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Stand By Me – Substitution Or Joinder Of A Plaintiff In An Appeal To The High Court Of A Circuit Court Order For Possession?

In the recent decision of Pepper v O'Reilly[1], delivered on 8 July 2025, the Court of Appeal considered the correct procedural steps in an appeal of a Circuit Court Order for Possession...

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

Medical Negligence: Appeal On Costs Differential Order Dismissed

The Court of Appeal recently upheld the High Court's decision on quantum and costs in Milmoe v Chatzis and Sheldon Investments Limited t/a River Medical Group [2025] IECA 149.

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

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

M

Matheson

Bird v Iconic: Qualified Privilege Defence Doesn't Fly With Supreme Court

A recent Supreme Court ruling delivered by Judge Maurice Collins has dismissed an appeal by Iconic Newspapers that the common law or statutory defence...

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

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

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

Supreme Court Confirms That Registered Liens Can Be Relied On As Security For Future Lending

Ireland Litigation

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

High Court Applies Kirwan v Connors Reformulated Test In Delay Cases

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

Unmasking Anonymity: Norwich Pharmacal Orders In Irish Defamation Law

Ireland Litigation

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Representative Actions In Ireland: 2025 Mid-Year Review

Ireland Litigation

AC

Arthur Cox

Judicial Review Of Planning Decision On Climate Grounds Successfully Defended

Ireland Environment

WF

William Fry

Between Prohibition And Reform: Recent Developments In Irish Litigation Funding

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

The Supreme Court Of Ireland Provides Welcome Clarification On Dismissing Proceedings For Delay

Ireland Litigation

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Third Party Funding Considered By The Irish Supreme Court

Ireland Litigation

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Unmasking Tattle: Recent Court Ruling Opens New Doors For Online Defamation Victims

Ireland Media & IT

RL

RDJ LLP

How To Open A Company In Ireland

Ireland Commercial

Beach Weather | Legal Marketing

Supreme Court Confirms That Registered Liens Can Be Relied On As Security For Future Lending

Ireland Litigation

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

Looking Ahead: Irish Developments - Horizon Scanner: Finance, May 2025

Ireland Finance

AC

Arthur Cox

Government Announcement Of Changes To PRS Rent Controls (Video)

Ireland Real Estate

AC

Arthur Cox

Construction & Engineering - Horizon Scanner: Infrastructure, Construction, Energy, July 2025

Ireland Real Estate

AC

Arthur Cox

Saying Nothing: Gerry Adams Win Against The BBC Tells Us Everything And Nothing About Irish Defamation Law

On 30 May, a jury in a High Court trial in Dublin awarded well known former Sinn Fein President Gerry Adams a sum of €100,000 in damages for defamation.

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

Supreme Court Overhauls Rules On Delay In Prosecuting Claims

This decision will be highly relevant to clients and practitioners alike who are managing or involved in claims in which no steps have been taken for a number of years.

Ireland Litigation

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Supreme Court Upholds Enforceability Of Polish Agreement Assigning Right To Sue

In a recent briefing, we highlighted a European Commission study identifying Ireland as an outlier in its continued prohibition of third-party litigation funding.

Ireland Litigation

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

High Court Refuses To Extend Limitation Period In Defamation Action

In Ireland, a plaintiff typically has a timeframe of one year following the date of publication of the defamatory statement to institute defamatory...

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

Irish Supreme Court Ruling Will Be Of Interest To Litigation Funders

Ireland Litigation

M

Matheson

AI In Litigation: Cautionary Tales From The Courts

Ireland Technology

WF

William Fry

Balancing Public Policy Considerations And The Recognition Of Foreign Judgments

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

High Court Rules Barristers Cannot Directly Accept Client Instructions In Litigation

Ireland Litigation

AG

Addleshaw Goddard

How English Judgments Are Enforced In Ireland

Ireland Litigation

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Four Sets Of Defamation Proceedings To Be Heard Simultaneously

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

Norwich Pharmacal Orders In The Irish Courts And Their Use In Aid Of Foreign Proceedings

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

Third Party Litigation Funding In Ireland: Insights From European Commission Study

Ireland Litigation

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Insurance Implications Following "Landmark" E-bike Collision Case

Ireland Insurance

RL

RDJ LLP

High Court Dismisses Application To Enforce Adjudicator's Award Due To Invalid Notice Of Intention To Refer

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

Norwich Pharmacal Orders In The Irish Courts And Their Use In Aid Of Foreign Proceedings

Norwich Pharmacal Relief is a court ordered relief, compelling an individual or a company to disclose information or documentation.

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

Third Party Litigation Funding In Ireland: Insights From European Commission Study

On 21 March 2025 the European Commission published a study on Mapping Third Party Litigation Funding in the EU (the "Study").

Ireland Litigation

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

Insurance Implications Following "Landmark" E-bike Collision Case

A recent Dublin District Court decision, reported by the Irish time on 16 April 2025, has sparked considerable discussion regarding the liability of e-bike users involved in collisions.

Ireland Insurance

RL

RDJ LLP

High Court Dismisses Application To Enforce Adjudicator's Award Due To Invalid Notice Of Intention To Refer

Since the commencement of the statutory adjudication regime in Ireland in July 2016, the courts have been hugely supportive of adjudication.

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

High Court Finds That 9% Surcharge Interest Rate Offends The Rule Against Penalty Clauses

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

The Discovery 'Monster' - High Court Highlights Ongoing Issues

The High Court (Court) recently examined the need to reform Ireland's discovery regime within a larger commercial conflict. In this case, it was submitted that 1.78m documents had to be searched for discovery purposes.

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

Meta Platforms Ireland v Data Protection Commission – Importance Of Expediency In Challenges To Decisions Of Public Bodies

On 13 March 2025, the Court of Appeal delivered its judgment in the DPC's appeal against a decision of the High Court, in which proceedings brought by Meta Platforms Ireland Limited...

Ireland Litigation

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

If It Walks Like A Duck, Quacks Like A Duck…

The High Court has once again expressed its frustration with "quack lawyers" advising lay litigants to bring nonsensical, unmeritorious applications before the Court.

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

Landmark Defence Of Judical Review

William Fry was delighted to act for Art Data Centres Limited in this landmark case, in which our client's planning permission was challenged.

Ireland Real Estate

WF

William Fry

Defamation Bill Revived And High Court Endorses Higgins Damages Approach

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

Home Or Away: High Court Allows Proceedings Against US Publisher To Continue In Ireland

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

The High Court Approves Modular Trial Of Two Distinct Questions Of Fact In A Medical Negligence Claim

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

Court Of Appeal Refuses Attempt By Partner Of Borrower To Frustrate Repossession Of Property

Ireland Real Estate

RL

RDJ LLP

Legal News - March 25

Ireland Government

WF

William Fry

APP Fraud: Legal Insights And Cases

Ireland Criminal

WF

William Fry

Irish Court Of Appeal Joins Google As Defendant In Defamation Proceedings

Ireland Litigation

WF

William Fry

Horizon Scanner ICE: February 2025 - Public Procurement

Worldwide Government

AC

Arthur Cox

Procurement Law Update: Abnormally Low Tenders, Reasons For Exclusion, And Standstill Letters

Ireland Government

AC

Arthur Cox

Who Has Standing? Examining Jurisdiction In Substitution Applications Before The Court Of Appeal

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

Interrogatories - An Underused Tool In The Litigation Toolkit? Recent Changes May Assist

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

Courts Service Publishes Annual Report 2023

Ireland Commercial

WF

William Fry

Provisions On Time Limits For Revenue Assessments: O'Sullivan v Revenue

M

Matheson

Who Pays What? Understanding Party And Party Costs vs. Solicitor And Client Costs

Ireland Litigation

RL

RDJ LLP

CJEU Asked If Stage Two Assessment Can Proceed Without Site-specific Conservation Objectives

European Union Litigation

MF

McCann Fitzgerald

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William Fry

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