Evidence and discovery

This subtopic provides an overview of the role of evidence in Irish civil litigation and the process of discovery.

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Practice Note: Ireland—Factual evidence in Irish civil litigation deals with factual evidence in a civil action in the Irish courts. It covers: relevancy and admissibility of factual evidence; gathering factual evidence; disclosing factual evidence to other parties in the action; privilege; placing factual evidence before the court; and, presenting factual evidence at trial
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Practice Note: Ireland—Discovery in the High Court discusses the process of discovery before the High

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