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A failure to consider the "people factor" in boardroom decarbonisation strategies could undermine climate change mitigation efforts, according to a new report from Eversheds Sutherland and KPMG. A second survey of senior executives and business leaders found an increased corporate confidence in deca

Four talented young musicians have been selected to join the innovative Accelerator Academy run by Eversheds Sutherland Ireland in partnership with the Royal Irish Academy of Music.

Eversheds Sutherland Ireland has become a corporate partner of global philanthropic network The Ireland Funds. Established in 1976, the mission of The Ireland Funds is to promote and support peace, culture, education and community development throughout Ireland and Irish communities around the world

Lisa Bryson, partner and head of employment at Eversheds Sutherland in Belfast, considers where employers in Northern Ireland stand in relation to the "return to the office". As we approach the autumn, minds will inevitably turn to the final quarter of 2021 and many will begin thinking about next ye

Eversheds Sutherland has announced the appointment of Liam Boyle as head of company secretarial in Ireland. Mr Boyle joins the firm from another corporate law firm in Dublin where he was a manager in the company secretarial department. Prior to this, he served in two leading global corporate service

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Pinsent Masons has advised Cork-based NEXA Enterprise Asset Management on its acquisition by Nasdaq-listed Transcat, Inc. in a deal reported to be worth up to $30 million.

Matthew Howse, partner at Eversheds Sutherland in Belfast, examines why landowners and tenants are bringing more litigation involving 4G masts. A recent announcement by three mobile telephone networks that they have agreed a deal to build and share masts in order to improve 4G coverage in rural Nort

Lisa Bryson, partner and head of employment law at Eversheds Sutherland in Belfast, warns employers to be aware of the potential issues around vaccines. The issue of mandatory vaccines in the workplace has provoked lots of discussion, debate and concern. Tech giants Google and Facebook have told th

Eversheds Sutherland has partnered with the Children's Rights Alliance (CRA) to boost the number of free legal advice clinics offering support to children and their families. The new partnership was announced as the CRA launched its 2020 annual report, showing that education has overtaken family law

Matthew Howse, partner at Eversheds Sutherland in Belfast, considers whether resort to litigation will become more common again as we move into the post-Covid world. Back in March 2020, the pandemic brought a halt to all but the most urgent legal proceedings in the Northern Irish courts. Courts had

Global law firm Eversheds Sutherland has donated 40 fruit orchards to children's charity Barretstown as part of a biodiversity initiative led by the Irish data centre community. The "Orchards in the Community" project is part of the DCs for Bees initiative launched by Host in Ireland, which promotes

Gareth Planck, partner at Eversheds Sutherland, considers the commercial property landscape in Northern Ireland. The reopening of our economy and society across these islands is extremely positive and welcome news as we seek to return to some form of normality. Recovery and rebuild will be the watch

Eversheds Sutherland Ireland has paid tribute to its founder Rory O'Donnell, who retired from practice yesterday. One of Ireland's best-known property lawyers, Mr O'Donnell founded O'Donnell Sweeney in 1967, which developed a relationship with international law firm Eversheds in the 2000s and later

Matthew Howse, partner at Eversheds Sutherland in Belfast, reflects on the UK's recently announced Covid public inquiry and what it means for Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that an independent public inquiry into the handling of the Covid pandemic will be held in Spring

Our regular round-up of deals involving Irish law firms. Submit your deals to newsdesk@irishlegal.com. Eversheds Sutherland has advised Anam Technologies on its acquisition by Croatian Infobip Group, a global cloud communications platform company for businesses and leader in telecom solutions.