Seán Barton

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Knowledge 4 April 2023

Regulatory Licensing: Policy can Lawfully Change

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Knowledge 29 November 2022

Appeal Court confirms jurisdiction to grant summary judgment in defended plenary…

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Knowledge 21 September 2022

Litigation funding - new rules on the way?

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Knowledge 28 July 2022

English Courts Stay Proceedings to Give Effect to Brexit Transitional Provisions

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Knowledge 18 July 2022

Brexit Latest: Enforcement of Judgments

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News 14 October 2021

McCann FitzGerald’s Jennifer Halpin & Seán Barton win Lexology Client Choice…

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News 12 October 2021

McCann FitzGerald Advises Trinseo PLC on its Redomiciliation from Luxembourg to Ireland

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Knowledge 3 September 2021

Courts Service Annual Report 2020 Offers Insights into Challenging Year

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News 24 August 2021

McCann FitzGerald Advises DEPFA ACS Bank on Solvent Scheme of Arrangement

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Knowledge 9 August 2021

Financial Services: Senior Executive Accountability Regime

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Knowledge 17 June 2021

High Court Decision Illustrates the Potential Complexities of EU Cross-Border Litigation

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Knowledge 2 June 2021

Disputes: Criminal Procedure Act 2021 - Better Case Management in White Collar Crime?

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Knowledge 29 March 2021

COVID-19: Swearing of Affidavits Can Go Online

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Knowledge 25 March 2021

Disputes: Backdrop of Alleged Fraud no Bar to Recognition of EU Member State Judgment

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Knowledge 9 February 2021

Disputes – Investigations and White Collar Crime: Whistleblower Out of Time for…

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Knowledge 9 February 2021

Disputes – Investigations and White Collar Crime: Whistleblowing in 2020

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Knowledge 2 February 2021

COVID-19: Additional Obligations Introduced for Most International Arrivals

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Knowledge 26 January 2021

Disputes - Investigations and White Collar Crime: EU Fraud Offences Implemented into…

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Knowledge 22 January 2021

What Will Change in the Courts? The Civil Justice Review Report

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Knowledge 9 December 2020

Overhaul of Discovery Procedures Recommended

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Knowledge 8 December 2020

Disputes – Investigations and White Collar Crime: Hamilton Report Published with…

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Knowledge 8 December 2020

Review Group Report sets out the Path for Extensive Reform of Civil Justice in Ireland

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Knowledge 26 November 2020

Collective Redress on the way for Consumers under EU Law

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Knowledge 17 November 2020

Interrogatories: High Court Judgment Examines Leave Requirement

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Knowledge 3 November 2020

Public Bodies: Consult with Care

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Knowledge 21 October 2020

Private International Law Aspects of Smart Contracts Utilizing Distributed Ledger…

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Knowledge 30 September 2020

Investigations in a time of COVID-19

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Knowledge 17 July 2020

Disputes: Strict Liability Regulatory Offences - Why Ignorance might not be a Defence

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Knowledge 29 June 2020

Job Titles Aren’t Everything When It Comes to Wrong-Doing

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News 3 June 2020

McCann FitzGerald Wins Two Awards at Benchmark Litigation Awards 2020

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Knowledge 28 May 2020

Time Limits for Challenging Ongoing Administrative Actions and for Public Law Challenges…

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Knowledge 21 April 2020

COVID-19: Litigation and Dispute Resolution Update

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Knowledge 15 April 2020

Recent Barclays Acquittals and the Identification Doctrine; is it now time to implement…

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Knowledge 18 March 2020

COVID-19: Proposed Emergency Legislation

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Knowledge 12 March 2020

Disputes: White Collar Crime – Overview of Sentencing of Individual Offenders

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Knowledge 10 March 2020

“Not a good look”: Court may re-open judgment where party withholds relevant…

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Knowledge 28 February 2020

Disputes – Investigations and White Collar Crime: A new era for enforcement against…

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Knowledge 20 February 2020

Privileged material not compellable by regulator

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News 14 February 2020

McCann FitzGerald Partners Laura Treacy & Seán Barton win Lexology Client Choice…

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Knowledge 11 November 2019

Disputes - Bookmaker’s Judicial Review Application at odds with Public/Private…

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Knowledge 6 November 2019

Disputes - Non-party Costs Orders in Ireland

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Knowledge 29 October 2019

Disputes – Investigations and White Collar Crime: Ireland’s new Anti-Corruption…

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Knowledge 10 October 2019

Disputes – Investigations and White Collar Crime: Provision of Financial Information…

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Knowledge 4 October 2019

Facebook Responsible for Worldwide Removal of Defamatory Comments

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Knowledge 19 September 2019

Defamation and Social Media - the ordinary, reasonable tweeter

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Knowledge 11 September 2019

Disputes - Investigations and White Collar Crime. Ireland’s Anti-Corruption law…

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Knowledge 21 August 2019

Disputes - Further Clarification on Applications to Substitute a Plaintiff

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Knowledge 6 August 2019

Disputes – Investigations and White Collar Crime - Deferred Prosecution Agreements

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Knowledge 1 August 2019

Disputes - Investigations and White Collar Crime - High Court Inspectors

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Knowledge 30 July 2019

Disputes - Investigations and White Collar Crime. Ireland’s Anti-Corruption…

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Knowledge 24 July 2019

Supreme Court Rules Expert Advice Can Stop the Limitations Clock in Certain Circumstances

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Knowledge 16 July 2019

White-Collar Crime Series: The Privilege Against Self-Incrimination in Ireland –…

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Knowledge 11 July 2019

New Hague Judgments Convention Adopted

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Knowledge 8 July 2019

White Collar Crime: Officially Induced Error can halt a Criminal Trial

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Knowledge 4 July 2019

Trespass Alone did not Amount to Misfeasance in Public Office without “Bad Faith”

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Knowledge 3 July 2019

Futures and Derivatives Law Report

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Knowledge 14 June 2019

High Court Calls a Halt to Derivative Action

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Knowledge 30 May 2019

White Collar Crime: Supreme Court Dispels Doubts on Possible Unconstitutionality…

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News 16 May 2019

McCann FitzGerald Wins Three Major Awards at Benchmark Litigation Awards 2019

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Knowledge 12 April 2019

2018 in the Commercial Court

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Knowledge 10 April 2019

Litigating in the EU: Limitation Periods Across Borders

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Knowledge 22 March 2019

‘No Deal’ Brexit:  Service of Proceedings

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Knowledge 21 March 2019

Supreme Court Clarifies Scope of Possible Judicial Intervention in Work of Parliamentary…

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Knowledge 14 March 2019

Inspection: A Useful Pre-Trial Litigation Tool

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Knowledge 1 March 2019

High Court Considers Bankers’ Book Evidence Acts, Loan Sales and Credit Servicing…

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Knowledge 10 December 2018

Summary Briefing - The New Corruption Act

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Knowledge 6 December 2018

Delivery of Expert Reports – A One Time Only Event?

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Knowledge 5 December 2018

Welcome Changes Announced in the Court of Appeal to Address Delay

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Knowledge 4 December 2018

Lobbying Code of Conduct Published

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Knowledge 27 November 2018

Service of Proceedings Within the EU– Irish Anomaly Addressed

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Knowledge 19 November 2018

How Fundamental is the Rule of Law? An EU Showdown on Judicial Independence

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Knowledge 13 November 2018

Supreme Court Quashes Corruption Conviction Citing an Inroad on the Presumption of…

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Knowledge 12 November 2018

Litigation Privilege and Witness Statements – High Court Clarifies the Law

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Knowledge 2 November 2018

Cross-Border Enforcement Within the EU May Still be Subject to Local Rules

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Knowledge 19 October 2018

Creeping Corporate Liability for Criminal Offences

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Knowledge 5 October 2018

Judicial Review Time Limit Halts Francovich Claim

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Knowledge 21 September 2018

Extent of Fair Procedures Required Depends on Context and Practicalities

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Knowledge 12 September 2018

Leapfrog and Tertiary Appeals: When and How?

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Knowledge 7 September 2018

Striking the Balance: Interlocutory Relief in Judicial Review

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Knowledge 16 July 2018

Objective Bias: How Independent Does an Independent Investigator Need to Be?

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Knowledge 13 July 2018

Bribery – Out with the Old, In with the New!

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Knowledge 5 July 2018

Central Bank Imposes First Cyber-Fraud Sanction

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News 22 June 2018

McCann FitzGerald advises IPL Plastics on TSX IPO and innovative restructuring

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Knowledge 12 June 2018

When Does Time Start to Run for Limitation Purposes in Property Damage Claims Based…

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Knowledge 11 June 2018

Double Jeopardy and Administrative Sanctions

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Knowledge 31 May 2018

Corporate “Managers” Beware

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Knowledge 21 May 2018

Discovery: Understanding the Importance of the Implied Undertaking and How it May…

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Knowledge 17 May 2018

New Corruption Legislation Finally in Sight

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Knowledge 26 April 2018

Whistleblower Protection to Strengthen Across the EU

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Knowledge 23 March 2018

Court of Appeal Finds ESB not Liable for Flooding at UCC

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Knowledge 13 March 2018

Supreme Court Gives Helpful Guidance on Aspects of Lodgment Procedure

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Knowledge 12 March 2018

Bribery and Corruption Update

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Knowledge 8 March 2018

Guarantee Cap Irrelevant to Award of Courts Act Interest

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Knowledge 6 March 2018

2017 in the Commercial Court: A Busy Year

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Knowledge 23 February 2018

Can a Receiver be Appointed to a Debtor’s Future Receipts?

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Knowledge 16 February 2018

When Can You Enter a Conditional Appearance?

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Knowledge 16 January 2018

Normal Rule on Costs Disapplied Against Regulator

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Knowledge 18 December 2017

Legal Advice Privilege: “Definite and Reasonable Foundation” Test Adopted to…

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News 14 December 2017

McCann FitzGerald advises AIB on the establishment of AIB Group plc

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Knowledge 13 December 2017

Regulator Foots Bulk of Costs Bill in Largely Successful Appeal

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