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Multi-Party Actions Bill 2017
- Sponsor
- Pearse Doherty · Sinn Féin
- Introduced
- 9 Nov 2017
- Last updated
- 14 Nov 2024
What this bill doesAI · claude-haiku-4-5-20251001
- Allows multiple claimants with similar claims to sue together in one action, reducing individual legal costs.
- Changes civil court procedures to streamline multi-party lawsuits and make litigation more affordable for groups.
- Bill did not progress beyond Second Stage debate and has since lapsed without becoming law.
Stage timelineWhat do these stages mean?
- First Stage32nd Dáil9 Nov 2017
- Second Stage32nd Dáil9 Nov 2017
Debates
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