The Irish Planning System: Spotlight on The Office of the Planning Regulator By Lisa Broderick, Rowena McCormack, Julie-Anne Binchy, , What is it? Arising from recommendations made by the Mahon Tribunal (formally the Tribunal of…
Inordinate delay by Plaintiff results in dismissal of proceedings By Lisa Broderick, Rowena McCormack, Julie-Anne Binchy, , In the recent High Court decision in Cabot Financial (Ireland) Limited v Heffernan & Ors , the…
Court of Appeal upholds Order for Security of Two-Thirds of Costs By Lisa Broderick, Rowena McCormack, Julie-Anne Binchy, , Demeray Limited v…
Timing is everything – when is the appropriate time to bring a motion to strike out? By Lisa Broderick, Rowena McCormack, Julie-Anne Binchy, , The recent High Court decision in Somers –v- Kennedy & Ors sheds some light on how the…
Dublin Commercial Litigation e-Zine - February 2022 By Lisa Broderick, Rowena McCormack, Julie-Anne Binchy, , Welcome to the DAC Beachcroft Dublin Commercial Litigation update…
Judgment in default – new time limits every practitioner needs to know under SI 490/2021 By Lisa Broderick, Rowena McCormack, Julie-Anne Binchy, , From 13 November 2021 the courts will be enforcing new time lines in relation to default judgments…
News from the front: Attending court in the new term By Lisa Broderick, Rowena McCormack, Julie-Anne Binchy, , The Courts Service has provided an update regarding the current measures in place for Court users…
Comprehensive review of planning code announced By Lisa Broderick, Rowena McCormack, Julie-Anne Binchy, , The Government has announced that the Attorney General will lead a working group of planning law…
Payback for chargeback – travel post Covid-19 restrictions? By Lisa Broderick, Rowena McCormack, Julie-Anne Binchy, , As reported earlier this month, an investigation carried out by consumer website Money Saving…
Dublin Commercial Litigation e-Zine - October 2021 By Lisa Broderick, Rowena McCormack, Julie-Anne Binchy, , Welcome to the DAC Beachcroft Dublin Commercial Litigation update…
Order Granted against Google to disclose identity of online “troll” accused of defaming Portakabin company By Lisa Broderick, Rowena McCormack, Julie-Anne Binchy, , Earlier this month, following an application by Portakabin (a modular building company) the High…
Court Vacation By Lisa Broderick, Rowena McCormack, Julie-Anne Binchy, , Practitioners will be aware that the Long Vacation commences on Friday 30 July 2021…
Are the Courts moving towards a tougher stance on delay? By Lisa Broderick, Rowena McCormack, Julie-Anne Binchy, , A recent decision of the High Court could be a sign of a move by the courts towards clamping down…
Dublin Commercial Litigation e-Zine - July 2021 By Lisa Broderick, Rowena McCormack, Julie-Anne Binchy, , Welcome to the DAC Beachcroft Dublin Commercial Litigation update…
Security for Costs – efficient use of Courts’ time and taxpayer’s money a prominent consideration By Lisa Broderick, Rowena McCormack, Julie-Anne Binchy, , In a recent decision of the High Court in Fortberry Limited v Promontoria (Aran) Limited & Ors…
Remote Swearing of Affidavits comes into force from today, 31 March 2021 By Lisa Broderick, Rowena McCormack, Julie-Anne Binchy, , From today, 31 March 2021, updated Superior Court rules will be in place regulating the processes…
First fully remote trial of plenary proceedings directed by the Commercial Court By Lisa Broderick, Rowena McCormack, Julie-Anne Binchy, , In its recent ruling in IBRC v Browne [2021] IEHC 83, the Commercial Court has directed that a…
Change on the Horizon: Potential Developments in Civil Procedure By Lisa Broderick, Rowena McCormack, Julie-Anne Binchy, , The recently published report of the Review Group established to conduct a review of the…
Court of Appeal permits proceedings struck out on consent to be re-entered into Commercial Court By Lisa Broderick, Rowena McCormack, Julie-Anne Binchy, , The Court of Appeal recently upheld a High Court decision to re-enter proceedings settled in 2011…
High Court Practice Direction 101 – Written submissions in civil proceedings accessible to the public By Lisa Broderick, Rowena McCormack, Julie-Anne Binchy, , On 13 November 2020, the President of the High Court issued Practice Direction HC101, which came…
Dublin Commercial Litigation e-Zine - March 2021 By Lisa Broderick, Rowena McCormack, Julie-Anne Binchy, , We have prepared guidance and commentary on recent developments together with some helpful updates…
Legislation providing for significant reforms of civil procedure now in force By Lisa Broderick, Rowena McCormack, Julie-Anne Binchy, , The Civil Law and Criminal Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2020 (the “ Act ”) has recently come…
UK’s Information Commissioner publishes Annual Report as Data Protection Commission releases its 2 year Report on Regulatory Activity By Lisa Broderick, Rowena McCormack, Julie-Anne Binchy, , In July 2020, the UK’s data protection regulator, the Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”)…
High Court rules that discovery documentation requested in “tiger kidnapping” case is not protected by public interest privilege By Lisa Broderick, Rowena McCormack, Julie-Anne Binchy, , Introduction and background to decision In its recent decision in Byrne v Hannon and An Post…
Court of Appeal upholds High Court decision to dismiss Ryanair defamation action By Lisa Broderick, Rowena McCormack, Julie-Anne Binchy, , In its recent decision in Ryanair DAC and Another v Van Zwol and Others [2020] IECA 105 , the Court…
Latest from the Irish Courts By Lisa Broderick, Rowena McCormack, Julie-Anne Binchy, , Remote Hearings As in other jurisdictions, the COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on…
Norwich Pharmacal Relief and Rogue Twitter Accounts By Lisa Broderick, Rowena McCormack, Julie-Anne Binchy, , On 5 June 2020, a well-known global courier service, Fastway Couriers ("Fastway"), obtained Norwich…
Cyber attacks are on the rise as security risks inherent in working from home are being exploited By Lisa Broderick, Rowena McCormack, Julie-Anne Binchy, , A recent report released by insurance company, Hiscox, outlined that 41% of Irish businesses…
Court of Appeal upholds High Court decision to dismiss Ryanair defamation action By Lisa Broderick, Rowena McCormack, Julie-Anne Binchy, , In its recent decision in Ryanair DAC and Another v Van Zwol and Others [2020] IECA 105, the Court…
What can we take from the Data Protection Commission’s first fine? By Rowena McCormack, , The child and family agency, Tusla, has become the first organisation in Ireland to be fined by the…
Legal Professional Privilege: regulator not entitled to view privileged documents By In the recent English Court of Appeal decision in Sports Direct International Plc (“ Sports Direct…
Update from the Courts Service in light of COVID-19 Pandemic as of 15 April 2020 By In response to the current outbreak of the Covid-19 virus, the Courts Service has introduced a…
Working around Covid-19 remotely By The effects of the outbreak of the Covid-19 outbreak have had far reaching effects on global…
