BRILLIANT BAKE OFFice

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It turns out the Pearts team are not only brilliant in their office roles, but also in the kitchen! As we gathered together for the Bewleys Big Coffee Morning for Together For Hospice and Our Lady’s Hospice & Care Services, Harold’s Cross, Blackrock & Wicklow we also took the moment to appreciate Aylish Morrissey and Judith Cleary who reached their 20 year milestone working for Pearts this month. Two rocks, (who hate the limelight) and whom we would be lost without!

The morning was also tinged with sadness as we raised a cup to lost loved ones and in particular to Brian, former team member of Pearts, who, this time last year, was residing in Harold’s Cross Hospice receiving the incredible care during his final few months of life. A place no one wants to ever find themselves in, but when that awful time comes, the difference the Hospice makes to all involved is simply incredible. It is only until you have to experience it that you can truly appreciate the value of it.

Here’s hoping we raise some much needed funds which will go directly to this great cause. We hope you can help us by donating whatever you can. Simply click the Donate button here. Togetherforhospice bewleyscoffeemorning endoflifecare fundraising

Cork Personal Injuries List, (Sittings Monday 14th July 2025 to Friday 25th July 2025)

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There will be a Positive Callover of cases set down for the Cork Personal Injuries List on Friday the 27th of June 2025 on a Hybrid basis before Mr Justice O’ Connor to fix dates for the Sittings commencing the 14th July 2025. As noted in the Callover, where matters up to and including number 142 in the List are not ready to proceed or there is no Appearance by either side the case may be adjourned generally with liberty to re-enter.

Please see the attached list here;  Cork Callover List

Please note in order to make any application we will require ALL of the below information;

  1. Date of accrual of cause of action in the proceedings;
  2.  Expected dates of compliance by all parties with O.39 (46) RSC (inserted by SI 391/1998);
  3. The expected duration of trial;
  4. Whether the hearing will be confined to an assessment of damages only;
  5. Whether VMR facilities for an expert may be required at trial. (The default position unless otherwise sought at the call over is that all evidence at trial will be heard physically in Court)
  6. Details of when and where any outstanding motion in the proceedings is listed so that it may be resolved before or during the sessions.

If you require us to attend on Counsel or make an application on your behalf you should forward your instructions to reach us no later than 1.00pm on Thursday 26th June 2025. No instructions will be taken on the morning of the Callover.

If you have any queries in relation to the above please contact Edel Purcell of our Office at epurcell@pearts.ie

Galway Personal Injuries List, (Sittings Monday 7th July 2025 to Friday 18th July 2025)

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There will be a Positive Callover of cases set down for the Galway Personal Injuries List on Thursday the 19th June 2025 on a Hybrid basis at 10.30 O’ Clock before Mr Justice O’ Connor to fix dates for the Sittings commencing the 7th July 2025. As noted in the Callover, where matters up to and including number 127 in the List are not ready to proceed or there is no Appearance by either side the case may be adjourned generally with liberty to re-enter.

Please see the attached list here; Galway Callover List

Please note in order to make any application we will require ALL of the below information;

  1. Date of accrual of cause of action in the proceedings;
  2. Expected dates of compliance by all parties with O.39 (46) RSC (inserted by SI 391/1998);
  3. The expected duration of trial;
  4. Whether the hearing will be confined to an assessment of damages only;
  5. Whether VMR facilities for an expert may be required at trial. (The default position unless otherwise sought at the call over is that all evidence at trial will be heard physically in Court)
  6. Details of when and where any outstanding motion in the proceedings is listed so that it may be resolved before or during the sessions.

If you require us to attend on Counsel or make an application on your behalf you should forward your instructions to reach us no later than 1.00pm on Wednesday the 18th June 2025. No instructions will be taken on the morning of the callover.

If you have any queries in relation to the above please contact Jonathon Hanlon of our Office at jhanlon@pearts.ie

Awarding Work

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James Clarke and Niamh Wade added to the glitz and glamour which engulfed the Convention Centre Dublin on June 14th for the Irish Law Awards. Unfortunately they didn’t enter the spotlight to claim the trophy for the ‘Service Provider to the Legal Profession’, but it was fantastic to be able to clap and cheer for so many of our well-deserving colleagues and customers who did win. 

We would particularly like to congratulate the following worthy winners whom we proudly serve as Town Agents, and hope they all enjoyed the celebrations on the night;  HOMS Assist, Geraghty & Company Solicitors LLP, Byrne Carolan Cunningham LLP Solicitors, O’Connor O’Dea Binchy Solicitors LLP, Alastair Purdy & Co., Sweeney McGann LLP Solicitors, Susan Webster & Company, Mulholland Law, Doyle & Company, Jacob Law, P.O’Connor & Son Solicitors, Coghlan Kelly solicitors, McCarthy & Co, Kieran Mulcahy Solicitors, Ishaq Alam and Louise Howard. Keep reading →

Court of Appeal Directions List – News Update

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The Court of Appeal have announced that the Court of Appeal Callover, Directions, and Motions Lists held each Friday will be entirely physical from now on.

There will be no provision for parties to attend remotely unless the Court gives permission in advance. To seek permission an application should be made to the Judge in advance and be supported by a medical report setting out the medical reasons why the party cannot attend Court physically.

If you have any further queries concerning this or wish to instruct us to attend Counsel please contact Denise Hartnett (dhartnett@pearts.ie) in our office who will be happy to assist you.

Changes to the Non-Jury, Judicial Review and Asylum, Immigration and Citizenship Lists

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Several changes have been made by Justice Hyland to the Non-Jury, Judicial Review and Asylum, Immigration and Citizenship Lists. These changes include earlier book lodgements, requirements for some books to be brought physically to court, changes to how a practitioner requests late lodgement of books and an update on consent applications.

We strongly recommend that all practitioners who have matters in these lists, thoroughly review the below details to avoid their motions and/or hearings from being struck out.
 
As always, our team is available to assist with book lodgements, attendance on counsel and/or in the list, and any queries you may have.

  1. Non-Jury, Judicial Review and Asylum Hearings and Callover of Hearings
    1. Papers for hearings in Non-Jury, Judicial Review and Asylum Lists must be lodged in the List Room no later than the Tuesday of the week prior to the Hearing date. (Please note, this deadline does not apply to the Monday Judicial Review ex-parte list and the Monday Asylum and Immigration ex-parte list- for information on lodgement for that list, see item 3 below).
    2. Parties in Asylum, Immigration and Citizenship List hearings should note that the Tuesday deadline supersedes the deadline for lodgement of papers for hearings included in Asylum Practice direction HC81.
    3. Any application for late lodgement of papers must be made to the List Judge at the callover on the Thursday of the week prior to the Hearing date.
    4. The callover takes placed on a hybrid basis and begins at 10 a.m. Parties must also indicate at the callover whether the hearing will be physical, hybrid, or remote. If no preference is given, the hearing will be physical. If there is no attendance at the callover, the hearing will be struck out.
    5. Correspondence to the registrars/mailbox/Judicial Assistant seeking permission for the late lodgement of papers, requests to change the mode of hearing, or applications to reinstate hearings that have been struck out will not be acknowledged. No additional/missing documents will be accepted by email. Any further applications must be made to the Court at the end of the list any day.
    6. Papers for hearings will not be returned and will be shredded. They must be re-lodged prior to any new hearing date.
  1. Case Management Hearings
    1. Lodgement of papers in advance is no longer required for Case Management hearings. If there are papers that the parties wish to bring to the attention of the Court, these may be handed in by the solicitor when the matter is called.
  1. Judicial Review Ex Parte and Asylum Ex Parte Lists
    1. Papers for Judicial Review ex-parte applications listed in the Monday Judicial Review ex-parte list and the Monday Asylum ex-parte list must be lodged in the List Room no later than the Monday of the week prior to the list (i.e.no later than 7 days before the Listing). Due to capacity issues in the List Room, papers can only be accepted from a fortnight before the listing date up until the Monday of the week prior to the Listing.
    2. Papers for leave applications will not be returned and will be shredded They must be re-lodged prior to any adjourned date.
  1. Judicial Review and Asylum- “Leave on Notice” Applications
    1. If the Court directs that an application for leave to seek Judicial Review is to be made on notice, the applicant/applicant’s solicitor must liaise with the solicitor for the respondent prior to the return date to ascertain if the leave application will be contested.
    2. If the leave application will not be contested, the applicant/applicant’s solicitor must hand in a copy of the Statement of Grounds to the Judge in court.
    3. If the leave application is contested by the respondent(s), a hearing date will be given and papers must be lodged in the List Room prior to the hearing in accordance with Item 1 above.
  1. Judicial Review and Asylum- Applications to Open and Adjourn (to stop time)
    1. Applications to open a Judicial Review for the purposes of stopping time only can be made at the end of the list any day, provided the case has been issued by the Central Office and a record number has been obtained.
    2. Practitioners do not have to email the registrar to ask for permission to mention the proceedings in advance. Booklets of papers are not required in Court for the application to open the Judicial Review for the purposes of stopping time.
  1. Matters Listed for Mention
    1. Papers are not to be lodged in the List Room for matters listed for mention. If there are papers which the parties wish to bring to the attention of the Court, these are to be handed in when the matter is called.
    2. Emails to registrars/Judicial Assistants regarding papers/correspondence for the Judge will not be acknowledged.
  1. Queries to the Non-Jury/Judicial Review List mailbox
    1. Parties should be mindful of the volume of correspondence that registrars are receiving and must consult High Court Search, the list diaries and Today’s cases on the Legal Diary and this notice before contacting the registrar/mailbox.
    2. The Non Jury and Judicial Review mailbox (nonjuryjudicialreview@courts.ie) should primarily be used to send in terms of orders or to request that certified actions are listed for mention to get a hearing date.
    3. The most efficient way of raising queries is to mention your query to the Non-Jury and Judicial Review registrar before the List or at the end of the list on Tuesday-Friday inclusive.
    4. Most other requests to list matters for mention can mentioned to the Judge at the end of the List on Tuesday (in respect of Judicial Review proceedings), Wednesday (in respect of non-Jury proceedings) or Fridays (in respect of Asylum applications).
    5. If sending a query to the mailbox, please ensure the record number is quoted in the subject line of the correspondence.
  1. Consent Applications
    1. Consent applications in the Non-Jury and Judicial Review Lists will be taken by the registrar on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 10:15. On Thursday, consent applications will be taken at the end of the Callover of hearings.
  1. Obtaining a hearing date for Non-Jury Actions
    1. Once the Certificate of Readiness has been filed in the Central Office, please email nonjuryjudicialreview@courts.ie along with a soft copy of the Certificate. The action will be listed for mention on the next available Wednesday.
    2. Once the registrar provides the date, the requesting party must then inform the other party/parties of the date.

Easter 2023 Opening Hours

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We wish to advise that our offices will close on Thursday 6th April 2023 at 5.00 p.m. and will re-open on Wednesday 12th April 2023 at 9.00 a.m.

If you are planning to send anything of an urgent nature, please ensure that it reaches us no later than first post on Wednesday 5th April 2023, as anything received after that date may not be processed until Wednesday 12th April 2023.

Wishing you all a very Happy Easter.

Notice Re Cancellation of the Dublin County Registrar Family Law Motions List For Wednesday 11 May 2022

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Practitioners please note the following notice from the Courts Service of Ireland:

Please be informed the County Registrar, Circuit Court Family Law Motions list, scheduled for the 11th of May 2022 in Court 27, Four Courts, Inns Quay, Dublin 7 is  now ‘CANCELLED ‘.

All Matters will stand adjourned to the Afternoon of the 25th of May 2022 in Court 27,Four Courts, Inns Quay. Rescheduled times will be listed on the Legal Diary of the 25th of May 2022.

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NOTICE RE: Sligo Personal Injuries List, (Monday 16th May 2022 to Friday 27th May 2022)

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Practitioners please note, there will be a Positive callover of all cases set down for the Sligo Personal Injuries List on Friday the 29th April 2022 remotely at 10.30 a.m before Mr Justice O’ Connor to fix dates for the Easter Sittings commencing on the 16th May 2022. As this is a Positive callover, where there is no Appearance by either party the Notice of Trial will be Struck Out. The Registrar will sit at 9.30 to deal with Strike out applications and consent adjournments only in relation to matters with a list number after PI 4442 SO. Keep reading →