Ireland: Class Actions

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.

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.