Mason Hayes & Curran

Property professionals want the new An Coimisiún Pleanála to be required to determine planning appeals within 16 weeks, according to a new survey by Mason Hayes & Curran LLP. The business law firm polled more than 250 agents, developers and property managers at its recent real esta

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP has appointed Neil Campbell as its new head of financial services. Mr Campbell succeeds Will Carmody, who led the business law firm's financial services team from 2018 until his recent appointment as the firm's managing partner.

Mason Hayes & Curran is to provide free period products for its staff and visitors to the firm's offices under a new partnership with sustainable Irish company Riley. The business law firm said the move "supports our corporate social responsibility agenda within sustainability, diversity and inc

Almost all senior banking and financial services professionals believe that financial regulators should take competition and consumer choice into account when formulating regulatory policy, according to a new survey by Mason Hayes & Curran. The business law firm polled more than 150 people at a

A suite of green lease clauses for use in commercial leases in Ireland has been published by The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP). Law firms Arthur Cox, ByrneWallace and Mason Hayes & Curran spearheaded the development of the clauses along with other members of TCLP's Irish property working group.

Gerard Kelly, partner at Mason Hayes & Curran, examines the potential impact of new AI-powered tools on legal practice. E-discovery is the process by which traditional discovery, a process in litigation whereby the parties exchange and review potentially relevant documents, has been increasingly

Business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran has announced the appointment of Brian McElligott as its new head of artificial intelligence and Jevan Neilan as head of its San Francisco office. Mr McElligott returns to the firm's technology team as a partner, having previously served as a partner in the

Irish business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran has reported an eight per cent increase in revenue to €106 million in 2022. The firm — the only major Irish law firm to publish its financial results — said work for both domestic and international clients grew, mirroring the overall

Mason Hayes & Curran LLP has renewed its sponsorship of professional Irish cyclist Megan Armitage for the 2023 season. Commenting on the sponsorship, Ms Armitage said: "I’m really happy to announce that Mason Hayes and & Curran will continue to support my cycling endeavours through the

Mason Hayes & Curran partner Colin Monaghan and associate Anthony Strogen look at recent case law developments concerning data breach claims and the threshold for awarding compensation. Prior to the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), an individual whose information wa

Nearly three-quarters of Irish property professionals believe that 50,000 new homes must be built every year to solve the housing crisis, according to a survey by Mason Hayes & Curran LLP. The business law firm surveyed more than 200 agents, developers and property managers at its recent ‘

Will Carmody has been named as the new managing partner of Mason Hayes & Curran, taking the reins from Declan Black on 1 January 2023. Mr Carmody joined the firm in 2002 and has been head of its financial services department since 2018 and a member of its senior management group since 2020. He a

In a landmark judgment this week, the European Court of Justice put in doubt public access to information about company ownership. The court ruled on Tuesday that the unfettered right of public access to the personal information of the individuals who ultimately own or control companies incorporated

Business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran has launched the latest edition of its compendium of EU securities laws. The book, available free of charge from the firm’s website, contains all EU legal measures in the areas of listing of securities, prospectus obligations, market manipulation and

The number of women in senior leadership positions in Ireland has declined in recent years, according to research by business law firm Mason Hayes & Curran. The firm’s fifth annual in-house counsel and gender parity survey was conducted during the summer of 2022 and reflects the views of o