Carson McDowell Appoints Sinead Keavey as Head of Dublin Office

03 November 2020

Carson McDowell has appointed a new head of its Dublin office as part of an ongoing expansion of its specialist legal healthcare team in the city. Leading healthcare lawyer Sinead...

Author: Roger McMillan
Practice Area: Healthcare
Sector: Healthcare

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Carson McDowell leads the way again in 2021 NI legal rankings

22 October 2020

Belfast-based law firm Carson McDowell has maintained its position at the top of the legal profession’s two most respected industry guides, Chambers UK and the Legal 500. Northern...

Author: Neasa Quigley

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COVID-19: NI businesses benefit from over £1.3bn in financial support

22 October 2020

According to recent figures published by the British Business Bank, businesses across Northern Ireland have now received over £1.3bn in financial support under the Bounce Back Loan Scheme (BBLS) and...

Author: Rachel Lewis
Practice Area: Banking & Finance, COVID-19

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Governing Law and Arbitration Agreements

14 October 2020

A decision of the Supreme Court, the final court of appeal for civil cases in the United Kingdom, has clarified how the governing law of an arbitration agreement is to...

Author: John Dugdale
Practice Area: Construction Law, Litigation and Dispute Resolution

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Mountain of debt being stored up for 2021 as debtors take cover behind protections

05 October 2020

Following the recent announcement of a further extension to the legislative ban on insolvency actions in the wake of COVID-19, creditors are facing up to the reality that significant amounts...

Author: Darren Toombs
Practice Area: Debt Recovery, Insolvency and Restructuring

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Irish High Court refuses to set aside renewal of Personal Injury Summons

02 October 2020

BackgroundIn the case of Shelia Murphy v. HSE (Record Number: 2018/7802P), Mr Justice Cross, in his judgment delivered on 29th September 2020, dismissed the Defendant’s Application to set aside the...

Author: Alan Martin
Practice Area: Healthcare
Sector: Healthcare

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Adjudication: Obstacles for liquidators and administrators

01 October 2020

In June 2020 we wrote about the decision of the UK Supreme Court in Bresco Electrical Services Ltd (In Liquidation) v Michael J Lonsdale (Electrical) Ltd. That case confirmed that...

Author: John Dugdale
Practice Area: Construction Law

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COVID-19: Job Support Scheme

29 September 2020

The Chancellor has revealed the Job Support Scheme (JSS), a new wage subsidy scheme designed to assist those employers facing lower demand over the winter months due to COVID-19. The...

Author: Hannah McGrath
Practice Area: COVID-19 , Employment Law

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COVID-19: FCA Test Case on Business Interruption Cover

16 September 2020

Whilst most businesses are unlikely to have taken out specific pandemic insurance, it is likely that the majority will have cover for business interruption. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) took...

Author: John McCloskey
Practice Area: COVID-19 , Defence Insurance Litigation

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The ICO’s Age Appropriate Design Code comes into force

04 September 2020

Data sits at the heart of the digital services that most people, including children, use every day. Data relating to children is afforded special protection in the GDPR and the...

Author: Aisling O'Hare
Practice Area: Commercial Law

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