Legal News (Litigation & Dispute Resolution)

On 2 October 2017 the Mediation Bill 2017 was signed into law by the President and the Act came into full effect on 1 January 2018. The arrival of the Mediation Act 2017 is much welcomed and should help promote the benefits of mediation and increase its use in civil litigation proceedings.

The legal challenges posed by the proliferation of data in cyberspace are acknowledged in a general sense but the practical problems created by the digital age in terms of administration of justice are met with a legal system struggling to cope.

As 2017 draws to a close, I thank you on behalf of all of us at Hayes solicitors for your support during the course of the year. It’s been another eventful year, full of unpredictability and challenges, and I suspect it will be more of the same in 2018.

A recent Court of Appeal decision concerning procedural issues arising from the Veterinary Practice Act, 2005 have a broader relevance to fitness to practise inquiries across the professions.

On 15 June 2017, Ms. Justice Laffoy delivered Judgment on behalf of the Supreme Court in respect of the appeal of the decision of the Court of Appeal in the matter of Sheehan v Corr [Appeal No. 94/16].

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