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Author:   Grainne Quinn (Barrister, Ireland) ,  Senior Counsel Maura McNally (Council of The Bar of Ireland, Ireland)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Professional
ISBN:  

9781526522474

ISBN 10:   1526522470
Pages:   904
Publication Date:   22 January 2026
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Foreword Preface Introduction Table of Cases Ch 1 – Introduction Ch 2 – Historical Background to Discovery Ch 3 – When does Discovery arise (documents, possession, power, custody and procurement, when to seek discovery) Ch 4 –The continuing evolution of relevance and necessary Ch 5 – Procedure in the District Court Ch 6 – Procedure in the Circuit Court (to include County Registrar) Ch 7 – Procedure in the Superior Courts (High Court, Court of Appeal, Supreme Court) Ch 8 – Pre-action Discovery Ch 9 – Non-party Discovery Ch 10 –Enforcing Discovery Ch 11 – Ancillary Discovery Ch 12 – The growing case for Interrogatories to replace Discovery and the Benefits and challenges of Discovery Ch 13 –E-Discovery I Ch 14 –E-Discovery II Ch 15 – Discovery in Judicial Review Proceedings Ch 16 – Discovery in Family Law Proceeding Ch 17 – Discovery in Personal Injury Proceedings Ch 18 – Discovery in Injunctive Proceedings Ch 19 – Multi-party litigation and Discovery Ch 19 – Privilege overview Ch 20 – Legal Advice Privilege Ch 21 – Litigation Privilege Ch 22 – Without prejudice privilege Ch 23 – Public Interest Privilege Ch 24 – Journalistic Sources Ch 25 – Challenging a claim of privilege Ch 26 –Undertakings in Discovery Ch 27 – Immunity from Discovery Ch 28 – GDPR Requests Ch 29 – Costs involved in Discovery and Adjudication of those Costs Ch 30 – The future of Discovery following the Administration of Civil Justice Review Report Ch 31 – Discovery in other jurisdictions

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Maura McNally, Senior Counsel – Consultant Editor Maura McNally is a Senior Counsel and was called to the Inner Bar in 2017, prior to which she practiced on Circuit for 25 years. Following studies at Warwick University (LL.M.), and UCG (B.A. and LL.B), she completed her Bachelors of Law (B.L.) at The King’s Inns. She was called to the Bar of Northern Ireland in 2019. Maura was elected as Chair of the Council of The Bar of Ireland in 2020, becoming the second-ever woman elected to the position, following Ms Justice Mella Carroll who held the role more than four decades ago. Maura practices Civil Law, mainly in personal injury, chancery and non-jury. Gráinne Quinn, Author Gráinne Quinn is a practicing barrister in Dublin and on the Western Circuit. She has extensive experience conducting discovery projects on behalf of the state and for commercial entities. She has a general practice specialising in employment law and criminal law. She has extensive experience in the areas of inter alia, landlord and tenant law, family law and tort. Gráinne holds an LLB (Hons) in Law and European Studies from the University of Limerick, completing a thesis entitled ‘The History, Development and Future of The Right to Silence’. She then completed the Barrister-at-Law Degree at King’s Inns. Gráinne is also an Adjudicator for the Residential Tenancies Board. Gráinne published articles both for Bloomsbury Professional and Irish Law Times, writing the Criminal Law updates for BPrO’s Criminal Law Service.

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