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On 21 March 2025, the European Commission published a study on Mapping Third Party Litigation Funding in the European Union (PDF, 6.3MB) (the "Study"). 

The European Commission (the "Commission") has announced that it is not proceeding with plans to regulate third-party litigation funding ("TPLF") at this time following feedback from...

In our 30 January 2024 insight, we reported on a landmark ruling of Ms. Justice Isobel Kennedy in the Court of Appeal on the issue of the identification of child criminal defendants.

The judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in AR & Others v PK SA & Others will be of interest to motor insurers in Ireland and the EU.

Insurance Europe has supported a call from the European Parliament for appropriate supervision of the third-party litigation funding (TPLF) sector.

A recent High Court decision in Ireland highlights the care that needs to be taken in property repossession claims by lenders where a borrower's principal dwelling house ("PDH") ...

On 25 September 2020, the Supreme Court ruled in two separate judgments that where a public body decides not to disclose certain records (on the basis of an exemption under the...

In the latest episode of Matheson's Employment Law Podcast series, Bryan Dunne discusses a recent decision of the Irish High Court which illustrates the risks to an employer...

As we head into a new Legal Year, we examine recent trends in debt recovery litigation.

The Irish High Court has decided a number of cases dealing with how a bank must prove its debt when suing for summary judgment to recover a defaulted loan. Not all of the decisions have been consistent in their approach.

An issue which often comes up when a borrower defaults is establishing what can be recouped by a lender in the course of enforcement. In order to redeem a loan, both the capital made available and interest accrued must be repaid to the lender.

The Supreme Court judgments in Ulster Bank Ireland Limited v O'Brien (16 December 2015) bring long overdue common sense to the law relating to proof of bank debts.

Cregan J. found that the Central Bank has extensive powers over all building societies, supervising them from "the cradle to the grave".

In appealing to the Supreme Court against the orders granted in the High Court, the Appellants sought to rely on a number of grounds.

The Irish Government has committed to introducing legislation on assisted human reproduction, surrogacy and gamete donation following the Supreme Court decision on surrogacy, which was delivered in November 2014.

Ken Fennell of Deloitte was appointed examiner of Ladbroke (Ireland) Ltd and a number of its related companies (collectively the "Companies").

While several of the Irish decisions did not amount to unprecedented changes to Ireland's IP landscape, they did confirm the approach to be taken on many issues.