ABSTRACT
Ireland is anomalous among its international common law counterparts and fellow EU Member States in its continued prohibition of third-party litigation funding despite the access to justice benefits it may yield. Although the future role of commercial funding as an aspect of the Irish legal landscape is yet to be determined, a development of law and policy in this area is anticipated. Its contours will be framed by the recommendations of the Irish Law Reform Commission following its 2023 consultation paper. This article seeks to frame pending reform against the backdrop of recent EU law developments, in particular the role of the EU Representative Actions Directive as a catalyst to regulatory reform, and the regulatory policy tensions inherent in the development of a commercial third-party funding market in Ireland.
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Karen Lynch Shally, ‘Third-Party Litigation Funding: Irish Reform, Regulatory Tensions and European Influence’ (2025) 73 Irish Jurist 125.
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