Evidence and discovery

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

Evidence

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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—How and why to involve an expert witness in a claim gives practical advice as to why a party would instruct an expert witness in a claim, and how to identify the right expert. It is important to know at what point in litigation an expert should be engaged, and how to ensure that the expert will provide the necessary opinion to strengthen a party’s case

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   Practice Note: Ireland—Data protection basics provides a general introduction to data protection law in Ireland and its key concepts and provision. Irish data protection law is predominantly determined by the application of the EU GDPR regime and there are separate, more detailed Practice Notes advising