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Beauchamps | Ireland | 10 Aug 2023
Important Supreme Court decision on employee suspension pending investigation
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
Bringing An Action Against Unknown Parties in Ireland
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
A first for third party funding in Ireland
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
The suspense is killing me - Supreme Court considers rules on employee suspension
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
Supreme Court Finds that HSE was Reasonable in Suspending Consultant
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
Pride & Prejudice - When litigation gets personal
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
Ireland contemplates third-party dispute funding in international arbitrations
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
Third party funding of international arbitration in Ireland: on the horizon?
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
Maternity Benefit denied to Foreign National working without a valid Employment Permit - Supreme Court Decision
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
Putting Justice to Hazard: When does delay justify the dismissal of proceedings?
The procedure, including the time periods, for the prosecution of civil proceedings before the High Court (Court) is regulated under statutory court…
