The Opinion arises from a preliminary ruling request by the Irish High Court (Court) in proceedings brought by Aer Lingus Limited, Ryanair DAC, JetBlue Airways Corporation and United Airlines Inc..

The 1952 Arrest Convention was given the force of law in Ireland by the passing of the Jurisdiction of the Courts (Maritime Conventions) Act, 1989.

As Ireland accelerates towards more sustainable modes of urban mobility, e-scooters and e-bikes are becoming an increasingly common feature of its city streets.

Regulatory developments at both domestic and EU level are playing an increasingly important role in the aviation financing market.

The era of driverless cars or fully autonomous vehicles ("AVs") is near and will dramatically transform how we drive.

Developers of driverless cars around the world are facing a major hurdle; the absence of a legal framework that will allow their creations to be used on the road. This Briefing Note looks at how prepared Ireland is for the testing and arrival of driverless cars.

The revised EU ETS Directive establishes a new support mechanism for the use of eligible aviation fuels (Article 3c(6)). To operationalise this support, the Commission is empowered...

In recent years, much attention has focused on the slow but steady shift to electric vehicles on our roads.

The Council agreed its positionon operational provisions (643 KB) to be included in the proposed Regulation establishing the Connecting Europe Facility 2028–2034.

What seemed inconceivable until a few months ago now appears (even in light of the recent spate of House of Commons votes) a real possibility – a no-deal Brexit.

The Irish Aviation Authority (the "IAA") has implemented a new system for the notification of mortgages, charges and liens over aircraft registered with the Irish Civil Register (the "Register").

Development of the Policy began in December 2012 with the final paper including extensive input from various stakeholders and associated industries.

The Convention on International Civil Aviation (1944), known as the ‘Chicago Convention', was held to promote peaceful co-operation between nations regarding the development of international civil aviation.

The Government has just published the Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021 (the "RTR Bill") which legislates, for the first time, for the use of e-scooters and e-bikes on Irish roads and public spaces.

The aircraft market is expected to flourish in the next few years thanks to the growing demand for air transport.

Maples and Calder (Ireland) LLP, the Maples Group's law firm, is pleased to announce the addition of Stephen Gardiner who joins the firm as a Partner in its Irish Asset Finance practice.

The ABS market including the recent inaugural US$637 million asset-backed securitisation ("ABS") by Airborne Capital is looked at by David McGovern,...

The Cape Town Convention Alternative A insolvency remedy came into force in Ireland on 10 May 2017. Alternative A is set out in Article XI of the Protocol to the Cape Town Convention ...

On 25 June 2025, the EU Commission published the ‘Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the safety...

The Commission proposed amendments to the Measuring Instruments Directive to harmonise the measuring requirements for electric vehicle charging stations and hydrogen refilling stations across the EU.