Arthur Cox

Lawyer Simeon Burke cannot get a master. Is this his own fault or due to an arcane system?

Pupillage is mandatory. Without it young barristers are going nowhere. This is the position that now confronts Burke

Sat Nov 16 2024 - 06:00

McCanns to push Balmoral stake near to 80% in take-private plan

Planned share buyback will cost €18 million in total

Sun Oct 27 2024 - 00:01

Ammi Burke ordered to pay opponents’ Court of Appeal costs

The solicitor’s appeal was dismissed last April, with her conduct in the High Court described as ‘utterly appalling’

Tue Jun 04 2024 - 13:01

Davy seeks €26.5m for MetLife’s Dublin office headquarters

Guide price for 20 on Hatch is 34% below the €40m valuation ascribed to the property in 2018

Wed Apr 10 2024 - 16:40

Ammi Burke was given a clear message this week that the courts are not her soapbox

Burke is deeply concerned about what she likes to call “the proper administration of justice” – within limits. That limit generally being when it goes her way

Sat Oct 21 2023 - 06:57

Gender equality still one of ‘biggest issues’ for law firms

Most intakes are 50/50 in terms of gender balance but firms still struggle to get close to that at partner level

Mon Aug 28 2023 - 05:00

One in five solicitors working for corporate firms or large public sector bodies, says regulator

Five law firms had more than 1,500 solicitors working for them last year

Wed Jun 28 2023 - 21:14

Ammi Burke’s behaviour during unfair dismissal hearing ‘unprecedented’, says High Court judge

Conduct of solicitor ‘has to be the very definition’ of abuse of process, says Ms Justice Marguerite Bolger

Mon Jun 26 2023 - 12:57

Ammi Burke is not as alone as she thinks she is

There is still time to avoid self-sabotage, to negate the sense that she is always on the losing side

Tue May 16 2023 - 06:45

Ammi Burke loses judicial review after talking over judge and counsel

Judge apologises to barristers for Arthur Cox and Workplace Relations Commission over ‘unacceptable, appalling situation’

Thu May 04 2023 - 16:50

WRC challenges Ammi Burke claim over legitimacy of disruption at unfair dismissal hearing

Dismissed Arthur Cox solicitor seeking new hearing after WRC officer cut short original review over ‘persistent interruption’ by her and her mother

Thu May 04 2023 - 13:45

Ammi Burke complains to court over taxpayers’ money being spent as WRC complaint was ‘held up’

Solicitor taking case against Workplace Relations Commission over dismissal from law firm Arthur Cox

Wed May 03 2023 - 18:30

Judge to rule tomorrow on Ammi Burke’s recusal application

Co Mayo solicitor tells court she will not have her ‘name brought to the gutter’

Tue May 02 2023 - 17:19

Burke family have keen understanding of legal system. So why are they waging a futile war against it?

Jennifer O'Connell: Despite the theatrics, the Burkes’ adventures in court show us that the legal system is working as it should

Sun Apr 16 2023 - 05:00

Irish law firms secure multimillion-euro fees from pharma bankruptcy

A&L Goodboy senior partners charges rates of up to €590 an hour

Fri Mar 31 2023 - 06:00

Siteserv inquiry witnesses face large bills as judge imposes cap on legal costs State will shoulder

Cap said to be well below appearance fees in complex commercial litigation before the courts

Mon Jan 30 2023 - 00:01

Men still making the big bucks at Ireland’s top law firms

Most solicitors are now women, but men still hold more than two-thirds of the best-paid partner positions in major legal practices

Fri Jan 13 2023 - 05:00

Most-read: The top 10 business stories of the year

Personal finance and work-related issues top the readerboard followed by jobs loss fears at a construction firm and a reader's query on a family will

Mon Dec 26 2022 - 06:00

Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh to say she was sexually harassed at RTÉ, WRC told

TV presenter lodged complaint under Employment Equality Act alleging discrimination

Wed May 04 2022 - 13:03

The Burkes of Castlebar: Who are the high-achieving family from Co Mayo?

Ammi Burke’s Arthur Cox hearing is the latest high-profile case involving a family member

Sat Apr 09 2022 - 06:00

Sacked solicitor has ‘victim mentality’, Arthur Cox partner tells WRC

WRC hears of clash with department head over invitation to lunch

Thu Mar 31 2022 - 20:23

All farmers to be told to plant crops amid fears of food security crisis

Seen and heard: Looming food shortages, regulator warns of cyber risks, law firms pull out of Russia

Sun Mar 06 2022 - 11:12

Ardstone Capital threatens legal action over zoning ‘error’ in Ranelagh

Dublin City Council asked by advisers for Sandford Living to rectify Z15 zoning

Wed Feb 23 2022 - 05:25

Corporate law shake-up as international legal eagles swoop on Ireland

Secrecy on fees survives for now but diversity beckons in post-Brexit blitz by top firms

Fri Feb 18 2022 - 09:40

Arthur Cox shakes up international network with new appointments

Dublin law firm names new heads of its London and New York offices

Tue Feb 15 2022 - 12:17

Big US government contractor considering expansion to Ireland

Multinational firm Maximus scoping out potential bids for employment services contracts

Sat Jan 22 2022 - 01:00

Noel and Valerie Moran finally see light at the end of tunnel in wake of PFS adversity

‘I only found out about it when I saw it in the newspaper. It obviously came as a huge shock’

Fri Dec 03 2021 - 15:01

Solicitor loses case over WRC handling of Arthur Cox unfair dismissal complaint

Ammi Burke claims she was dismissed over her criticism of a partner at law firm after she was left working until 2am

Thu Nov 11 2021 - 16:44

Judge to rule later on Arthur Cox solicitor’s action over unfair dismissal complaint

Solicitor claims she was dismissed over her criticism of a partner at the firm

Tue Oct 26 2021 - 18:57

WRC challenged over handling of complaint of unfair dismissal from Arthur Cox

Initial case was halted following significant Supreme Court decision

Wed Oct 20 2021 - 17:52

Some employers opt for hybrid working models ahead of workplaces reopening

Civil Service favours blended working, AIB to implement ‘right to disconnect’ policy

Sun Sept 19 2021 - 16:56

HSE report on Beacon Hospital controversy given to Minister

Donnelly says he has yet to read report into vaccination of teachers

Tue Aug 24 2021 - 20:01

EML runs up €7m in costs linked to Central Bank investigation

Central Bank is investigating EML’s Irish subsidiary, PFS Card Services (Ireland) Ltd

Tue Aug 17 2021 - 12:41

Beacon withholds full report into school vaccination controversy

Hospital board says it has full confidence in chief executive as report summary is released

Mon Jul 19 2021 - 21:17