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Construction & Engineering - Horizon Scanner: Infrastructure, Construction, Energy, July 2025

As the transposition deadline (29 May 2026) approaches, the European Commission published four instruments on the transposition of the Recast Energy Performance of Buildings Directive.

Ireland Real Estate

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Arthur Cox

Supreme Court Clarifies Emotional Distress Claims: PIAB Authorisation Not Required

On 25 July 2025, the Supreme Court delivered a pivotal decision in Dillon v Irish Life Assurance Plc [2025] IESC 37, which clarifies the treatment of emotional distress claims...

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Between Prohibition And Reform: Recent Developments In Irish Litigation Funding

Third-party litigation funding remains largely unlawful in Ireland, primarily due to the enduring common law doctrines of maintenance and champerty.

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Sunward Holdings Limited -v- Teqnion AB: Court Upholds ADR Clause In Share Dispute

The Commercial Court has warned against the issuing of "wasteful" and "premature" applications to the Courts in circumstances where there is an alternative dispute resolution clause...

Ireland Commercial

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RDJ LLP

Third-Party Litigation Funding – Recent EU And UK Developments

European Union Litigation

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Matheson

First Ever Representative Action Launched In Ireland By The Irish Council For Civil Liberties

Ireland Litigation

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Addleshaw Goddard

Irish Supreme Court Ruling Will Be Of Interest To Litigation Funders

Ireland Litigation

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Matheson

Balancing Public Policy Considerations And The Recognition Of Foreign Judgments

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Dismissal Of Actions For Want Of Prosecution – Supreme Court Reformulates Primor Principles

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

First CJEU Ruling On Asymmetric Jurisdiction Clauses Under Brussels Recast

Ireland Finance

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Matheson

Judgment Confirms That Proposed Uplift To Personal Injury Guideline Awards Do Not Apply Pending Enactment Of The Relevant Statutory Instrument

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Norwich Pharmacal Orders In The Irish Courts And Their Use In Aid Of Foreign Proceedings

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Third Party Litigation Funding In Ireland: Insights From European Commission Study

Ireland Litigation

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McCann Fitzgerald

High Court Dismisses Application To Enforce Adjudicator's Award Due To Invalid Notice Of Intention To Refer

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Wheelbarrows And Workplace Risk: The High Court Clarifies The Limits Of Employer Liability

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

CSRD: Irish Government Announces Support For Omnibus As Stop-the-clock Is Approved By The European Parliament

Ireland Commercial

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Matheson

ESMA Publishes Report On The Integration Of Sustainability Risks

Ireland Commercial

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Arthur Cox

Governing AI, Powering Innovation Video Series

Ireland Technology

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Arthur Cox

EU Pay Transparency Directive: What's Clear, What's Not (Video)

Ireland Employment

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Ius Laboris

Electricity Update: Capacity Market Ruling

Two electricity producers successfully challenged decisions to exclude them from the Capacity Market auction scheduled in November 2024, in the cases of Kilshane Energy Ltd and Coolpowra BESS Ltd (the "applicants") v EirGrid plc and Commission for Regulation of Utilities ("CRU") (the "respondents") [2025] IEHC 174.

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Arthur Cox

Changes To NEC4 Contracts – Dispute Management And Conflict Avoidance Clauses

NEC contracts are widely used internationally and have become more common in Ireland in recent years in the utilities and infrastructure sectors.

Ireland Commercial

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William Fry

Third-Party Litigation Funding Developments At The European Commission

On 21 March 2025, the European Commission published a study on Mapping Third Party Litigation Funding in the European Union (PDF, 6.3MB) (the "Study"). 

Ireland Litigation

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Arthur Cox

New Digital Court Rules To Modernise Civil Proceedings

On 31 January 2025, a new statutory instrument came into force providing for significant changes to the Rules of the Superior Courts ("RSC").

Ireland Litigation

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Matheson

Irish Court Of Appeal Joins Google As Defendant In Defamation Proceedings

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

What's Another Year 2025 - Litigation, Dispute Resolution And Investigations

Ireland Litigation

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Arthur Cox

Understanding CCTV And Discovery: What You Can And Can't Do With Civil Proceedings Materials

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Lobbying Update: New Designated Public Officials List Comes Into Force

Ireland Government

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Matheson

Ireland Arbitration Day

Ireland Litigation

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KNOETZL HAUGENEDER NETAL Rechtsanwaelte GmbH

Representative Actions In Ireland: 2024 In Review

Ireland Litigation

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Arthur Cox

Make Haste! High Court Sets Aside Third-party Notice By Reason Of Delay

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Legal News - November 24

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Criminal Justice Bill: "Hate Speech" Proposals Withdrawn

Ireland Criminal

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Matheson

When Arbitration Meets Insolvency: Navigating The Legal Crossroads

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Make Haste! High Court Sets Aside Third-party Notice By Reason Of Delay

Order 16 of the Rules of the Superior Courts provides a procedure whereby a defendant may join a person who is not already a party to an action as a third party to the proceedings, thereby creating a lis between.

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Legal News - November 24

Here is a selection of our recent publications, including podcasts recorded by our knowledge lawyers, Aisling Doran and Jane Balfe, discussing a case dealing with the complexities of insolvency and arbitration.

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Criminal Justice Bill: "Hate Speech" Proposals Withdrawn

Following confirmation from the Justice Minister, Helen McEntee, that the proposed incitement to hatred elements of the Criminal Justice (Incitement to Violence or Hatred and Hate Offences) Bill 2022...

Ireland Criminal

M

Matheson

When Arbitration Meets Insolvency: Navigating The Legal Crossroads

In June 2024, the Privy Council delivered an important decision on the treatment of arbitration agreements in insolvency cases in Sian Participation Corp...

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Arbitration: Court Has Jurisdiction To Lift Stay

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Consumer Rights Act 2022 – Developments And Learnings Over The Past Two Years

In November 2022, the Consumer Rights Act 2022 (the "Act") was enacted and (with the exception of s.161) entered into force. The Act implements the Digital Content Directive (2019/770), the revised Sale...

Ireland Consumer

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RDJ LLP

Extension Of The Lobbying Register

On 30 August 2024 the long-awaited Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015 (Designated Public Officials) Regulations 2024 (S.I. No. 424/2024) (the "2024 Regulations") were published...

Ireland Litigation

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Matheson

Labour Court Decides First Appeals On European Works Councils Operating In Ireland

In the first appeals decided under Ireland's legislation on European Works Councils, the Labour Court has provided welcome guidance for multinational businesses that moved their European Works Councils...

Ireland Litigation

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Lewis Silkin

Defamation Reform In Ireland – The Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024

Ireland is on the verge of a significant overhaul in its defamation laws following the recent publication of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024 (the "Bill").

Ireland Litigation

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Arthur Cox

Medical Council Publishes New Publications Policy

Ireland Litigation

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Byrne Wallace

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: Radical Reforms Proposed

Ireland Litigation

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Matheson

WRC Publishes Annual Report

Ireland Employment

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Arthur Cox

Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024: What We Know So Far

Ireland Litigation

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Matheson

Circuit Court Awards Employee €5,500 GDPR Damages

Ireland Privacy

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Matheson

International Arbitration Comparative Guide

Ireland Litigation

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Eversheds Sutherland Ireland

Construction & Engineering - Horizon Scanner: Infrastructure, Construction, Energy, July 2024

Ireland Real Estate

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Arthur Cox

Court Of Appeal Declines Invitation To Make New Partial Frustration Law

Ireland Real Estate

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Philip Lee

Medical Council Publishes New Sanctions Guidance

Ireland Healthcare

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Byrne Wallace

Judgment Entered Pursuant To Guarantees Despite Finding Of Undue Influence And Inadequate Legal Advice

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Consumer Representatiave Actions – First Irish "Qualified Entity" Designated

Ireland Litigation

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Matheson

Construction & Engineering - Horizon Scanner: Infrastructure, Construction, Energy, June 2024

Ireland Real Estate

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Arthur Cox

Seeking Cover: A Path To Challenge Digital Services Taxes In Ireland

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Matheson

Financier Worldwide Magazine June 2024 – Privilege Article

Ireland Litigation

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Matheson

The Hague Court Of Arbitration For Aviation

Ireland Transport

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Flynn O'Driscoll

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Cross Border Disputes Navigator 2021: The New Europe And Beyond (Video)

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William Fry

COVID-19 Legislation Modernises Litigation Practice And Procedure (Video)

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William Fry

Six Reasons To Invest In Ireland (Video)

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Mason Hayes & Curran

International Arbitration 2015

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Matheson

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