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Mason Hayes & Curran partners Gerard Kelly and Gearoid Carey explore recent case law on the allocation of costs in civil litigation. The Court of Appeal recently, in Word Perfect Translation Services Ltd v Minster for Public Expenditure and Reform [2023] IECA 189, addressed a costs order made in

Mason Hayes & Curran partners Gerard Kelly and Gearoid Carey review the implications of a Supreme Court decision on commencing and continuing proceedings against defendants referenced as ‘persons unknown’. The Supreme Court has recently addressed the propriety of proceedings commence

Felim Ó Maolmhána reflects on the law and practice of drawing constituency boundaries as Ireland's new Electoral Commission prepares to present its recommendations. The political anoraks among us love nothing more than an election — any election, absolutely anywhere. Those of us

Paddy Murphy and Stephen O'Connor of Ogier Leman summarise an English court's ruling that an amateur rugby player was negligent in causing an injury which left an opposing player paralysed. In February of this year, the English High Court found an amateur rugby player was negligent in causing an inj

Imogen McGrath SC and Shauna Keniry BL set out the key legal principles to consider when terminating construction contracts. Challenges faced by the construction industry come into sharp focus during straitened economic times. Projects are often beset by the cost of credit, cash flow pressures, infl

The UK government has granted a general licence to enable lawyers to provide legal advice to non-UK individuals and businesses in relation to their compliance with international sanctions on Russia, without breaching UK sanctions regulations themselves, writes Scottish lawyer Stacy Keen. UK Russian

Matheson partners Davinia Brennan, Anne-Marie Bohan, Deirdre Crowley, Carlo Salizzo and Michael Byrne and senior associate Connor Cassidy examine a recent DPC decision dealing with the scope of legal professional privilege restrictions under data protection law. The Data Protection Commission (DPC)

Arthur Cox partners Niav O'Higgins, Karen Killoran and Niamh McGovern provide a construction law update following a recent High Court ruling. In the latest judgment enforcing adjudication decisions, the High Court emphasised that it is not its role to “be drawn into a detailed examination of t

Cara Walsh and Michelle Loughnane of Mullany Walsh Maxwells LLP look at penalisation cases under the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005. Robust health and safety measures have been a hot topic in workplaces since 2020. Employers grappled with the challenges of providing safe places of work

Dr Kevin Wozniak and Dr Ian Marder sound a note of caution on calls to step up policing of Dublin city centre. Commentators regularly lament the state of the Dublin city centre’s North side. Most recently, after a series of violent incidents and media reports, Morning Ireland wrote up its segm

Jason Milne, partner at A&L Goodbody, examines a recent Court of Appeal ruling with significance for suppliers of potentially dangerous equipment. On 28 July 2023, the Court of Appeal gave its judgment in The People (DPP) v Palfinger Ireland Limited [2023] IECA 217. The court reviewed the senten

In advance of the Tax Bar Association conference on 29 September 2023, Catherine Dunne BL summarises the Supreme Court delivered judgment of Heather Hill Management Company CLG and Gabriel McGoldrick v An Bord Pleanála, Burkeway Homes Limited and the Attorney General. On 10 November 2022, Mr

Is artificial intelligence (AI) an unprecedented opportunity or an existential threat to humanity? Should we revel in its seemingly limitless possibilities, or should there be a global pause called on its development? And, importantly, how will it impact businesses in every sector? These are among t

Barry Crushell considers the recent case of an employee dismissed by their employer over a social media post. As of 2023, it is estimated that 4.89 billion people worldwide use social media. Statistics show that on average, internet users spend 151 minutes a day on social networks. Currently, TikTok

Dear Editor, This is a photograph of me taken recently on the steps of the Criminal Courts of Justice, Dublin. I walked up these very steps as a newly qualified barrister in October 2015.