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21 hours ago · Employment updates you may have missed in the election scramble. While the country and our politicians have been focussing on the General Election, a few employment updates managed to get over the line in the scramble following the dissolution of Parliament. Here are the key developments.
5 days ago · Parties are free to include contractual dispute resolution mechanisms in warranties if they consider that appropriate, though recent trends in adjudication do not suggest that this will become a common feature of collateral warranties in the near term. The authors wish to thank Níosa Minogue for his contribution to this article.
Jun 26, 2024 · On 29 April 2024, significant revisions to the Family Procedure Rules (FPR) came into effect, introducing changes aimed at and supporting streamlining the resolution process for financial remedy and private law children cases.
Jun 27, 2024 · The Family Court has revised its rules effective April 29, 2024, to encourage non-court dispute resolution (NCDR) methods like mediation and arbitration. This aims to reduce litigation costs, expedite resolutions, and enhance flexibility and confidentiality in family law cases.
6 days ago · The initial (first instance) Judge held that that the collateral warranty that had been provided to Abbey was not a construction contract for the purposes of section 104(1) of the Act, meaning that Abbey did not have a right to adjudicate the dispute and the Adjudicator therefore lacked jurisdiction. Abbey appealed.
5 days ago · The Court of Appeal has held that the Court does have the power, in appropriate cases, to order parties to engage in ADR. This judgment comes with the proviso that any such order must be “proportionate to achieving the legitimate aim of settling the dispute fairly, quickly and at reasonable cost”.
Jul 9, 2024 · The recent changes introduced by the Family Procedure (Amendment No 2) Rules 2023, which came into force on 29 April 2024, emphasise the importance of considering non-court dispute resolution methods before making any formal court application.
