern Ireland. The law firm acted for Linen Mill Studios in its planning application to transform one of the show's key production sites into a tourist attraction, which was approved by Arm