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The Irish Council for Civil Liberties has initiated Ireland's first representative action. The action has been taken against Microsoft on behalf of affected people in Ireland.

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

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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.

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...

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...

The case of "Leander Construction Ltd v Mulalley & Company Ltd [2011] EWHC 3449", heard before the Technology and Construction Court in the United Kingdom, recently considered the question as to whether a sub-contractor is under an implied obligation to a main contractor to proceed ‘regularly and diligently’ with the sub-contract works.

The High Court has once again expressed its frustration with "quack lawyers" advising lay litigants to bring nonsensical, unmeritorious applications before the Court.

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

On 5 December 2024, the Irish Court of Appeal referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") a question about site-specific conservation objectives...