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The Civil Reform Bill 2025: A Seismic Shift To The Civil Litigation Landscape In Ireland

The Civil Reform Bill 2025 (the Bill) marks a significant step towards the implementation of the Report on the Review of the Administration of Civil Justice in Ireland (the Kelly Report).

Ireland Litigation

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

EU Hits Pause On Third‑Party Litigation Funding: What's Next?

The European Commission has confirmed that it will not progress the regulation of Third-Party Litigation Funding (TPLF).

European Union Litigation

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Clarke v Guardian News And Media: Shaping The Boundaries Of Public Interest Journalism As A Matter Of English Law

A recent High Court judgment in England dealt with several key concepts in English defamation law, including meanings, the burden of proof for the defences...

Ireland Litigation

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McCann Fitzgerald

Investor-State Disputes On The Horizon? CETA & The Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025

The Bill, as it stands, will amend the Arbitration Act 2010 by inserting a new Section 25A, which will enable ratification of certain international agreements...

Worldwide Litigation

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Court Of Appeal Upholds Modular Trial Order In Clinical Negligence Case

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Personal Injury Litigation: Top Insights 2025

Ireland Litigation

DE

Dillon Eustace

Third-party Litigation Funding – Recent Developments In The UK And EU

Ireland Litigation

M

Matheson

Supreme Court Upholds Recognition Of EU Judgment In Ireland

Ireland Litigation

M

Matheson

Representative Actions In Ireland: Key Developments In 2025

Ireland Litigation

AC

Arthur Cox

European Commission Suspends Plans To Regulate Third-Party Litigation Funding

Ireland Litigation

AC

Arthur Cox

Asset Recovery: A Broadening Of The Norwich Pharmacal Order Jurisdiction In Ireland?

Ireland Finance

DE

Dillon Eustace

"A Veiled Threat Is Still A Threat": Without Prejudice Privilege Lost Due To 'Unambiguous Impropriety' Exception

Ireland Litigation

AC

Arthur Cox

Professional Negligence And The Duty Of Care: Lessons From The High Court

Ireland Litigation

DE

Dillon Eustace

High Court Clarifies Law On Dismissal Of Cases For Delay

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

CJEU Clarifies Direct Marketing Rules Under ePrivacy Directive

Ireland Privacy

M

Matheson

The EU Pay Transparency Directive (Podcast)

Ireland Employment

AC

Arthur Cox

US Listed Companies Update December 2025 - Sustainability Reporting & ESG

Ireland Commercial

AC

Arthur Cox

ESMA Publishes Amended Guidelines On Liquidity Management Tools

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

Ep1 - Planning Ahead - The Planning And Development Act 2024 (Podcast)

Ireland Real Estate

WF

William Fry

EU Competition Law Investigations: Extension Of Legal Professional Privilege To In-house Lawyers Rejected

Under Irish national law, communications with in-house counsel attract the protection of LPP where the constituent elements of the legal test for privilege are otherwise met...

European Union Anti-trust

AC

Arthur Cox

Arbitration (Amendment) Bill 2025 Supports International Investment

The aim of the Bill is to enable Ireland to ratify agreements with investment protection agreements, whilst still within the parameters of Irish constitution and EU law.

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

€800K Defamation Award Against Denis O'Brien: Fact Specific Or A Major Concern For Defamation Defendants?

Two Northern Ireland based Human Rights Solicitors were each awarded in excess of €400,000 on 21 November, after a jury in the High Court in Dublin decided they had been defamed...

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

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

Access To Court Audio Recordings: Necessity, Notice And Restrictions On Use

Ireland Litigation

MG

Maples Group

Horizon Scanner: Energy, Planning, Infrastructure And Construction November 2025 - Digital Infrastructure

Ireland Media & IT

AC

Arthur Cox

GDPR Non-Material Damages Claims In Ireland: Procedure Clarified, Expectations Lowered

Ireland Litigation

MG

Maples Group

Irish High Court Grants Anti-Suit Injunction To Protect Integrity Of Liquidation

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

Ep3 - Planning Ahead - The Reform Of Judicial Reform Procedures (Podcast)

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

A Whispered Threat Still Shouts In Court: Consideration Of Lifting The Veil Of Without Prejudice Privilege

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

Protected Disclosure Act 2014: Court Of Appeal Confirms Prohibition On Seeking Alternate Remedies

Ireland Litigation

DE

Dillon Eustace

Draft Amended Personal Injuries Guidelines Submitted To The Minister For Justice

Ireland Litigation

DE

Dillon Eustace

Personal Injuries Claim: High Court Draws Inference From Failure To Call GP Witnesses

Ireland Litigation

DE

Dillon Eustace

Supreme Court Rules PIAB Authorisation Not Required For Emotional Distress

Ireland Litigation

DE

Dillon Eustace

Protected Disclosure Act 2014: Court Of Appeal Confirms Prohibition On Seeking Alternate Remedies

The Court of Appeal has determined that redress under section 13(1) of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Act), which allows for a claim in damages...

Ireland Litigation

DE

Dillon Eustace

Draft Amended Personal Injuries Guidelines Submitted To The Minister For Justice

Further to a meeting of the Judicial Council on 31 January 2025, the draft amendments to the Personal Injuries Guidelines, (Draft Amended Guidelines) have been submitted to the Minister for Justice pursuant...

Ireland Litigation

DE

Dillon Eustace

Personal Injuries Claim: High Court Draws Inference From Failure To Call GP Witnesses

In Daly v Ryans Investments Limited T/A Hertz [2024] IEHC 703, the court had particular regard to the plaintiff's decision not to call as witnesses her treating GPs and the GP whose report was submitted...

Ireland Litigation

DE

Dillon Eustace

Supreme Court Rules PIAB Authorisation Not Required For Emotional Distress

The Supreme Court in Dillon v Irish Life Assurance plc [2025] IESC 37 has clarified that a claim for emotional disturbances, such as anxiety...

Ireland Litigation

DE

Dillon Eustace

Dismissing Proceedings For Want Of Prosecution: The Supreme Court Decision In Kirwan v. Connors & Ors (Video)

Ireland Litigation

DE

Dillon Eustace

Stand By Me – Substitution Or Joinder Of A Plaintiff In An Appeal To The High Court Of A Circuit Court Order For Possession?

In the recent decision of Pepper v O'Reilly[1], delivered on 8 July 2025, the Court of Appeal considered the correct procedural steps in an appeal of a Circuit Court Order for Possession...

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

Medical Negligence: Appeal On Costs Differential Order Dismissed

The Court of Appeal recently upheld the High Court's decision on quantum and costs in Milmoe v Chatzis and Sheldon Investments Limited t/a River Medical Group [2025] IECA 149.

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

Supreme Court Opens The Door To More Data Breach Claims

It overturned the High Court decision, holding that non-material loss claims in respect of distress, upset, anxiety and inconvenience are not in the nature of personal injuries and therefore do not require authorisation from the Injuries Resolution Board prior to commencing proceedings.

Ireland Privacy

M

Matheson

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

A recent Supreme Court ruling delivered by Judge Maurice Collins has dismissed an appeal by Iconic Newspapers that the common law or statutory defence...

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

Data Breach Claims: Supreme Court Decision Clarifies The Law Regarding Data Breach Claims For Mental Distress

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

Supreme Court Confirms That Registered Liens Can Be Relied On As Security For Future Lending

Ireland Litigation

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

High Court Applies Kirwan v Connors Reformulated Test In Delay Cases

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

Unmasking Anonymity: Norwich Pharmacal Orders In Irish Defamation Law

Ireland Litigation

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Representative Actions In Ireland: 2025 Mid-Year Review

Ireland Litigation

AC

Arthur Cox

Judicial Review Of Planning Decision On Climate Grounds Successfully Defended

Ireland Environment

WF

William Fry

Between Prohibition And Reform: Recent Developments In Irish Litigation Funding

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

The Supreme Court Of Ireland Provides Welcome Clarification On Dismissing Proceedings For Delay

Ireland Litigation

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Third Party Funding Considered By The Irish Supreme Court

Ireland Litigation

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Unmasking Tattle: Recent Court Ruling Opens New Doors For Online Defamation Victims

Ireland Media & IT

RL

RDJ LLP

Saying Nothing: Gerry Adams Win Against The BBC Tells Us Everything And Nothing About Irish Defamation Law

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

Supreme Court Overhauls Rules On Delay In Prosecuting Claims

Ireland Litigation

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Supreme Court Upholds Enforceability Of Polish Agreement Assigning Right To Sue

Ireland Litigation

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

High Court Refuses To Extend Limitation Period In Defamation Action

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

Irish Supreme Court Ruling Will Be Of Interest To Litigation Funders

Ireland Litigation

M

Matheson

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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

Developments In Intellectual Property Law (Video Content)

MH

Mason Hayes & Curran

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