Beauchamps | Ireland | 10 Aug 2023
A recent Supreme Court decision O'Sullivan v HSE [2023] IESC 11 has clarified the law in Ireland regarding suspension of an employee pending the…
Mason Hayes & Curran LLP | Ireland | 9 Aug 2023
The Supreme Court has recently addressed the propriety of proceedings commenced and continued against ‘persons unknown’ often referred to as cases…
Beauchamps | Ireland | 26 Jul 2023
Until now, almost all forms of third-party funding of disputes have been illegal in Ireland. The prohibition is founded on the ancient offences of…
Fieldfisher (Ireland) | Ireland | 25 Jul 2023
One of the more difficult and contentious decisions an employer might need to make in the context of a Disciplinary process is whether an accused…
Anne O'Connell Solicitors | Ireland | 30 Jun 2023
The Supreme Court has recently considered the legal position relating to workplace suspensions in the case of Ray O'Sullivan v The Health Service…
Addleshaw Goddard LLP | Ireland | 13 Jan 2023
The above proceedings and related proceedings entitled ACC Loan Management Limited v Barry, Cummins & Shanley [2015 IECA224] had an extraordinary and…
Omni Bridgeway | Hong Kong, Ireland, Singapore, etc. | 9 Nov 2022
Third-party funding of disputes is continuing its rise in popularity in the UK and gaining increasing acceptance in Singapore and Hong Kong, where it…
A&L Goodbody | Ireland | 13 Oct 2022
The Irish Minister for Justice, Helen McEntee, has announced that Ireland is likely to introduce legislation removing the current restriction on…
Fieldfisher (Ireland) | Ireland | 12 Apr 2022
A recent Supreme Court decision (Sobhy-v- The Chief Appeals Officer &Ors[2021] IESC 81) examined whether a worker who does not have a valid employment…
William Fry | Ireland | 8 Apr 2022
The procedure, including the time periods, for the prosecution of civil proceedings before the High Court (Court) is regulated under statutory court…