Determining the appropriate forum for litigation in dispute resolution is essential. Our guidance comprehensively outlines factors influencing jurisdictional choices and strategic decision-making. By understanding governing law, legal professionals can identify applicable laws, navigate conflicts, and address choice of law clauses, streamlining the resolution process.
Law360, London: High Court judge, Joanna Smith, has said that artificial intelligence (AI) could be used to decide straightforward cases such as...
Ireland-Commercial analysis: The Court of Appeal in Guerin v O'Doherty reaffirmed the narrow scope of the strike-out jurisdiction under the Rules of...
The Energy Charter Secretariat has announced that Ireland has submitted written notification of its decision to withdraw from...
Ireland—Dispute Resolution analysis: This article was written by A&L Goodbody’s Disputes team. It notes that, as the government announces a...
In an 18-page order, US District Judge Frederic Block granted in part and denied in part Ornua Foods North America Inc'.s motion to dismiss Carolyn...
Ireland—Service of proceedings in IrelandThis Practice Note offers guidance on serving documents in Irish civil proceedings within the jurisdiction of...
Ireland—Discontinuance of a claimWhat is discontinuance?Discontinuance is the means by which a plaintiff can voluntarily bring all or part of the...
Ireland—Service of proceedings outside IrelandThis Practice Note outlines the rules that apply when proceedings brought in Ireland are required to be...
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
Late payment penalties—inheritance taxWhile interest often accrues on overdue tax, the late payment of certain taxes may also attract a penalty. For information on the interest accruing on overdue tax, see Practice Notes: IHT—payment deadlines on death—Interest on IHT and Interest on late paid
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
Strike out—making an application to strike out a statement of caseA strike out order can be made either following an application by the parties or on the court's own initiative. This Practice Note deals with the scenario of the order being made following a party's application.Making an application
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