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Consent orders in personal injury cases are a common occurrence. A consent order is an order made by the Court in terms that have been agreed by the parties to the proceedings and which are submitted to the Court for approval. 

There is no specific legislation in Ireland addressing the rights of an employee transitioning. However, trans employees are protected in the workplace.

High Court rules against disappointed investors seeking information on investment from liquidator of fund – Second Irish Forestry Fund PLC (in liquidation) & Ors -v- Companies Act [2021] IEHC 488 – judgment delivered 16 July 2021

The European Commission 2019 Report on Equality between Women and Men in the EU concluded, “the reality is that even in the EU, where unequivocal gender equality is secured by law, equality between women and men is still not a tangible reality for too many".

The Government has approved the publication of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2021. 

The recent High Court judgment in Murphy v Palmer [2021] IEHC 154 reiterated the onus of proof which a defendant must meet to successfully bring an application to dismiss a plaintiff’s personal injuries claim for providing evidence which is false or misleading.