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The Report on the Interdepartmental Working Group on the Rising Cost of Health-Related claims was published by the Minister for Health on 19th September 2024. The Group was chaired independently...

Judicial review is a narrow remedy, which enables you to challenge only the legality of a decision, not its merits.

Word Perfect Translation Services Ltd was the incumbent provider of interpretation and translation services under a Department of Justice and Equality Framework Agreement for the provision of interpretation services.

Following a High Court decision of 1 November 2017, it seems that the High Court will assess an objection by a secured creditor to a personal insolvency arrangement (PIA) differently depending on whether ...

Dunnes ran an advertising campaign in the summer of 2013 which claimed that their prices were cheaper than Aldi's prices for 262 separate products.

Put simply, judicial review is the legal procedure which enables persons to challenge the decisions of public bodies made in exercise, or purported exercise, of their public functions, or, indeed, the omissions of such bodies.

Under the Rules of the Superior Courts, the High Court can invite parties to litigation to engage in a process of alternative dispute resolution (ADR) – defined in the rules to encompass conciliation and mediation.

Third-party litigation funding remains largely unlawful in Ireland, primarily due to the enduring common law doctrines of maintenance and champerty.

The level of legal fees charged by barristers and solicitors has attracted much attention in Ireland in recent years. There is a definite perception in Irish society that lawyers charge too much for their professional services. In particular, much attention has been given to the level of fees charged by barristers working in the numerous tribunals currently in existence in Ireland. Investigative tribunals have become synonymous with high legal fees in recent years.

On Friday 13 March, the Irish Court of Appeal upheld the decision of the High Court in Ganley v. Cable News Network, Inc1 (available here), finding that Ireland is the most appropriate forum...

A recent High Court decision, delivered by Ms Justice Bolger, in Henderson v Dublin Airport Authority T/A DAA Public Ltd Company & Anor (Approved) [2024] IEHC 29...

Litigants in civil proceedings will benefit from new legislation that reduces the difficulties often caused by the rule against hearsay by providing that ‘business records' may now be admissible...

The Irish Supreme Court1 has clarified that data breach claims for damages consisting solely of "distress, upset, and anxiety", but short of a medically recognised psychiatric injury...

Ricky Kelly and Hilda Mannix recently acted for R&Q Ireland, formerly known as the Solicitors Mutual Defence Fund Limited ("SMDF"), in a successful application before the commercial division of the High Court...

On 21 June 2023, the Government adopted State Litigation Principles which seek to guide the State in maintaining high standards of ethics and integrity in the conduct of litigation.

The General Scheme of a Civil Reform Bill 2025 was published by the Government on 6 January 2026, giving a general overview of the reforms it envisages. It marks a major milestone toward the reform of civil litigation in Ireland.

The case involved an injunction sought by a shopping centre's owner, landlords and management company, as part of proceedings against the owner and operators of a grocery store occupying the anchor unit.