Carson Mcdowell

Laura Cunningham of Carson McDowell highlights a recent English court ruling on data breach claims where there is little evidence of actual harm. The ruling handed down by Nicklin J in the case of Fairly and 473 others v Paymaster (1936) Limited (trading as Equiniti) [2024] EWHC 383 (KB) is an indic

Northern Ireland firm Carson McDowell has congratulated its seven newly-qualified solicitors on their admission to the roll.

Northern Ireland firm Carson McDowell has presented a £16,000 cheque to Air Ambulance Northern Ireland following a year of fundraising. Air Ambulance NI, the firm's 2023 charity partner, works in partnership with the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service to provide emergency and lifesaving helico

Carson McDowell associate Genevieve Brindley highlights a UK judgment on psychiatric illness negligently caused to 'secondary victims' and considers the possible implications in Ireland. In a recent decision relating to three cases — Paul v Wolverhamptom NHS Trust, Polmear and another v R

Carson McDowell partner Darren Toombs has been appointed as president of the Law Society of Northern Ireland. The Warrenpoint native previously served as junior vice president under Brian Archer, who remains part of the Society's leadership team as senior vice president. Colin Mitchell takes the rol

Carson McDowell has announced 11 promotions across its offices in Belfast and Dublin, including eight senior associates and three associates across its teams.

Belfast-based Carson McDowell has promoted Shannon Gawley, Andrew McWilliams and Ciara FitzPatrick from solicitor to associate. Ms Gawley, promoted to associate in the firm's commercial team, trained with Carson McDowell, qualifying as a solicitor in 2018. She was recently elected as chair of the No

Belfast solicitor Shannon Gawley has been elected as vice-president of the European Young Bar Association (EYBA). Ms Gawley, a solicitor at Carson McDowell, was elected at the EYBA's 2023 AGM, which took place over the weekend during the association's summer conference in Oslo.

Lawyers at Belfast-based Carson McDowell swapped the office for the hills as they helped to plant 500 trees in conjunction with the Woodland Trust Northern Ireland.

Belfast-based Carson McDowell has launched a year-long partnership with Air Ambulance Northern Ireland.

James Milliken of Carson McDowell reports that we are beginning to see artificial intelligence take on complex tasks such as assisting lawyers with drafting contracts. Artificial intelligence (AI) plays an ever-increasing role in our everyday lives. It is used in Face ID and other image recognition

Richard Gray, head of the corporate team at Belfast-based Carson McDowell, considers the trends in M&A activity in Northern Ireland. Given the turbulence that has characterised so much of 2022, there has remained an encouraging amount of mergers & acquisitions (M&A) activity in Northern

Belfast-based Carson McDowell has appointed three new partners and promoted 14 lawyers to the position of senior associate. The appointment of Sarah Cochrane as a partner in the employment team, Cathal O'Neill as a partner in the defence insurance division and Francesca Lowry as a healthcare partner

Our regular round-up of deals involving Northern Ireland law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Sonraí Analytics, a Belfast-based medtech firm, has secured funding from New York venture firm Eckuity.

Richard Gray, partner and head of corporate at Belfast-based Carson McDowell, welcomes new clarity on creditor duty. The UK Supreme Court considered the existence, content, and engagement of ‘creditor duty’ for the first time ever in the matter of BTI 2014 LLC (Appellant) v Sequana SA an