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Damages for pain and suffering in personal injury claims have been cut by up to 50% in a number of recent Court of Appeal decisions.

Newcastle United Football Club (Newcastle) recently applied to remove the chair of the arbitration panel due to consider the Premier League's rejection of a proposed takeover of the club.

The Taoiseach has told the Dáil that the government will not be bringing a resolution to the Oireachtas seeking its approval of the proposed draft amendments to the Personal Injury Guidelines.

The owner of Derrybawn House in County Wicklow engaged a contractor and a supervising architect in respect of refurbishment works (Works) at the property.

The Court of Appeal recently upheld the decision of the High Court in Gill Russell (a minor) v HSE, to reduce the real rate of return from the traditional 3% to a rate of return of between 1% and 1.5%.

In a previous article (April 2017) the case of Williams & Waistell v Network Rail was discussed. In this landmark case, a Cardiff Court found Network Rail responsible for an actionable nuisance

In the recent case of Pepper Finance Corporation (Ireland) DAC v Jenkins & anor, the High Court determined who should initiate enforcement proceedings.

The recent ruling of the UK Court of Appeal in Google v Vidal-Hall is another divergence in the approach of the UK and Irish courts to data protection.

In Camiveo Limited v Dunnes Stores, the Supreme Court, confirming earlier judicial precedent, held that notwithstanding the obligation of first registration...

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...

In an interesting judgment delivered by Mr Justice David Barniville in the High Court on 24 January 2018 in SC SYM Fotovoltaic Energy SRL v Mayo Co Council, Aeolus Wind Farms Limited and ESB Networks Limited ...

Across the EU, data retention legislation stemming from the now defunct Data Retention Directive has been subject to challenge.

The Central Bank of Ireland's administrative sanctions procedure received a strong endorsement in a High Court judgment delivered in January.

Charge holders should exercise caution before any attempt is made to crystallise a floating charge.

As discussed in our July 2024 article, the High Court in Gilroy and Byrne v O'Leary [2024] IEHC 349 applied section 11(3B) of the Statute of Limitations 1957...

Matheson successfully defended the trustees of the Element Six Contributory Pension Plan in a claim taken against them by members of the Plan.

Welcome to the February 2023 edition of Legal News. Here is a selection of our recent publications on subjects that may affect you or your business.