Banking and finance dispute resolution By Jonathan Brogden For the latest news and comment on banking and finance disputes.
GC Collective By Ben Daniels The GC Collective collection offers insight and comment for General Counsels (GCs) and in-house legal teams.
Product Liability, Safety and Recall By Wendy Hopkins We have acted for clients in the majority of significant product liability cases that have been decided in the UK over the last 35 years, including the Whooping Cough and MMR Vaccine litigations and the Hepatitis C litigation. Our team advises…
High Court considers discovery application - disclosure of CCTV footage By Deirdre Nally The High Court 1 recently examined a discovery request involving the disclosure of CCTV footage. The matter came before the High Court by way of appeal, following a refusal by the Circuit Court to direct the disclosure of the footage at issue. By…
Bitcoin battles and jurisdiction under the Defamation Act 2013 By Lucy Grivvell A recent decision by the Court of Appeal has clarified when a claimant can bring an action for defamation against a person domiciled outside of the UK.
Court of Appeal upholds High Court decision to dismiss Ryanair defamation action By Lisa Broderick In its recent decision in Ryanair DAC and Another v Van Zwol and Others [2020] IECA 105, the Court of Appeal refused an appeal by Ryanair against the dismissal of defamation proceedings arising from the publication by the Ryanair Pilots Group (RPG)…
Changes to rental legislation introduced by Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 By Lisa Broderick The Residential Tenancies (Amendment) Act 2019 ("The Act") was signed into law earlier this year and has introduced a number of significant changes to the existing regulation of residential tenancies in Ireland.
Significant Court of Appeal ruling on running of time under Statute of Limitations in financial loss claims By Lisa Broderick In a significant ruling on the application of the Statute of Limitations in financial mis-selling claims, the Court of Appeal has reconfirmed that time will start running once a claimant first begins to suffer actual loss – notwithstanding that this…
Court Judgments now available on new Courts Service Website By Lisa Broderick The Courts Service recently announced that as part of its progress towards introducing a new website, written judgments will no longer be published on www.courts.ie.
New Commercial Court Practice Direction Requires Submission of Electronic Case Report upon Conclusion of Case By Lisa Broderick A new Commercial Court Practice Direction (HC85) was introduced on 12 April 2019, which replaced Practice Direction HC50 of May 2009.
New Guidance on Direct Marketing issued by Data Protection Commission By Lisa Broderick The Data Protection Commission ("DPC") recently published an article on direct marketing which provides guidance to individuals on dealing with and opting out of direct marketing. In the article, the DPC remarks that it has received a significant…
Seven new Judges Appointed to Court of Appeal By Lisa Broderick It was announced on 8 October 2019 that the Government has appointed seven new judges to the Court of Appeal.
Commercial Litigation Update October 2019 By Lisa Broderick We have prepared guidance and commentary on recent developments together with some helpful updates which we hope will be of interest to practitioners. Seven new Judges appointed to Court of Appeal It was announced on 8 October 2019 that the…