Legal News (Litigation & Dispute Resolution)

The Superior Courts Rules Committee has introduced far reaching changes to the manner and pace at which civil litigation is conducted with the introduction of Statutory Instrument 490 of 2021. This includes some very significant and radical changes likely impacting all parties to civil litigation.

The High Court has recently delivered judgment in a case involving an international litigant which misinterpreted Irish legal procedures with potentially damaging consequences.

The expectation of online anonymity has become so common in our increasingly digital society that individuals often feel immune to the legal consequences of posting harmful or offensive material.

Currently, in this jurisdiction there is no legislative framework to facilitate class action cases. Instead, the Courts can deal with multi-party actions in several ways under the Rules of the Superior Courts and through various statutory provisions.

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. 

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