Jack Logan

Aug 27, 2024 | lexology.com | Dáire McMullin |Amelia Walsh |Keith Smith |Eve Mulconry |Deirdre O'Mahony |Joanelle O'Cleirigh | +2 more

Ireland is on the verge of a significant overhaul in its defamation laws following the recent publication of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill 2024 (the “Bill”). As outlined in further detail in our in December 2023, the General Scheme of the Defamation (Amendment) Bill was unveiled in March 2023 and, in September 2023, the Houses of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Justice (the “Committee”) produced a report on the General Scheme (the “Committee Report”).

Jan 23, 2024 | mondaq.com | Eve Mulconry |Keith Smith |Amelia Walsh |Jack Logan

The UK signed the Convention of 2 July 2019 on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments in Civil or Commercial Matters ("2019 Hague Judgments Convention") on Friday, 12 January 2024. This signature brings the UK a step closer to ratification of the 2019 Hague Judgments Convention, a move which promises greater certainty in the recognition and enforcement of international judgments.