Under the Construction Contracts Act 2013 (‘CCA 2013’) a party can refer a payment dispute to adjudication. Section 6 of the CCA 2013 defines a payment dispute as ‘any dispute relating to payment arising under the construction contract.’ In the
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Interest forming part of an adjudicator’s decision
Earlier today, the High Court published an ex-tempore judgment in Finnegan Construction Limited v Killycard Developments Limited [2024] IEHC 752, which was given by Simons J on 17 December 2024. The High Court enforced an adjudicator’s decision. However, an
One man’s pseudonymisation is another man’s anonymisation: The AG Opinion in SRB v EDPS and the scope of “personal data”
On 6 February, the EU’s Advocate General Spielmann provided his opinion (the Opinion) in the case of EDPS v SRB (Case C‑413/23 P), advising that the previous judgment of the General Court be set aside and referred for judgment back
Government to consider potential alternatives to rent pressure zones
The Irish press has reported this week that Taoiseach and head of the incoming government, Micheál Martin, has indicated that rent pressure zones (RPZs) may be phased out when their current designation expires at the end of 2025.
Mr Martin
Conditions precedent in construction contracts
Most construction contracts contain provisions purporting to bar a party’s claim for failure to comply with the notice provisions in the contract. These provisions are referred to as conditions precedent or time bars. Typically, such provisions are along the lines
EU’s Code of Conduct Countering Online Hate Speech Becomes Part of the DSA
On January 20, in a long-awaited move, the European Commission (EC) announced the integration of the revised Code of Conduct on Countering Illegal Hate Speech Online (the Hate Speech Code) into the regulatory framework of the Digital Services Act (DSA).
Irish Programme for Government 2025 agreed
The Dáil is expected to elect a new Taoiseach tomorrow, which will mark the formal commencement of the new coalition government. The government parties have agreed a new Programme for Government (the Programme), the “Accelerating Housing Supply” section of which
Navigating the DORA ICT Incident Reporting Obligations
Today marks the effective date of the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and with it, additional incident reporting obligations for in-scope financial entities.
With the aim of standardising the incident reporting process for financial entities throughout the EU, from today,
The Eighth Annual Report Concerning the Construction Contracts Adjudication Panel
Shortly before Christmas, the Chairperson of the Construction Contracts Adjudication Panel published the Eighth Annual Report (‘Report’) concerning the Construction Contracts Adjudication Panel. The Report covers the period from the 26 July 2023 to 25 July 2024.
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Generative AI and Adjudicator’s Decisions
The use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools and, specifically, GenAI chatbots such as ChatGPT, Google’s Bard or Claude is becoming increasingly common in the legal industry. GenAI tools have the potential to enable increases in efficiency, accuracy and productivity