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The Irish High Court recently refused to grant an injunction to prohibit legal proceedings in the United States...

What happens in a medical negligence case where the defendant medical practitioner dies before proceedings are issued?

The Finance (Tax Appeals) Act, 2015 introduced a new architecture for the hearing and determination of tax appeals

Abbey International Finance Limited v Point Ireland Helicopters Limited [2012] 2 I.R. 694 (Point Ireland Helicopters) established that the High Court has an inherent jurisdiction to grant...

A recent decision from the Court of Appeal (COA) has considered the role of expert witnesses, with Collins J describing the case as "disturbing" and expressing the hope "that its like will not be seen again".

The recent Court of Appeal decision in Leidig v O'Neill [2020] IECA 296 is the latest in a series of decisions in which general damages for personal injuries have been revised downward on appeal.

A recent High Court decision of Ms. Justice Hyland in Permanent TSB plc v Matthew Farrelly [2023] IEHC 255 has clarified the limited jurisdiction of the County Registrar to dismiss repossession proceedings...

Further to a meeting of the Judicial Council on 31 January 2025, the draft amendments to the Personal Injuries Guidelines, (Draft Amended Guidelines) have been submitted to the Minister for Justice pursuant...

Two recent judgments of the High Court have departed from the views on consent settlement orders in personal injury actions articulated by Mr Justice Twomey in Kuczack v Tracey Tyres...

The plaintiff, Kenneth Treacy (Mr Treacy), was landlord and owner of 45 Oliver Plunkett Street, Cork and the ground floor of 9 Marlboro Street, Cork (Premises).

COVID-19 and the associated social distancing and other public health measures have had far-reaching practical consequences for court hearings.

An anti-suit injunction is a form of relief that restrains a party from commencing or continuing foreign proceedings. The injunction operates against the person to whom it is directed...

The High Court in Cantrell has recently determined a number of preliminary issues involving the circumstances that will bar a plaintiff's claim under the Statute of Limitations.

Earlier this month, the High Court (Judge Pilkington) refused former Garda Commissioner Noirin O'Sullivan an extension of time within which to issue defamation proceedings.

The commencement of the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Act 2023 (the "Act") on 30 April 2024 introduced a new civil litigation mechanism in Ireland.

With the first representative action issued pursuant to the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Act 2023 (the "Act")...

Three dismissed Plaintiff personal injury claims and the RDJ defence Litigation department.