ArticleLitigation & Dispute Resolution - Third EditionThe Irish court system, which is a common law system, has evolved significantly over the last decade. IrelandLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationDillon Eustace
ArticleUnambiguous Impropriety May Mean No 'Without Prejudice' PrivilegeThe High Court has recently confirmed that the protection normally afforded by ‘without prejudice' communications will be lost where the communication is unambiguously improper.IrelandLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationMason Hayes & Curran LLP
ArticleWhat To Know If Appealing A Tax AssessmentThere has been a marked increase in enquiries initiated by the Irish Revenue Commissioners ("Irish Revenue") in recent years, with a resulting increase in the number of amended tax assessments ...IrelandTaxMatheson
ArticleBenchmark Reform: ISDA Launches IBOR Fallbacks SupplementThe IBOR Fallbacks Supplement (the "Supplement") amends the 2006 ISDA Definitions to include new contractual fallbacks for floating rate options that link to certain IBORs.IrelandLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationArthur Cox
ArticleProcurement Law Case Note - Discovery In Irish Public Procurement Cases: Word Perfect Translation Services Limited V The Minister For Public Expenditure And ReformThe Irish Court of Appeal has delivered a significant judgment in legal proceedings arising from a challenge by Word Perfect Translation Services Limited ("Word Perfect") to an order for discovery...IrelandLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationEversheds Sutherland
ArticleGood Decision-Making For Public Bodies, Guide 1: The BasicsEvery year the High Court deals with hundreds of applications seeking to challenge the decisions of public bodies.IrelandGovernment, Public SectorArthur Cox
ArticleRecommendations To Reform The Fitness And Probity Approval ProcessThe Governor of the Central Bank has endorsed all twelve recommendations in the report of an independent review of the fitness and probity (F&P) assessment process.IrelandFinance and BankingWilliam Fry LLP
ArticleEnvironment & Planning Group Update July 2018 - Domestic NewsThis case involved a wind farm, where 6 turbines were initially proposed, but subsequently was re-designed as a 4 turbine wind farm.IrelandEnvironmentArthur Cox
ArticleProfessional Regulation And Discipline: "Misconduct" And "Poor Professional Performance" In Irish LawIn 2012, rejecting the advice of its legal assessor, the Fitness to Practise Committee ("FPC") of the Medical Council (the "Council") recommended to the Council that it make a determination of "poor professional performance"...IrelandLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationMason Hayes & Curran LLP
ArticleGovernment Issues Interim Guidance On The Handling Of Reports Made Under The New Protected Disclosures RegimeThe Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, Michael McGrath, has published interim guidance for public bodies and prescribed persons on the handling of reports made to them under the Protected Disclosures Act.IrelandLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationArthur Cox
ArticleSummary Of 2023's Key CJEU Data Protection JudgmentsThis briefing provides an overview and summary of several of the key data protection judgments from the Court of Justice of the European Union in 2023.European UnionPrivacyArthur Cox
ArticleGood Decision-Making For Public Bodies, Guide 6: What To Expect If A Decision You Made Is Judicially ReviewedIn this Guide, we look at what you can expect if a decision you make is challenged in the courts by way of judicial review.IrelandGovernment, Public SectorArthur Cox
ArticleStrike Out For Delay: Impact Of The Supreme Court Decision In KirwanThe test for striking out proceedings for want of prosecution / delay in prosecution was refined and simplified following the Supreme Court decision in Kirwan v Connors [2025] IESC 21 (“Kirwan”) last year. IrelandLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationMatheson
ArticleCollecting Foreign Debts In The Covid EraThe novel coronavirus has spread around the world rapidly and while in recent months, lockdown measures and associated health restrictions have stunted the spread of Covid-19 and many businesses have reopened.IrelandFinance and BankingRDJ LLP
ArticleHigh Court Provides Guidance On Appropriate Damages For Defamatory Online Posts And ReviewsThe High Court has provided further guidance on the appropriate metrics for the assessment of damages in two recent judgments involving publication...IrelandLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationMcCann FitzGerald LLP
ArticleEnforcement Of Foreign Judgments In Ireland: Irish Court Of Appeal UpdateIn the case of Albaniabeg Ambient Shpk v. Enel SpA and Enelpower SpA, Matheson achieved an important victory for its clients ...IrelandCorporate/Commercial LawMatheson
ArticleDivergence On The Proximity Test For "Nervous Shock"– Will It Last?In 2022, the Court of Appeal in Sheehan v Bus Éireann[1] delivered a helpful judgment re-stating the criteria for plaintiffs bringing claims for nervous shock.IrelandLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationRDJ LLP
ArticleThe New Judicial Guidelines: A New Dawn Or More Of The SameOn Saturday the 6th of March 2021, the Irish judiciary voted in support of guidelines prepared by the Judicial Council's Personal Injuries Guidelines Committee.IrelandLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationRDJ LLP
ArticleNorwich Pharmacal Orders In The Irish Courts And Their Use In Aid Of Foreign ProceedingsNorwich Pharmacal Relief is a court ordered relief, compelling an individual or a company to disclose information or documentation. IrelandLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationRDJ LLP
ArticleCorporate Bulletin - October 2015In this edition we look at the recent European Court of Justice data protection ruling in what was referred to in news reports as the "Facebook Case".IrelandCorporate/Commercial LawDillon Eustace