The London interbank offered rate ("LIBOR") is currently in the news due to a rate manipulation scandal that erupted in the UK. The scandal looks likely to have an impact on a variety of financial entities.

The Irish Government has approved the drafting of legislation, the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022...

An interesting decision of the High Court followed an application by Volkswagen (Ireland) for judicial review of the conduct of civil proceedings in the Castlebar District Court.

As outlined in our previous update, Ireland was required to transpose the EU Directive on Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests...

Welcome to the February 2023 edition of Legal News. Here is a selection of our recent publications on subjects that may affect you or your business.

The right to compensation under the GDPR is provided for under Article 82 and is one of the more controversial aspects of the GDPR. The provision not only allows for individuals to...

Last year, the High Court had ruled that the solicitors firm had failed to obtain security for loans in respect of 27 properties, and instead allowed the loans to be advanced in reliance on undertakings to provide security.

The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment ("DETE") has announced that regulations have been signed that will fully transpose the EU Representative Actions Directive (the "Directive") into Irish law.

Irish procedure has a specific summary procedure for cases which are suitable for summary disposition without pleadings and on affidavit.

Matheson held a Knowledge Insights Series event on 16 May 2023 on the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2023 (the "Bill").

The newly-introduced European Union Representative Actions Directive ((EU) 2020/1828) has the aim of enabling consumers within the EU to pool together to protect their interests in a range of sectors, ...

Consumer-facing businesses, particularly those operating in sectors which are subject to EU regulation, are bracing themselves for a potential increase in consumer litigation following...

The Discovery process compels pre-trial disclosure in civil proceedings of relevant documents in the possession or control of another party, or occasionally a non-party.

The Workplace Relations Commission ("WRC") has published its Annual Report for 2018.

On 19 June 2019, new procedural rules will take effect setting out how "Data Protection Actions"(1) in the Circuit and Superior Courts of Ireland will work in practice.

The European Commission (the "Commission") has published a draft Directive[1] which, if implemented, would introduce, for the first time in Ireland, a style of class action litigation by consumers against corporates.

Ireland's collective litigation landscape is rapidly evolving with new qualified entities joining the register and the country's first representative action proceeding to trial. As third-party litigation funding recommendations loom on the horizon, businesses face an increasingly complex legal environment that demands careful attention to potential exposure and strategic risk assessment.

The Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2023Opens in new window (the "Bill") was published on 13 March 2023.

In March 2022, the Irish Government published the General Scheme of the Representative Actions for the Protection of the Collective Interests of Consumers Bill 2022...

The IBOR Fallbacks Supplement (the "Supplement") amends the 2006 ISDA Definitions to include new contractual fallbacks for floating rate options that link to certain IBORs.