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Irish High Court Grants Anti-Suit Injunction To Protect Integrity Of Liquidation

An anti-suit injunction is a form of relief that restrains a party from commencing or continuing foreign proceedings. The injunction operates against the person to whom it is directed...

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Ep3 - Planning Ahead - The Reform Of Judicial Reform Procedures (Podcast)

In Episode 3 of our Planning Ahead podcast series, Michelle Martin, Partner in the Environment & Planning team at William Fry LLP, is joined once again by Senior Counsel David Browne SC...

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

A Whispered Threat Still Shouts In Court: Consideration Of Lifting The Veil Of Without Prejudice Privilege

Parties have long relied and utilised the term ‘without prejudice' in seeking to discuss and/or resolve a claim. In the absence of such protection claims would unlikely be dealt with in advance of hearing and any lifting...

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Protected Disclosure Act 2014: Court Of Appeal Confirms Prohibition On Seeking Alternate Remedies

The Court of Appeal has determined that redress under section 13(1) of the Protected Disclosures Act 2014 (Act), which allows for a claim in damages...

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

Dismissing Proceedings For Want Of Prosecution: The Supreme Court Decision In Kirwan v. Connors & Ors (Video)

Ireland Litigation

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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

A Brief Overview Of The Defamation Amendment Bill 2024 (Video)

Ireland Litigation

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Dillon Eustace

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

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Medical Negligence: Appeal On Costs Differential Order Dismissed

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Ep3 - Planning Ahead - The Reform Of Judicial Reform Procedures (Podcast)

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

AI And Funds Tokenization: The Regulatory Experiences In Ireland To Date

Ireland Finance

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Dillon Eustace

Ireland Finance

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Arthur Cox

Pay Transparency - New Employee Rights To Pay Information

Ireland Employment

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Matheson

Resilience Video Series: Building Strength In Uncertainty (Video)

Ireland Technology

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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

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

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RDJ LLP

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

The Supreme Court of Ireland recently delivered judgment in two separate, but related, appeals by John Fox [Promontoria (Oyster) DAC v John Fox S:AP:IE:2024:00058]...

Ireland Litigation

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Addleshaw Goddard

High Court Applies Kirwan v Connors Reformulated Test In Delay Cases

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Unmasking Anonymity: Norwich Pharmacal Orders In Irish Defamation Law

Ireland Litigation

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Addleshaw Goddard

Representative Actions In Ireland: 2025 Mid-Year Review

Ireland Litigation

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Arthur Cox

Judicial Review Of Planning Decision On Climate Grounds Successfully Defended

Ireland Environment

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William Fry

Between Prohibition And Reform: Recent Developments In Irish Litigation Funding

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

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

Ireland Litigation

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Addleshaw Goddard

Third Party Funding Considered By The Irish Supreme Court

Ireland Litigation

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Addleshaw Goddard

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

Ireland Media & IT

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RDJ LLP

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

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Supreme Court Overhauls Rules On Delay In Prosecuting Claims

Ireland Litigation

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McCann Fitzgerald

Third Party Funding Considered By The Irish Supreme Court

The Irish Courts have again recently considered the prohibition on third party funding in this jurisdiction. This was in the context of an application for the enforcement...

Ireland Litigation

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Addleshaw Goddard

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

Last Friday's headlines about the uncovering of the responsible parties behind the infamous Tattle Life ("Tattle") website has once again brought to the forefront...

Ireland Media & IT

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RDJ LLP

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

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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

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McCann Fitzgerald

Supreme Court Upholds Enforceability Of Polish Agreement Assigning Right To Sue

Ireland Litigation

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McCann Fitzgerald

High Court Rules Barristers Cannot Directly Accept Client Instructions In Litigation

In a recent judgment, the High Court restated a long-standing principle that barristers may not accept instructions directly from clients in litigation related matters. With certain exceptions, barristers in litigation...

Ireland Litigation

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Addleshaw Goddard

How English Judgments Are Enforced In Ireland

On 1 July 2025, the Hague Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters 2019 (the "HJC")...

Ireland Litigation

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McCann Fitzgerald

Four Sets Of Defamation Proceedings To Be Heard Simultaneously

The defendants argued that there was a substantial overlap of evidence, witnesses, issues of law and alleged losses claimed by the plaintiff.

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

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

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RDJ LLP

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

Ireland Litigation

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McCann Fitzgerald

Insurance Implications Following "Landmark" E-bike Collision Case

Ireland Insurance

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RDJ LLP

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

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

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

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

High Court Provides Guidance On Appropriate Damages For Defamatory Online Posts And Reviews

Ireland Litigation

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McCann Fitzgerald

Clinical Negligence List In Irish High Court Established

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

Third-Party Litigation Funding Developments At The European Commission

Ireland Litigation

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Arthur Cox

Supreme Court Tightens Reporting Restrictions In Criminal Cases Involving Child Defendants

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

The Discovery 'Monster' - High Court Highlights Ongoing Issues

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

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

Ireland Litigation

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McCann Fitzgerald

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

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

Landmark Defence Of Judical Review

Ireland Real Estate

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William Fry

Defamation Bill Revived And High Court Endorses Higgins Damages Approach

Ireland Litigation

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William Fry

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

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

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

Ireland Litigation

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RDJ LLP

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

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William Fry

COVID-19 Legislation Modernises Litigation Practice And Procedure (Video)

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William Fry

Developments In Intellectual Property Law (Video Content)

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Mason Hayes & Curran

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