In the McLaughlin case a number of issues were considered by the Supreme Court arising out of the appeal by the McLaughlins of the unreported decision of Mr. Justice Bermingham given on the 30th of September 2013.

The Financial Regulator issued a revised policy note on October 5, 2007 in relation to physical short selling by UCITS.

Alternative finance continues to be a developing sphere in the Irish lending market. Crowdfunding is an area of increasing interest, with Ireland's first equity crowdfunding platform ...

Dáil Éireann will resume on 18 September 2024. Key upcoming legislation to watch out for includes:

The Central Bank of Ireland published its latest statistics on residential mortgage arrears this week, covering Q2 2023.

The Report of the Interdepartmental Mortgage Arrears Review Group was published this week. The Group first met in October 2023 and examined the Irish framework for dealing with PDH mortgage arrears against...

If a contract term is found to be unfair, that term will not be binding on the consumer

The Central Bank of Ireland (CBI) has two consultations under the Finance (Provision of Access to Cash Infrastructure) Act 2025 (the Act) closing on 4 March 2026.

The doctrine of consolidation generally applies where a borrower has mortgaged separate properties to secure separate debts owed to the same lender.

The recently published Central Bank of Ireland ("CBI") Annual Report and Performance Statement (the "Report") provides an overview of enforcement activity, which it carried out in 2019

The Central Bank has announced changes to its mortgage measures framework, following its December 2021 consultation (for more information on that consultation...

Helpful amendments have recently been introduced to what are referred in the Irish market as the "SME Regulations" with a view to enabling regulated lenders to take account of data measured at a group level when...

The Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman (FSPO) published its annual Overview of Complaints in March 2020 which reports on complaints handled in 2019.

The Bill was amended at Dáil Committee Stage in March 2025 to address an issue that arose in early 2024 in respect of the Ombudsman's remit.

The High Court has reiterated that cross-examination will not generally be permitted on an interlocutory application, or where there is no conflict of fact on the affidavits.

The Court of Appeal¹ has this month issued an important judgment clarifying the law on the enforcement of possession orders in Ireland. The Court held that the 12-year limitation period prescribed by the Statute of Limitations 1957 for "actions upon a judgment" does not apply to applications for leave to issue execution of a possession order.

The Central Bank of Ireland first announced details of its 'Tracker Mortgage Examination' in October 2015.

In response to what they divined to be the role of securitisation in causing and deepening the global financial crisis (GFC) a dozen years ago, in common with their counterparts elsewhere...

The Central Bank of Ireland has published a Guide to Voluntary Revocations (Guide) dated November 2022.

The Minister for Finance published the Report arising from the year-long Retail Banking Review yesterday, 29 November 2022, following its consideration at Cabinet.