The Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2011 was signed into law on 2 August 2011. With certain exceptions, all of the provisions of the Act are in effect from that date.

Brownrigg v. Leacy related to a claim for damages by the plaintiff, Mr Frank Brownrigg, arising from the alleged negligence of the defendants.

Marie Fleming's challenge under Irish law to the ban on assisted suicide came to an end on April 29 2013.

Important reforms were approved by Cabinet recently which seeks to strike a balance with a property owner's duty of care, whether they are a business or otherwise with the personal responsibility...

The Supreme Court is to hear an appeal which may have significant implications for professional third party litigation funding in Ireland.

The Irish High Court has confirmed that parties seeking to raise jurisdictional points under the Brussels Regulation must do so clearly and at the earliest available opportunity.

On 17 July 2023, the Law Reform Commission published a comprehensive Consultation Paper setting out various considerations regarding the potential legalisation...

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.

The High Court has ruled on whether lenders must halt possession proceedings after re-engaging with borrowers under mortgage arrears protocols. This case examines the interplay between the Code of Conduct on Mortgage Arrears and ongoing court proceedings, clarifying when post-commencement borrower communications affect a lender's ability to obtain possession orders.

On 17 July 2023, the Law Reform Commission (‘LRC') published a Consultation Paper on third-party litigation funding in Ireland (‘Consultation Paper').

The European Court of Justice has issued a landmark preliminary ruling in Sanofi Pasteur SA that clarifies the relationship between strict liability under the Product Liability Directive and fault-based liability claims under national law.

Like its predecessor, the Recast Regulation does not apply to arbitration.

The Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling in Gallagher v ACC Bank [2012] IESC 35 has to some extent clarified the rules governing the time within which claimants must institute negligence proceedings in respect of financial loss.

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

On 6 January, the Government published the General Scheme of the Civil Reform Bill (the "General Scheme" or the "Bill") which includes various proposed measures, not only to reform judicial review...

Legal proceedings in the civil courts in Ireland have historically had a poor reputation for delay.

Construction litigation is complex, as not only are lawyers heavily reliant on expert reports but there are legal defences that will be raised which must be overcome before those reports even become relevant.

The Supreme Court’s unanimous ruling in Gallagher v ACC Bank [2012] has to some extent clarified the rules governing the time within which claimants must institute negligence proceedings in respect of financial loss.

On 7 February, 2018 the Supreme Court issued a Determination in the case of Gearoid Costelloe v Dominic Carney & Niamh Carney [2018] IESCDET 28 (per Clarke CJ, McMenamin J. and O'Malley J.)

This year has been another interesting year for data protection.