Discovery

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The Supreme Court has dismissed former Rehab CEO Angela Kerins’ appeal against High Court’s refusal of discovery of Dáil documents and correspondence. Delivering the leading judgment for the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Donal O’Donnell noted that "however framed, the claim i

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Mason Hayes & Curran partner Gerard Kelly and associate Ciara Browne review the first Irish judgment where the High Court's ability to grant Norwich Pharmacal relief has been broadened beyond the scope previously identified by the Supreme Court. The High Court has recently granted an order to th

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Gerard Kelly, partner at Mason Hayes & Curran, examines the potential impact of new AI-powered tools on legal practice. E-discovery is the process by which traditional discovery, a process in litigation whereby the parties exchange and review potentially relevant documents, has been increasingly

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William Fry associates Adele Hall and Leeane Grace discuss developments in discovery. The importance of the discovery process during litigation was recently emphasised by the Supreme Court in overturning the Court of Appeal's decision in Tobin v Minister for Defence [2019] IESC 57 which we discussed

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The speed and frequency of how businesses communicate has evolved significantly over the last 20 years. Multiple emails, SMS and WhatsApp messages have replaced the traditional letter. This has had a considerable impact on the costs and resources now involved in complying with a discovery request in

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