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Two key decisions of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal in Merck, Sharp & Dohme v Clonmel Healthcare Limited and Betty Martin Financial Services Limited v EBS DAC ...

A plenary summons was issued in early 2011.

A recent decision has reaffirmed that a strict test will be applied where a defendant seeks to strike out a claim against it on the basis that no case against the defendant can be demonstrated.

The Irish judiciary has long been cognisant of the rights of all parties – whether represented or unrepresented – to access the courts and have a right to a fair hearing.

In this briefing, we consider a recent decision of the Office of the Information Commissioner (the "OIC") which usefully restates the principles that should be applied in deciding ...

The applicants (two environmental NGOs and three individuals) challenged An Coimisiún Pleanála's (Commission) decision to permit six two-storey data centre buildings on a 60-hectare site...

While companies must instruct legal representatives for the purpose of representing the company in proceedings, an individual may represent themselves.

Lawyers, both in-house and in private practice are making growing use of generative AI in the delivery of legal services. This had led to the creation of a whole new category of documents...

The Value-Added Tax (Refund of Tax) (Charities Compensation Scheme) Order 2018 (the "Order") was signed into law on 18 December 2018.

The claimant in this case, "Scottish Power (the "Buyers"), entered into long-term gas sales agreements ( "GSAs") with the four defendants (the "Sellers") to purchase natural gas produced from the Andrew Field...

Following earlier consultations (in December 2014 and April 2016), ESMA has now issued an opinion to EU regulators on the extent to which share classes of the same UCITS fund can differ from one another.

Two recent decisions of the Irish High Court have provided useful clarification as to the nature and extent of a third party's rights against an insurer pursuant to section 62 of the Civil Liability Act 1961.

The recent publication of the Wells Report into the alleged activities of the US NFL team, the New England Patriots, has highlighted "sharp practice", which has also been an issue the courts have had to consider in recent times.

The Irish Supreme Court in Zalewski v Adjudication Officer has rejected a number of arguments challenging the constitutionality of the Workplace Relations Act 2015 ("2015 Act")...

The new Companies Act, 2014 (the "Act") was generally commenced with effect from 1 June 2015. As previously noted, the Act involves an overhaul of the existing company law regime in place since the 1960s.

Last year we updated employers on the risks associated with terminating employment during probation.

The decision of Murphy J. in the High Court in Bank of Ireland Mortgage Bank v. Finnegan & Ward delivered on the 20th May 2015 represents a challenge to the current Circuit Court regime ...