Litigation Law, Mediation Law and Arbitration Law

Recent analysis of the issue of regulation of third-party litigation funding in the EU and the UK has highlighted a broad range of views and approaches.

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.

In a decision that will be of particular interest to third party litigation funders, the Irish Supreme Court has reinforced the principle that Irish courts will only in very exceptional circumstances refuse to recognise judgments of other EU Member States under the Brussels Recast RegulationOpens in new window on public policy grounds.

The Civil Partnership and Certain Rights & Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 (the "Act") came into effect from 1 January 2011. It makes fundamental changes in the law by introducing rights for civil partners (same sex couples, who can now register their relationship) and certain cohabitants.

All divorces involve decisions and choices such as which financial/legal and/or medical professionals to use and how to utilise their help. These decisions can powerfully affect whether a divorce moves forward smoothly or not. Some couples resolve all their divorce issues without any professional assistance whatsoever. More frequently, some couples engage in drawn out courtroom battles, which drains the family’s emotional and financial resources, are destructive to relationships and can take con

The President of the High Court has issued two new practice directions (HC131 and HC 132) (the "Directions") to apply to clinical negligence claims. They will come into force on 28 April 2025.

Practice Direction HC131 commencing on 28 April provides a new procedure for the application for trial dates in clinical negligence actions.

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

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.