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Civil Reform Bill 2025: An Overhaul Of Civil Litigation Procedure

On 6 January 2026, the Minister for Justice published the General Scheme of a Civil Reform Bill 2025 (General Scheme), which, if enacted, will deliver significant, wide-ranging reforms of Ireland's civil justice system.

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Personal Injury Litigation: Top Insights 2025

As 2025 comes to a close, we take a look back at some of Personal Injury Litigation's most popular insights during the year.

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

GDPR Non-Material Damages Claims In Ireland: Procedure Clarified, Expectations Lowered

The Irish Supreme Court1 has clarified that data breach claims for damages consisting solely of "distress, upset, and anxiety", but short of a medically recognised psychiatric injury...

Ireland Litigation

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Maples Group

Personal Injury Claim For School Yard Fall Dismissed

For further information on any of the issues discussed in this publication please contact the related contact(s) on this page.

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Draft Amended Personal Injuries Guidelines Submitted To The Minister For Justice

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Personal Injuries Claim: High Court Draws Inference From Failure To Call GP Witnesses

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Supreme Court Rules PIAB Authorisation Not Required For Emotional Distress

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Personal Injuries: 50% Contributory Negligence As Both Parties Equally To Blame

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Insurance Quarterly Legal And Regulatory Update: 1 January 2025 – 31 March 2025

Ireland Insurance

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Dillon Eustace

Kandaurova v Circle K Energy Group Limited [2025] IECA 13 (Video)

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Oireachtas Approval Will Not Be Sought For Proposed Changes To Personal Injury Guidelines

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

New High Court Practice Directions Introduced For Clinical Negligence Actions

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

New Government Action Plan On Insurance: Personal Injury Claims In Focus

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

A Brief Overview Of The Occupiers Liability Act 1995 (Video)

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

New Regulations On Automatic Enrolment Retirement Savings System – Minimum Contribution Standards For Other Pension Arrangements

Ireland Employment

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Arthur Cox

Ireland's Creative Industry Welcomes €14 Million Shared Island Media Fund

Worldwide Immigration

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Lewis Silkin

Updates To The Irish Fitness And Probity Regime: What Firms Need To Know

Ireland Finance

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Maples Group

The EU Pay Transparency Directive (Video) (Podcast)

Ireland Employment

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Arthur Cox

What's Another Year 2026 - Finance

Ireland Finance

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Arthur Cox

Supreme Court Opens The Door To More Data Breach Claims

It overturned the High Court decision, holding that non-material loss claims in respect of distress, upset, anxiety and inconvenience are not in the nature of personal injuries and therefore do not require authorisation from the Injuries Resolution Board prior to commencing proceedings.

Ireland Privacy

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Matheson

"Very, Very Modest Awards": GDPR & Personal Injury Claims

In this case, the issue was whether an authorisation from the Personal Injuries Assessment Board (PIAB), now the Personal Injuries Resolution Board, is required when a plaintiff claims...

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Data Breach Claims: Supreme Court Decision Clarifies The Law Regarding Data Breach Claims For Mental Distress

The much-anticipated decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Dillon v Irish Life Assurance was published on the 24 July 2025.

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Supreme Court Clarifies Emotional Distress Claims: PIAB Authorisation Not Required

On 25 July 2025, the Supreme Court delivered a pivotal decision in Dillon v Irish Life Assurance Plc [2025] IESC 37, which clarifies the treatment of emotional distress claims...

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Wheelbarrows And Workplace Risk: The High Court Clarifies The Limits Of Employer Liability

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Judgment Confirms That Proposed Uplift To Personal Injury Guideline Awards Do Not Apply Pending Enactment Of The Relevant Statutory Instrument

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Insurance Implications Following "Landmark" E-bike Collision Case

Ireland Insurance

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RDJ LLP

New High Court Practice Directions For Clinical Negligence Claims

Ireland Litigation

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Matheson

New Practice Directions For Medical Cases

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Clinical Negligence List In Irish High Court Established

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

New High Court Practice Direction For Clinical Negligence Trial Dates

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

What's Another Year 2025 - Litigation, Dispute Resolution And Investigations

Ireland Litigation

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Arthur Cox

Update On Personal Injury Guidelines

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Product Liability Directive

European Union Consumer

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Matheson

New High Court Practice Direction For Clinical Negligence Trial Dates

The President of the High Court has issued Practice Direction HC130: Clinical Negligence Actions – Applications for Trial Dates, which will come into operation on 28 April 2025.

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

What's Another Year 2025 - Litigation, Dispute Resolution And Investigations

A commencement order is awaited in respect of section 124 of the Courts and Civil Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2023 (Act) which was signed into law on 5 July 2023.

Ireland Litigation

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Arthur Cox

Update On Personal Injury Guidelines

The Personal Injuries Guidelines Committee (the "Committee") have carried out a review of the Personal Injuries Guidelines (the "Guidelines") having regard to the following two matters...

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Product Liability Directive

On 18 November 2024, the Product Liability Directive (the "PLD") was published in the Official Journal of the European Union...

European Union Consumer

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Matheson

Is Distress, Upset Or Anxiety A Form Of Personal Injury? - Supreme Court To Hear Appeal That Will Impact Future Of Personal Data Breach Claims

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Circuit Court Awards Employee €5,500 GDPR Damages

In a decision delivered on 5 July 2024, Judge O'Brien in the Dublin Circuit Court awarded a data subject €5,500 for damages, including non-material damages, following infringements of the GDPR and/or Data Protection Act 2018.

Ireland Privacy

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Matheson

Court Of Appeal Reduces Personal Injury Award With No Order For Costs

In Collins v Parm & Ors [2024] IECA 150, the Court of Appeal adjusted a High Court damages award for personal injuries, finding the sum awarded disproportionate and not in line...

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Does A Duty Of Care Exist As Between Healthcare Providers And A Relative Of A Patient In A Nervous Shock Claim?

In the recent High Court decision of Carmel Germaine v Mary Day [2024] IEHC 420, Ms Justice Egan dismissed the plaintiff's nervous shock claim as she failed to satisfy all the criteria laid down in the Kelly v Hennessey case.

Ireland Healthcare

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RDJ LLP

High Court: Injuries Resolution Board Authorisation Required For Certain Data Breach Claims

In Dillon v Irish Life Assurance plc [2024] IEHC 203, the High Court has held that proceedings brought by a plaintiff seeking damages for inter alia distress...

Ireland Privacy

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Dillon Eustace

New Developments Relating To The Personal Injuries Guidelines

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Contributory Negligence Finding Despite Adherence To Speed Limit

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Supreme Court Confirms Personal Injury Guidelines Are Legally Binding

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Supreme Court Affirms The Legality Of Personal Injury Guidelines

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Judge Calls For Clarity On Personal Injury Settlement Orders

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

High Court Stays Personal Injury Proceedings To Allow A Medical Examination By A Second Orthopaedic Surgeon For The Defendant

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

The 6th Motor Insurance Directive: New Regulations In Force

European Union Insurance

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Dillon Eustace

Product Liability Comparative Guide

Ireland Consumer

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Mason Hayes & Curran

PIAB Now Known As The Injuries Resolution Board And Offering A New Mediation Service

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

High Court Refuses Request To Reject A Formally Accepted PIAB Assessment

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Personal Injuries In Irish Schools - An Update

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Court Of Appeal Clarifies Position On Discovery Of Post Accident Medical Records

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Court Of Appeal Quashes PIAB Assessment Due To Inadequate Information

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

Oireachtas Joint Committee Report On Defamation Reform May Raise Eyebrows

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

The Personal Injury Guidelines - An Update

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

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When Spectators Take The Hit – Spectator Litigation In Ireland (Video)

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William Fry

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