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Judicial Guidance On AI Use In Litigation

The Irish Court of Appeal has established groundbreaking principles governing artificial intelligence use in legal proceedings, addressing the risks of AI-generated hallucinations and fabricated case citations. What obligations do litigants and lawyers now face when leveraging AI tools for legal research, and what sanctions might courts impose for non-compliance with these new guidelines?

Ireland Litigation

M

Matheson

No Second Bite: High Court Confirms FSPO Decisions Cannot Be Re-litigated

The Irish High Court has reinforced that Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman decisions are final and binding, preventing parties from re-litigating the same complaints in court.

Ireland Litigation

M

Matheson

When Does The Clock Start? Key Takeaways From The CJEU’s Recent Sanofi Pasteur Judgment

Less than a year before the transposition of the revised Product Lability Directive1, the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) has provided some welcome clarification on the application of the limitation periods...

Ireland Litigation

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Dublin Expected As The Venue For CAS Sports Arbitrations After UEFA Reform

UEFA's February 2026 amendment to its Statutes designates Dublin as a potential seat for Court of Arbitration for Sport proceedings, marking a significant shift from the exclusive Lausanne jurisdiction. This development, influenced by recent CJEU rulings on EU competition law and arbitration mechanisms, could position Dublin as a major center for international sports arbitration while ensuring EU law compliance through Irish High Court oversight.

Ireland Litigation

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Arbitration Clauses Not a Shield Against a Winding-Up Petition

Ireland Litigation

MG

Maples Group

Arbitration And Business Decision (Video)

Ireland Litigation

Aceris Law

Enforcement Of Judgments: Clarification From The High Court On NI Judgment Recognition

Ireland Litigation

DE

Dillon Eustace

Navigating Public Inquiries (Part 2): Process And Documentary Evidence

Ireland Litigation

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Supreme Court On Attachment Before Judgment: Third-Party Rights Protected (Video)

Ireland Litigation

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

Gatekeeping Justice: What 153 Supreme Court Determinations In 2025 Tell Us About Likely Trends For 2026

Ireland Litigation

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Sporting Disputes Coming To Dublin

European Union Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

The High Court's Warning Shot On Inflated Personal Injury Claims

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

Defamation Law Update: Ganley v. CNN Inc

Ireland Litigation

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Ireland's Pro‑Enforcement Approach To Foreign Arbitral Awards

Ireland Litigation

DE

Dillon Eustace

From Copilot To Colleague: How Agentic AI Is Reshaping Work, Governance And Risk (Podcast)

Ireland Technology

WF

William Fry

Navigating Legal Privilege When Using Generative AI

Worldwide Technology

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Irish Quarterly Legal And Regulatory Report: January - March 2026

Ireland Wealth Mgt

W

Walkers

The CLOser – April 2026

Ireland Finance

MG

Maples Group

Blocking Bad-Faith DSARs: The Brillen Rottler Ruling

Ireland Privacy

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

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Related Country Guides

Enforcement of Foreign Judgments

International Arbitration

Disclosure & Electronic Discovery & Privilege

Navigating Legal Privilege When Using Generative AI

Lawyers, both in-house and in private practice are making growing use of generative AI in the delivery of legal services. This had led to the creation of a whole new category of documents...

Worldwide Technology

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Unambiguous Impropriety May Mean No 'Without Prejudice' Privilege

The High Court has recently confirmed that the protection normally afforded by ‘without prejudice' communications will be lost where the communication is unambiguously improper.

Ireland Litigation

MH

Mason Hayes & Curran

Ireland At Centre Of E-Evidence Package: New Challenges For Companies

By 18 August 2026, certain providers must be ready to comply with a new law enforcement data request regime with demanding deadlines and serious sanctions for non-compliance.

European Union Compliance

M

Matheson

Bird v Iconic: Qualified Privilege Defence Doesn't Fly With Supreme Court

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

International Arbitration Comparative Guide

Ireland Litigation

ES

Eversheds Sutherland Ireland

Recent Developments In Irish Defamation Law

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

Regulatory Investigations – A Guide To Dawn Raids

Ireland Litigation

AC

Arthur Cox

Court Of Appeal Clarifies Law On Qualified Privilege Defence In Defamation Claims Arising From Mass Media Publications

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

Delaney Caught Offside In Irish Supreme Court - The Corporate Enforcement Authority V The FAI And John Delaney

Ireland Litigation

O

Ogier

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Arbitration & Dispute Resolution

Navigating Legal Privilege When Using Generative AI

Lawyers, both in-house and in private practice are making growing use of generative AI in the delivery of legal services. This had led to the creation of a whole new category of documents...

Worldwide Technology

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Dublin Expected As The Venue For CAS Sports Arbitrations After UEFA Reform

UEFA's February 2026 amendment to its Statutes designates Dublin as a potential seat for Court of Arbitration for Sport proceedings, marking a significant shift from the exclusive Lausanne jurisdiction. This development, influenced by recent CJEU rulings on EU competition law and arbitration mechanisms, could position Dublin as a major center for international sports arbitration while ensuring EU law compliance through Irish High Court oversight.

Ireland Litigation

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Arbitration Clauses Not a Shield Against a Winding-Up Petition

The Irish High Court has ruled that arbitration clauses do not prevent creditors from presenting winding-up petitions when debts are genuinely disputed.

Ireland Litigation

MG

Maples Group

Employee Representation In Internal Disciplinary Processes

Ireland Employment

RL

RDJ LLP

Arbitration And Business Decision (Video)

Ireland Litigation

Aceris Law

Sporting Disputes Coming To Dublin

European Union Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

The High Court's Warning Shot On Inflated Personal Injury Claims

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

Ireland's Pro‑Enforcement Approach To Foreign Arbitral Awards

Ireland Litigation

DE

Dillon Eustace

Arbitration Update: New Role For Ireland In Settling Disputes Between US And European Firms

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

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Court Procedure

Judicial Guidance On AI Use In Litigation

The Irish Court of Appeal has established groundbreaking principles governing artificial intelligence use in legal proceedings, addressing the risks of AI-generated hallucinations and fabricated case citations. What obligations do litigants and lawyers now face when leveraging AI tools for legal research, and what sanctions might courts impose for non-compliance with these new guidelines?

Ireland Litigation

M

Matheson

InDisputes – Fair Procedures And The Charter: Application In Tax Disputes

The High Court decision in Hamill v the Revenue Commissioners examines when taxpayers can invoke EU Charter protections in Irish tax disputes, particularly regarding fair procedures and access to information during VAT assessments.

European Union Tax

M

Matheson

No Second Bite: High Court Confirms FSPO Decisions Cannot Be Re-litigated

The Irish High Court has reinforced that Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman decisions are final and binding, preventing parties from re-litigating the same complaints in court.

Ireland Litigation

M

Matheson

When Does The Clock Start? Key Takeaways From The CJEU’s Recent Sanofi Pasteur Judgment

Ireland Litigation

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Muller: ‘Related Party’ Rules Retain Substantive Bite In LLP Structures

CW

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Arbitration Clauses Not a Shield Against a Winding-Up Petition

Ireland Litigation

MG

Maples Group

Navigating Public Inquiries (Part 2): Process And Documentary Evidence

Ireland Litigation

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Gatekeeping Justice: What 153 Supreme Court Determinations In 2025 Tell Us About Likely Trends For 2026

Ireland Litigation

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

FIG Top 5 At 5 – 16/04/2026

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

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Class Actions

The Representative Actions Directive And The Rise Of Artificial Intelligence

The newly-introduced European Union Representative Actions Directive ((EU) 2020/1828) has the aim of enabling consumers within the EU to pool together to protect their interests in a range of sectors, ...

Ireland Technology

M

Matheson

International Arbitration Comparative Guide

International Arbitration Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Ireland, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Ireland Litigation

ES

Eversheds Sutherland Ireland

Consumer Representative Actions – Irish Regulations Signed

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment ("DETE") has announced that regulations have been signed that will fully transpose the EU Representative Actions Directive (the "Directive") into Irish law.

Ireland Litigation

M

Matheson

Consumer Representative Actions: Are You Ready?

European Union Consumer

M

Matheson

Consumer Representative Actions Bill – Opening The Door To Mass Claims In Ireland?

European Union Litigation

M

Matheson

Legal News - February 2023

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

Non-Transposition Of Representative Actions Directive By Ireland: European Commission To Commence Infringement Procedure Against Several Member States

European Union Litigation

AC

Arthur Cox

Representative Consumer Actions

Ireland Consumer

DE

Dillon Eustace

Is Mere Worry Enough? "Non-Material Loss" Claims For Breach Of Data Rights Under The GDPR

European Union Privacy

M

Matheson

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Latest Videos

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Arbitration And Business Decision (Video)

Aceris Law

Supreme Court On Attachment Before Judgment: Third-Party Rights Protected (Video)

IL

IndiaLaw LLP

When Spectators Take The Hit – Spectator Litigation In Ireland (Video)

WF

William Fry

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

WF

William Fry

International Arbitration 2015

M

Matheson

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