The changes to the monetary jurisdictions of the civil courts provided for in Section 2(1) and Part 3 of the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013 took effect on 3 February 2014.

In Episode 3 of our Planning Ahead podcast series, Michelle Martin, Partner in the Environment & Planning team at William Fry LLP, is joined once again by Senior Counsel David Browne SC...

Our team combines specialist competition law knowledge with practical litigation experience to represent clients in complex antitrust disputes before Irish courts. We handle everything from appeals of infringement decisions and procedural challenges to follow-on and standalone damages actions. With expertise spanning case assessment, pleadings, expert strategy, discovery, and interlocutory relief, we navigate the full spectrum of competition litigation matters.

Changes contained in the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2013 will increase the monetary jurisdiction of the Courts.

The Law Reform Commission (the "LRC") recently sought submissions on their Consultation Paper on Expert Evidence.

Matheson's Julie Murphy-O'Connor and Gearóid Carey co-wrote the Ireland chapter for The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Enforcement of Foreign Judgments 2016, first edition.

Partners Claire McLoughlin and Karen Reynolds, and senior associate Ciara Dunny author the Irish chapter of the Practitioner's Guide to Global Investigations ...

The Minister for Justice recently announced the Government’s intention to hold a referendum in September on the proposal to create a Court of Appeal in Ireland

A judgment of the Supreme Court has clarified the scope of compulsory motor insurance under the Road Traffic Acts in respect of personal injury caused to an employee arising...

Justice Minister Alan Shatter recently implemented changes to the monetary jurisdiction of the Courts.

New Rules hot off the presses in relation to amendments to the Personal Injuries Act 2003 Rules of the Superior Courts (Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003) 2017 (SI No 186 of 2017).

The Courts Bill 2013 was published by the Government on 19 March last. The primary objectives of the Bill are to modify the "in camera" rule and to increase the monetary jurisdictions of the Circuit and District Courts.

The plaintiff in this case was the collector general for the Revenue Commissioners who was claiming €184,545.68 from the defendants.

The Irish Constitution provides that justice must be heard in public.

In a High Court appeal earlier this year against a decision of the former Taxing Master, Kearns J clearly re-stated the law and approach of the High Court towards the measurement of legal costs.

The Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment in the case of DPP v JC [2015] IESC 31 where it articulated a new exclusionary rule concerning unconstitutionally obtained evidence.

The Regulation of Lobbying and Oireachtas (Allowances to Members) (Amendment) Act 2023 (Amendment Act) strengthens the Regulation of Lobbying Act 2015...

Can you get discovery in judicial review proceedings? Yes you can, as the Public Accounts Committee found out when the High Court granted discovery against it...

The Construction Contracts Act 2013 finally come into effect and applies to all relevant projects which commenced after 25 July 2016.

The "Report of the Review of the Administration of Civil Justice" (Report) was published in late 2020. It was the culmination of the work of a review group chaired by the former President of the High Court...