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The Supreme Court in Delaney v The Personal Injuries Board & Ors, has confirmed the validity and continued operation of Personal Injury Guidelines (Guidelines)...

In a recent briefing, we highlighted a European Commission study identifying Ireland as an outlier in its continued prohibition of third-party litigation funding.

The Irish Courts have again recently considered the prohibition on third party funding in this jurisdiction. This was in the context of an application for the enforcement...

In the wake of the recent Tattle Life case, which we discussed in a previous article, the role of Norwich Pharmacal Orders has become increasingly significant in unmasking anonymous...

Determining whether information is ‘personal data' is the first step towards applying data protection law.

On 29 July 2016 John Stanley Purcell, a former executive director and secretary of Irish Nationwide Building Society ("INBS"), lost his High Court challenge to the Central Bank's Inquiry process.

A number of recent High Court cases have highlighted the difficulties being faced by receivers in taking possession of agricultural lands.

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

In recent years, the Supreme Court has developed a heavy backlog of appeals from the High Court.

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 Circuit Court does not have jurisdiction to hear possession proceedings in relation to non-rateable residential properties which are neither PPRs nor housing loan mortgages.

The applicant, BAM, issued proceedings against NTMA and the Minister seeking to set aside their decision to accept a late tender submitted by a rival bidder consortium.

In Tolan v McLaughlin & Greaney Insurances Limited T/A Future & Zurich Insurance PLC, [2022] IECA 27, the Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the High Court dismissing the plaintiff's claim against, Future, his insurance brokers, and Zurich Insurance plc.

The Supreme Court is set to consider the proper overall approach to discovery where the burden of complying with discovery is likely to be significant.

Two Northern Ireland based Human Rights Solicitors were each awarded in excess of €400,000 on 21 November, after a jury in the High Court in Dublin decided they had been defamed...

The Bill, as it stands, will amend the Arbitration Act 2010 by inserting a new Section 25A, which will enable ratification of certain international agreements...

McCool Controls and Engineering Limited (Company) was the original plaintiff in proceedings against Honeywell Control Systems Ltd (Honeywell) for alleged breaches of an agreement between the parties.

On 20th January 2016, the Irish Court of Appeal (the "Court") handed down an important decision in the case of Director of Corporate Enforcement v Walsh & ors [2016] IECA 2 in relation to the law on the disqualification of directors.