The Republic of Ireland has grown in significance in recent years. Blip of the current recession aside, its economy has flourished through improved commerce, and its court reporting and publishing have risen accordingly. As legal globalization continues apace, barristers in England and Wales are increasingly looking beyond our borders for persuasive precedent. And the higher up the court structure they go, the more likely judges are to look favourably on the burgeoning portfolio of cases from Ireland, the only non-UK common law jurisdiction inside the European Union.
In the latest issue of the Barrister magazine, Alistair King reports on the phenomenon of practitioners in England looking to Ireland for precedent.
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