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Order 16 of the Rules of the Superior Courts provides a procedure whereby a defendant may join a person who is not already a party to an action as a third party to the proceedings, thereby creating a lis between.

Experts have an unusual dual role in litigation, in that they owe...

Negligent misstatement occurs where there is a representation of fact, which is incorrect, which is carelessly made, and is relied on by another party to their disadvantage.

2025 saw a continuous and re-invigorated focus on the regulation of clinical trials in Ireland and the EU. This briefing looks at what has been happening in this space and what is set to come.

The reason for the establishment of the Court of Appeal was the huge backlog which had built up in the Supreme Court, where it could take up to four and a half years for a case to be heard.

This case in the High Court of Northern Ireland involved a challenge by a bidder, Fox Building and Engineering Ltd (Fox), for framework agreements for civil engineering works.

The defence of "fair and reasonable publication in the public interest" to a defamation action has recently been considered by the Irish courts. This defence was put on a statutory footing...

In a number of recent cases, borrowers have produced a detailed forensic analysis of the accrual of interest on their accounts by lenders.

Statutory Instrument 254 of 2016, which will apply from October 1 2016, makes various amendments to the Rules of the Superior Courts relating to the conduct of trials.

There have been two High Court judgments this month which emphasise the need for parties to make full and proper discovery, and in, particular, outline the importance for parties to litigation to ...

Is the GDPR likely to lead to a deluge of complaints and litigation by claimants who allege their data protection rights ...

These Guides highlight what is best practice in decision-making and offer simple and practical tips to reduce the risk of challenge to your decisions.

In a recent judgment, the High Court granted an application to admit into evidence that the contents of correspondence marked "without prejudice save as to costs"...

Ireland is on the verge of a significant overhaul in its defamation laws following the recent publication of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024 (the "Bill").

Order 16 of the Superior Courts Rules requires a party wishing to serve a Third-Party Notice to obtain leave from the High Court. Section 27(1)(b) of the Civil Liability Act 1961

The Central Bank of Ireland has published Terms of Reference for an independent review of its Fitness and Probity (F&P) approval process.

This article examines the Supreme Court's evolving role following Ireland's 2014 constitutional amendment, analyzing how the establishment of the Court of Appeal transformed the Supreme Court into a specialized tribunal for cases of exceptional public importance. Through a comprehensive review of 153 determinations made in 2025, the analysis explores the criteria for securing leave to appeal and identifies emerging trends in the application of the "Karshan factor" for leapfrog appeals.