Irish Court of Appeal joins Google as defendant in defamation proceedings

Table of contents

• Facts
• Court of Appeal findings
• The basis for finding that the claim against Google was arguably not statute-barred

Article summary

Ireland—Dispute Resolution analysis: This article, was written by Paul Convery and Adele Hall of William Fry LLP and discusses the Irish Court of Appeal’s decision to allow Google to be added as a defendant in a defamation case involving a YouTube video. The High Court had initially ruled against this, citing the statute of limitations, but the appeal court found that Google’s liability could have arisen later when it failed to remove the video after receiving a complaint.