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The Irish Supreme Court1 has clarified the legal test to apply when a non-party to proceedings seeks access to the Court Service's digital audio recording (the "DAR")...

The Supreme Court has again urged the legislature to consider whether the outright prohibition on professional litigation funding and the assignment ...

This decision is the first resolution of the Superior Courts in the Irish jurisdiction to address whether the provisions of section 26(1) of the Civil Liability and Courts Act 2004 can be extended to apply in proceedings where an unverified claim for loss of earnings is jettisoned without any explanation prior to the commencement of the trial.

On 16 December last, the Expert Group, chaired by Mr Justice Charles Meenan, published a report reviewing the Law of Torts and the current systems for management of clinical negligence claims

The Courts Service Annual Report 2019 was launched by the Courts Service on 22 July 2020. While the Report shows a decrease in the number of defamation claims taken in the High Court

The Court of Appeal has recently delivered a significant judgment in relation to whether a lender's entitlement to judgment against a borrower is reduced or affected by a claim for damages...

The Supreme Court's decision in Smith v Cunningham & Others [2023] IESC 13 provides helpful direction on the sometimes difficult question as to the point from which a cause of action accrues...

In the most significant ruling on security for costs in many years, the Supreme Court has delivered a judgment clarifying the operation of security for costs and providing important guidance for litigants and practitioners.

Section 35(1) of the Irish Civil Liability Act 1961, as amended, lists a number of grounds by which a plaintiff's acts or omissions with respect to the liability of concurrent wrongdoers can result in a reduction of...

Although passing off cases are a rare phenomenon in Irish courts there have been times when businesses have sought the litigation route to stop a person or a business from passing off their goods or services.

In a judgment delivered by Mr. Justice Meenan on 21 February 2025 in Ooi -v- Ireland & Ors, the Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal of an Order of the High Court...

A Norwich Pharmacal Order (NPO) is an equitable remedy which compels a respondent to disclose certain information in its possession in respect of an anonymous wrongdoer.

A party may apply to have a trial split into parts– called split trials or modular trials.

The Supreme Court in Naisiúnta Léictreach Contraitheoir Éireann Coideachta Faoi Theorainn Ráthaoichta v The Labour Court, The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation...

In Killaree Lighting Services Limited v Mayo County Council and Electric Skyline Limited, the Court of Appeal ([2025] IECA 7) largely upheld the High Court's conclusions...

The High Court recently ruled on whether the relationship between a lender and a borrower was, in the circumstances, a fiduciary relationship.

The case of Ruffley v The Board of Management of Saint Anne's School [2017] IESC 33 is a personal injuries claim for bullying arising from a disciplinary process...