The Courts Service Annual Report 2019 was launched by the Courts Service on 22 July 2020. While the Report shows a decrease in the number of defamation claims taken in the High Court

In the most significant ruling on security for costs in many years, the Supreme Court has delivered a judgment clarifying the operation of security for costs and providing important guidance for litigants and practitioners.

Although passing off cases are a rare phenomenon in Irish courts there have been times when businesses have sought the litigation route to stop a person or a business from passing off their goods or services.

On the 15th of September 2025, the High Court concluded that billionaire businessman John Magnier had failed to convince the Court that an enforceable agreement existed...

On 21 September 2017 the European Commission sent out its latest communication calling on the European Parliament and international bodies to undertake and engage in substantial, far reaching reforms of the taxation...

More and more, organisations are realising the potential for artificial intelligence-based systems ("AI"), machine learning (as a sub-category of AI) ("ML") and, more broadly, the exploitation of ‘big data'...

It is expected that draft legislation aimed at reducing the gender pay gap ("GPG") will be initiated by the Government before the summer recess and will be far stronger than that recently enacted in the UK.

UPDATE: This Insight provides an update to our previous Insight published on 26 March 2020 prior to enactment of the Bill.

In this Insight (Part 2 of 2) we consider the Central Bank of Ireland's approach to funds with an exposure to crypto-assets and reflect on how Ireland's funds industry is well-placed to take advantage of any future change ...

The EU's cybersecurity rules are evolving fast, and Irish organisations need to understand how these changes will affect them, sooner rather than later.

In designing the much-anticipated Senior Executive Accountability Regime "(SEAR") which will be introduced under the Central Bank (Amendment) Bill, the Central Bank of Ireland ("CBI")...

The recent collapse of the crypto-asset exchange FTX has underscored the risks associated with the crypto-asset industry. In response to a growing need for regulatory oversight...

Ted Lasso may be one of the US's most famous recent fictional exports to this side of the Atlantic, but it is transfers in the other direction that recently made headlines.

Beginning on 1 July 2023, a new block exemption regulation for research and development ("R&D") agreements will come into force following its publication by the European Commission at the start of June this year.

The Transparent and Predictable Working Conditions Regulations 2022 ("the Regulations") came into effect on 16 December 2022. The Regulations transpose the EU Directive 2019/1152...

The EU's Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation has banned the destruction of unsold apparel and footwear from July 2026, forcing retailers to pivot from recycling and disposal to donation, resale and reuse strategies. With mandatory public reporting on unsold stock disposal and stricter policing of environmental marketing claims now in force, consumer-facing businesses across Ireland and the EU face a fundamental shift in how they manage inventory, report waste, and communicate sustainability creden

The Courts and Civil Law (Misc. Provisions) Bill 2023 having passed through both houses of the Oireachtas was sent to the President on 3 July 2023 to be signed into Law.

Insurtech is an area that has seen exponential growth over the last decade. It essentially involves the use of technology to deliver savings and efficiencies in the insurance value chain.

In January 2022 the Central Bank of Ireland ("CBI") its "Guidance on the Use of Service Companies in the Insurance Sector" ("Guidance"). This Guidance was published alongside a ...

On 16 April 2026, the European Commission adopted a revised Technology Transfer Block Exemption Regulation (the "Revised TTBER") and Guidelines on the application of Article 101 of the Treaty...