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Historically, Irish law precluded parties with no connection or interest in proceedings from taking any part in or deriving any benefit from them.

When will a disciplinary process be unfair unless an employee is allowed legal representation? This was the single question of general importance which the Supreme Court was charged with ...

This decision will be highly relevant to clients and practitioners alike who are managing or involved in claims in which no steps have been taken for a number of years.

Despite the settlement, the Supreme Court published its judgment with the substituted figure redacted.

Data controllers and processors will be interested in a number of aspects of the Data Protection Commission's 2020 Annual Report, not least the potential insight it provides into the Data...

In the recent decision in Guerin v Doherty [2026] IECA 48, the President of the Court of Appeal, Ms. Justice Costello, set out new guidelines on the use of AI in legal proceedings. The provision of Judicial guidance in this area is to be welcomed.

RDJ's Healthcare Department were involved in successfully resisting an appeal where the Court of Appeal has upheld a modular trial Order confirming strategic case management...

A recent Court of Appeal decision provided some interesting comments on the right to privacy in the context of photographs published by media organisations

The Supreme Court delivered a significant judgment in the case of Coolglass Windfarm Limited v. An Comisiún Pleanála [2026] IESC 5 on 5 February 2026 dismissing...

The TCC recently issued its judgment following a six-week trial heard before Mr Justice Pepperall last year.

An analysis of the recent Court of Appeal judgment: Platt v. OBH Luxury Accommodation Limited & Anor [2017] IECA 221.

In this recent case, a majority of the English Court of Appeal held that an amendment made by the trustee of the Airways Pension Scheme (the "Scheme"), which introduced a trustee power to award discretionary...

The Court considered that there was no reasonable suspicion that the bid of Paypoint, the first placed bidder, was abnormally low or that it might not be able to perform its obligations if it won the contract.

In February 2016 ACC Loan Management Limited (ACC) appointed the plaintiff as receiver over two properties belonging to the first and second named defendants.

A recent practice direction (HC72) has provided important guidance on the role of a "McKenzie Friend" in assisting lay litigants before the civil courts.

In a separate ruling, the High Court had confirmed that ATE insurance is valid and does not fall foul of the rules on maintenance and champerty.

The much-anticipated decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Dillon v Irish Life Assurance was published on the 24 July 2025.

The personal injuries realm has often been known to be "pro-plaintiff" with little risk involved in bringing a claim and no real incentive to settle a claim before the "Court steps"...