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May 14, 2012 |  |
 Interaction with and the use of cyber space and its services is becoming increasingly harder to avoid, but must and should this be at the expense of our privacy?
The presence and impact of cyber space is ever-increasing. Accessing products and services using cyber space is fast becoming the norm rather than the exception, from children playing games and chatting on social networks to adults accessing banking services and booking holidays on line. |
March 26, 2012 |  |
 Leading business law firm Mills Selig has been nominated for three awards at the Insider Northern Ireland Dealmaker Awards 2012. The firm’s corporate team have been shortlisted in the category of “Corporate Law Firm of the Year” and two transactions on which they advised have been shortlisted for the prestigious “Deal of the Year” award.
Managing Director John Kearns said “We are proud to have acted in the winning Deal of the Year in 2011 so it is fantastic for our corporate team to be recognised again in 2012.
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February 12, 2012 |  |
At the recent NI Environment Forum Conference hosted by Agenda NI, the Minister for the Environment, Alex Atwood, MLA, was joined by a panel of key speakers including Grant McBurney, Environmental Lawyer at Carson McDowell, in a discussion about the future direction of environmental policies in Northern Ireland. The event, which took place at the Grand Opera House on 19th January, brought together all the major players in the local environment sector and was chaired by Simon Turbitt, lawyer within Carson McDowell's Planning and Environmental Team.
Carson McDowell's Grant McBurney delivered a legal update on recent developments in waste legislation. |
January 13, 2012 | |
 Carson McDowell is proud to announce that assistant solicitor with the firm, Niall Hargan, was awarded the title of ‘Young Solicitor of the Year 2011' at a recent awards ceremony. The Solicitor Recognition Awards are organised by The Law Society of Northern Ireland and recognise excellence in the solicitors' profession, both at individual and at practice or team level. The awards were given out at The Law Society's annual black tie dinner at the Culloden Estate Hotel. |
January 10, 2012 |  |
 An all-female legal team from Belfast-based technology company Kainos, has been recognised for its expertise in contract negotiation and intellectual property protection after winning the In-House Legal Team of the Year Award at the 2011 Solicitor Recognition Awards.
The four strong team of solicitors was selected for successful contract negotiation and closure, gauging potential legal and commercial risk, enabling the company to deliver on ambitious growth plans. The team was also recognised for its skills in managing all aspects of intellectual property protection for Kainos, particularly through the roll out of Evolve – the company’s flagship healthcare application. |
January 06, 2012 |  |
 Most electricians who commenced their apprenticeship with ETT during 2006 and prior will have received training based upon the 16th Edition BS 7671 Standard.
The 2006 cohort of ETT apprentices have been provided with directed learning and examination on the 16th Edition as part of the first two years of their technical studies.
During year three and four of the apprenticeship, this cohort has been assessed via the NVQ system at Level 3 in regard to a working knowledge only of the 17th Edition.
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Invest NI’s plans to support business R&D
The most recently published figures show that Northern Ireland expenditure on Research and Development in 2010 was the highest ever, with spending by businesses increasing by 6% on the previous year to £344 million, with spend by locally owned companies up 27 per cent to £109.9 million in 2010.
Businesses very clearly recognise the value of investing in new products and processes to keep ahead of the competition and strengthen their long-term position. |
December 14, 2011 | |
 Winter edition of SyncNi magazine – Recruitment Focus - from Rachel Penny, specialist Employment Lawyer in the Technology Team at Carson McDowell
Employers – Do you use Facebook to recruit?
Headhunters and recruitment consultants used to say that a well crafted CV and a good suit was the best way to make an instant impression on a prospective employer. With the massive growth in popularity of social networking, are prospective employees, and particularly recent graduates, really aware of the impact their electronic impression could have on their career prospects? |
December 14, 2011 |  |
 Rewards and incentives for Information Technology professionals showed improvement in 2011 as employers sought to retain top talent, a survey revealed today.
According to the annual Salary Survey from Brightwater Recruitment Specialist, IT along with Accountancy, Legal and Human Resources ranked as the best-performing sectors in terms of payment increases and benefits.
The detailed Salary Survey is based on data gathered from hundreds of employers across a wide range of industries. |
 Winter edition of SyncNi magazine – foreword from Kamala Lakdhir former U.S. Consul General for Northern Ireland
Just over two years ago, Secretary Clinton visited Northern Ireland to reunite with old friends and reconnect with political developments in a region which lies close to her heart. |
December 07, 2011 |  |
 One of Northern Ireland’s leading IT and Communications companies, Leaf, has completed a cloud computing and virtual desktop deal with long established Belfast law firm, MTB (McCartan Turkington Breen), which is expected to make substantial savings to the firm over the next five years.
The deal includes a complete IT infrastructure re-fresh to create a private and secure virtual computing environment, enabling staff to run a virtual desktop from an ipad or laptop and for all IT support to be completed in the cloud. The work was completed in less than eight weeks and represents a significant investment. |
The University of Ulster has this week unveiled an innovative new pilot programme which will see it provide course credits for student entrepreneurs in two Derry-based creative industries courses.
The new module, which will launch in January at the School of Creative Arts at the University's Magee campus in Derry-Londonderry, will allow students to earn full course credits for starting a business in their final year. It is thought to be the first programme of its kind within a creative industries course in Europe. |
September 27, 2011 |  |
 It is expected that over 1,000 students will make the X the TXT pledge during Freshers Week at Belfast Metropolitan College. The X the TXT campaign encourages young drivers not to text and drive as well as educating them on the legal implications of texting and driving.
Environment Minister Alex Attwood launched the event on Thursday 22nd September 2011 at Belfast Met’s new Titanic Quarter Campus, he said, “Educating the public and influencing attitudes and behaviours towards road safety is vital and the first step towards achieving this is to instil good road user attitudes and behaviours in young people. |
 Research indicates 90% of industry endorse license concept.
The Electrical Training Trust (ETT) has called on delegates at the inaugural ‘Spark Change Electrical Business Conference’ to spark change in the industry by supporting the ‘license to practice’ concept which aims to improve quality standards of Northern Ireland’s electrical sector.
The first of its kind in Northern Ireland, the conference took place on 13th September 2011 at the Dunsilly Hotel, Antrim and provided a unique, free of charge opportunity for NI’s electricians to network and have their chance to be heard on various issues affecting the industry including retention funds, the challenges of labour relations and licensing. |
 The legal perils of today's instant communications have been under the spotlight as never before in recent weeks…..not least in the debate raging over Twitter and the private lives of celebrities.
And the message from one of Northern Ireland's leading law firms is that anyone involved in the wider world of IT needs to think seriously about the potential legal issues they may face. |
May 25, 2011 |  |
 Today, many business transactions are completed over the phone and missing details can prove costly. Inefficiencies in sales and service operations can cost you customers and, for some companies, legal and regulatory requirements have made call recording essential, yet it is an area that many businesses find complex.
How should businesses address their call recording requirements? |
 Allen & Overy, one of the world’s largest law firms, has unveiled a raft of specialist Information Technology (IT) positions to be based at its new Belfast office.
The IT department supports more than 2,800 lawyers who are leaders in their field. This means that when it comes to the support underpinning their work, they need – and expect – the best. |
May 03, 2011 |  |
 rehabstudio has joined Stndrd – a group of Prod-Cos setting out an open source approach for establishing standards and practices in digital production.
The last few years has seen digital production companies grow in numbers. Unlike TV/Film production companies that already have standards in place to protect both the production companies and those that hire them, digital ones do not. |
CFO optimism falls to its lowest level in two years;
Risk appetite has risen sharply and leverage is coming back into favour;
Expansion is the top priority for CFOs, but they continue to maintain a strong focus on controlling costs and increasing cash flow;
Two thirds expect UK base rate to rise by the third quarter of this year.
The mood of optimism with which UK CFOs entered 2011 has weakened, according to the latest Deloitte CFO Survey. High levels of inflation and concerns about the effects of fiscal tightening seem to be weighing on sentiment. |
April 01, 2011 |  |
 A few months ago I blogged about how I wanted someone to provide on-line cloud storage for all my digital assets, and in particular my music. Well Amazon have taken the first step by announcing their cloud locker. It will be interesting to watch them flush out all the issues of licencing with the publishers, but after a lot of posturing and bluff-calling, a workable solution will emerge and others will jump on the bandcloud. |
March 08, 2011 |  |
 Good news for Aurion Learning
The award winning online learning company has just announced that it has been awarded a new contract to develop an equality and diversity e-learning programme for the Irish Universities Association (IUA) Equality Network, a sub group of the Irish Universities Association.
Aurion Learning will be working in partnership with the IUA Equality Network, to design and build an online learning programme suitable for all staff. The IUA Equality Network, with membership from Ireland’s seven universities, was established to work collaboratively to share best practice, develop institutional competence, develop intervarsity projects and co-operation, promote an inclusive university environment and prevent discrimination on all equality grounds contemplated in legalisation. |
December 10, 2010 |  |
It looks like 2011 is the year in which many Businesses will be making some kind of entry into the world of cloud computing. For those organizations looking to take this step there are key things to consider before any move is made.
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November 05, 2010 |  |
 First Minister Peter D. Robinson MLA, and Deputy First Minister Martin McGuinness MP, MLA announced today that Citi plans to create 500 jobs in a major expansion supported by Invest Northern Ireland.
The announcement was made as the Ministers officially opened Citi’s new offices in Belfast’s Titanic Quarter. |
September 02, 2010 | |
Enterprises have discovered that the use of virtualization to support desktop workloads, like the use of virtualization in support of traditional server workloads, creates a range of significant benefits. These benefits include improved IT management efficiency, improved price efficiencies, and improved functional capabilities. Examples of these benefits include:
Enablement of thin clients. |
August 23, 2010 | |
Loughtec has the ideal solution for customers who want a simpler, cost-effective alternative to Citrix® Presentation Server / XenApp /Citrix XenDesktop. Loughtec can provide the same key security, reliability, performance, and usability benefits that Citrix offers – at a price organizations can afford.
For organizations, Loughtec makes it possible and productive to roll out desktop virtualization (VDI), Terminal Services, and thin computing to remote/mobile users, branch offices and private Clouds – quickly and cost-effectively. |
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Dawn McKnight is a Partner in the Corporate and Commercial Team at Carson McDowell. She has extensive experience in advising on a wide range of company law and commercial law issues for clients operating in a variety of sectors.
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Her clients comment in Chambers that:"Dawn goes beyond the standard brief of a commercial IP lawyer - she'll suggest tactics, she'll help in negotiations, and her hard work has helped us get a couple of deals over the line that seemed impossible at the outset. She's an invaluable part of our team."
Dawn's excellence, experience and knowledge of the technology sector ensures she is a "go to" lawyer for any technology company seeking legal expertise, particularly in the areas of Intellectual Property, Licensing and Information Technology Law.
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