Jurisdiction: Ireland

In a recent decision, the High Court of Ireland considered whether a ‘single joint expert’ in family law proceedings could have an ongoing therapeutic role in the case. A father...

I have written an article in the current issue of Architecture Ireland (No 310, March / April 2020) entitled ‘The Architect as Expert Witness’. It can be read here.

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In the December 2019 issue of the Bar Review, Orla Kelly of Cantillons Solicitors questions two recent dicta of the Irish High Court, in an article entitled ‘To refer or...

The Supreme Court of Ireland has considered circumstances in which an independent expert can determine matters of law if a dispute is referred to him or her. In Dunnes Stores...

In a recent decision of the High Court of Ireland, the court refused to admit a report by a purported expert, where there was insufficient evidence of his qualifications. “In...

The High Court recently acceded to an application seeking security for costs in 3V Benelux BV v Safecharge Card Services Limited [2019] IEHC 675. Both parties had engaged legal cost...

Following an initial finding that Galway County Council acted ultra vires in destroying a horse owned by Mr. McDonagh in April 2018, the High Court considered whether damages were recoverable...

Obiter Dicta is a new podcast from Bloomsbury Professional. In the first episode, I am interviewed about A Guide to Expert Witness Evidence, published in September of this year. To...

The Irish Small and Medium Enterprises Association (ISME) has issued a press release following the finding that a number of expert reports had been relied upon in a fraudulent claim....