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Oireachtas Approval Will Not Be Sought For Proposed Changes To Personal Injury Guidelines

The Taoiseach has told the Dáil that the government will not be bringing a resolution to the Oireachtas seeking its approval of the proposed draft amendments to the Personal Injury Guidelines.

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

New High Court Practice Directions Introduced For Clinical Negligence Actions

A new High Court Practice Direction (HC131), in respect of applications for a trial date in clinical negligence proceedings before the High Court...

Ireland Litigation

DE

Dillon Eustace

A Brief Overview Of The Defamation Amendment Bill 2024 (Video)

The Defamation Amendment Bill 2024 has just been passed by the Dáil and is now before the Seanad.

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

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

Supreme Court Opens The Door To More Data Breach Claims

Ireland Privacy

M

Matheson

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

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

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William Fry

Between Prohibition And Reform: Recent Developments In Irish Litigation Funding

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

The Representative Actions Directive And The Rise Of Artificial Intelligence

Ireland Technology

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Matheson

Ireland Moves To Enhance Its AIF Regime In Anticipation Of AIFMD 2.0

Ireland Finance

M

Matheson

Public Procurement - Horizon Scanner: Infrastructure, Construction, Energy, September 2025

European Union Government

AC

Arthur Cox

MiCAR Title II White Paper Notifications – Overview And Process In Ireland

Ireland Technology

W

Walkers

CBAM: Consultation On Implementing Regulations

AC

Arthur Cox

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

In its recent judgment in Brendan Kirwan -v- Marguerite Connors trading under the style of MJ O'Connor Solicitors & Ors, the Supreme Court of Ireland has clarified the law surrounding applications to dismiss proceedings for want of prosecution/delay.

Ireland Litigation

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Third Party Funding Considered By The Irish Supreme Court

The Irish Courts have again recently considered the prohibition on third party funding in this jurisdiction. This was in the context of an application for the enforcement...

Ireland Litigation

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

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

Last Friday's headlines about the uncovering of the responsible parties behind the infamous Tattle Life ("Tattle") website has once again brought to the forefront...

Ireland Media & IT

RL

RDJ LLP

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

On 30 May, a jury in a High Court trial in Dublin awarded well known former Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams a sum of €100,000 in damages for defamation.

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

AI In Litigation: Cautionary Tales From The Courts

Ireland Technology

WF

William Fry

Balancing Public Policy Considerations And The Recognition Of Foreign Judgments

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

High Court Rules Barristers Cannot Directly Accept Client Instructions In Litigation

Ireland Litigation

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

How English Judgments Are Enforced In Ireland

Ireland Litigation

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Four Sets Of Defamation Proceedings To Be Heard Simultaneously

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

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

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

High Court Rules Barristers Cannot Directly Accept Client Instructions In Litigation

In a recent judgment, the High Court restated a long-standing principle that barristers may not accept instructions directly from clients in litigation related matters. With certain exceptions, barristers in litigation...

Ireland Litigation

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

How English Judgments Are Enforced In Ireland

On 1 July 2025, the Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters 2019 (the "HJC")...

Ireland Litigation

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Four Sets Of Defamation Proceedings To Be Heard Simultaneously

The defendants argued that there was a substantial overlap of evidence, witnesses, issues of law and alleged losses claimed by the plaintiff.

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

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

Norwich Pharmacal Relief is a court ordered relief, compelling an individual or a company to disclose information or documentation.

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

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

Ireland Litigation

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Clinical Negligence List In Irish High Court Established

The President of the High Court has issued two new Practice Directions, both of which come into effect on 28 April 2025.

Ireland Litigation

WF

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

AC

Arthur Cox

Supreme Court Tightens Reporting Restrictions In Criminal Cases Involving Child Defendants

Last month, Ms Justice Iseult O'Malley, delivering judgment on behalf of a three-judge Supreme Court, overruled a landmark Court of Appeal judgment...

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

The Discovery 'Monster' - High Court Highlights Ongoing Issues

The High Court (Court) recently examined the need to reform Ireland's discovery regime within a larger commercial conflict. In this case, it was submitted that 1.78m documents had to be searched for discovery purposes.

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

Meta Platforms Ireland v Data Protection Commission – Importance Of Expediency In Challenges To Decisions Of Public Bodies

Ireland Litigation

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

If It Walks Like A Duck, Quacks Like A Duck…

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

Landmark Defence Of Judical Review

Ireland Real Estate

WF

William Fry

Defamation Bill Revived And High Court Endorses Higgins Damages Approach

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

Home Or Away: High Court Allows Proceedings Against US Publisher To Continue In Ireland

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

The High Court Approves Modular Trial Of Two Distinct Questions Of Fact In A Medical Negligence Claim

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

Court Of Appeal Refuses Attempt By Partner Of Borrower To Frustrate Repossession Of Property

Ireland Real Estate

RL

RDJ LLP

Legal News - March 25

Ireland Government

WF

William Fry

APP Fraud: Legal Insights And Cases

Ireland Criminal

WF

William Fry

Irish Court Of Appeal Joins Google As Defendant In Defamation Proceedings

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

Horizon Scanner ICE: February 2025 - Public Procurement

Worldwide Government

AC

Arthur Cox

Procurement Law Update: Abnormally Low Tenders, Reasons For Exclusion, And Standstill Letters

Ireland Government

AC

Arthur Cox

Who Has Standing? Examining Jurisdiction In Substitution Applications Before The Court Of Appeal

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

Interrogatories - An Underused Tool In The Litigation Toolkit? Recent Changes May Assist

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

Courts Service Publishes Annual Report 2023

Ireland Commercial

WF

William Fry

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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)

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Mason Hayes & Curran

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