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EirGrid, as Ireland's Transmission System Operator, is responsible for ensuring the balance of supply and demand on the Irish electricity system. EirGrid does this by a process of directing energy generators to increase.

The High Court on 4 January 2016 refused a judicial review of the administrative sanctions procedure commenced by the CBI against Michael P Fingleton, a former director and chief executive of the Irish Nationwide Building Society.

The Plaintiff in this case sued for negligence and product liability against DePuy International Limited for defective product and device failure.

This judgment is illustrative of the strict approach to time limits springing from the EU Procurement Law requirement that remedies be sought as a matter of urgency and that relief be rapid and effective.

The Supreme Court indicated that if the Oireachtas had intended otherwise, s.285(7)(b) of the Companies Acts 1963 would have been drafted differently.

The High Court set aside an order joining the third named defendant to the proceedings on the basis that the claim made by the plaintiff was time barred.

ISPs in the UK no longer have to shoulder the cost of implementing online blocking orders.

The UK Supreme Court has found that a public body, HM Revenue & Customs ("HMRC"), breached its duty of confidentiality to a taxpayer after a senior official disclosed confidential information to journalists...

Further to our Insolvency Update issued on 11 December 2017, a recent High Court case has demonstrated the courts' willingness to take firm action against litigants acting in defiance of court orders.

On November 5 2015 the Court of Appeal delivered its much-anticipated judgment in Russell v Health Service Executive, which considered the 'real rate of return' discount...

The recent High Court judgment in Harrington v Cork City Council and Cork County Council clarified a party's disclosure obligations where one party does not hold any expert reports.

The government has approved the State Litigation Principles, which are intended to act as guidelines in the conduct of litigation by the State (Principles).

Thomas Loomes Practising as Thomas Loomes & Company Solicitors v Rippington & Ors (Approved) [2020] IEHC 237 (06 March 2020)

In Ireland, a plaintiff typically has a timeframe of one year following the date of publication of the defamatory statement to institute defamatory...

The "Report of the Review of the Administration of Civil Justice" (Report) was published in late 2020. It was the culmination of the work of a review group chaired by the former President of the High Court...

Welcome to our November 2023 edition of Legal News where we continue to provide you with a selection of our recent publications, and present our Legal News Podcast...

The Order commencing the Regulation of Lobbying and Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) (Amendment) Act 2023 (Amendment Act) has been published.