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The Supreme Court has found that Irish public policy considerations concerning champerty were outweighed by public policy in favour of recognising a judgment of an EU member state. Delivering his judgment for the Supreme Court, Mr Justice Hogan stated: “Article 52 of the Brussels 1 recast prec
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The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal concerning an allegedly champertous contingency fee arrangement between Revenue and its solicitors. Delivering judgment for the Court of Appeal, Mr Justice Donald Binchy agreed with the respondent that its fee arrangements were not champertous, that costs
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The High Court has struck out a developer’s proceedings against planning objectors which alleged the tort of maintenance and champerty. It was alleged that the defendants were canvassing for illegal funding in their challenge the developer’s planning permission for a strategic housing de
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