Re: Dublin Personal Injuries List

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Consent applications for hearing dates in respect of the Dublin Personal Injury List will be taken by the Registrar each Friday commencing on the 17th July 2020. Where agreement is not possible applications on notice may be made by email and a date and time for a hearing (if deemed necessary by the Presiding Judge) will be notified. In light of the current circumstances parties are strongly encouraged to agree hearing dates. Please see link here below for further information. Keep reading →

Pearts Participate in Inaugural Virtual Callover

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Covid19 has forced businesses into re-thinking how they can conduct their work. The Courts are no different. The Courts Service implemented a number of changes to comply with Government health and safety guidelines, and they continue to adapt these procedures as restrictions ease. One of these modifications, was the introduction of a virtual Callover using video conference technology. Keep reading →

Re: Common Law Lists Consent Applications on Monday 13th July 2020 Regarding List of the 20th April 2020

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A Registrar has been assigned to sit in a Court on Monday 13th July 2020 to deal with consent applications in respect of motions originally listed for hearing in the Common Law List on the 20th April 2020. Motions originally listed for 13th July 2020 will be dealt with on a future date to be notified. To comply with social distancing requirements staggered times have been allocated for practitioners to attend Court in respect of these consent applications and details of same are below. Keep reading →

THE FIRST PART OF THE CHANCERY 1 MOTIONS (C5) LIST WHICH WAS ADJOURNED GENERALLY ON THE 30TH MARCH 2020 WILL NOW BE HEARD ON MONDAY 13TH JULY 2020

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Please note that the Chancery 1 List will sit on Monday 13th July to hear the first part of the Chancery 1 List which was adjourned generally on the 30th March 2020, please see link below.

http://legaldiary.courts.ie/legaldiary.nsf/high-court/685E07926FD298B28025859E00480136?OpenDocument

You might please contact our John Byrne at jbyrne@pearts.ie, if you require our attendance with counsel or require delivery of the motion papers to the Four Courts, no later than 1pm on Thursday 9th July.

New Practice Directions in High Court

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Please note the following new High Court Practice Directions which have recently been issued:

HC91- Practice Direction for all claims (excluding personal injury claims) in which oral evidence will be given

HC92- To enable personal injury actions to proceed in a manner which complies with public health guidance and to protect the safety of court users during Covid-19 restrictions the following practice direction will take effect from 13th July 2020

Please contact our John Byrne at jbyrne@pearts.ie if you have any queries.

Re: POSITIVE CALLOVER OF THE DUBLIN PERSONAL INJURIES LIST ON WEDNESDAY 8TH JULY 2020

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Following the Statement of the President of the High Court of the 26th June 2020, a positive callover of the List will take place remotely before Mr Justice Cross on Wednesday 8th July 2020 in respect of cases remaining in the Dublin Personal Injuries Lists For Hearing from the period 18th March 2020 to the 26th June  2020 (Approx 280 cases). Failure to attend the callover will result in the Notice of Trial being struck out.

Please see the Courts Service Website here for further information.

Please contact our John Byrne at jbyrne@pearts.ie if you have any queries.

Update Re Motions for the County Registrar’s List in Dublin on 10th July 2020

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Further to the statement of the President of the Circuit Court Published on the 8th May 2020, and due to the current provisions of the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A -Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) Regulations 2020, some of the Dublin County Registrar Civil Motions List from the 18th March, 23 March and 24 March 2020 will be listed for hearing in Court 27, Dublin 7 on  the10th July 2020 commencing at 9:30 AM in a staggered list.

Please see the notice published on the Courts Service Website here for further information.

Please contact our Trevor Hosey at thosey@pearts.ie if you have any queries.