Practice Resources

Duplicate File Finder.py ↓ intended to identify byte-identical duplicate files in a folder (regardless of filename) and lists them in a text file (.txt).

It runs entirely on the user’s computer. No data are transmitted outside the user’s computer; no data are deleted either.

It is run in Terminal with the folder to be checked, for example:

python3 duplicate_file_finder.py ~/Documents

The output text file duplicate_files_found.txt is saved in the same folder; duplicates must be deleted manually.

It is subject to the MIT License →.

EUR-Lex is the law database of the European Union. Whilst it has extensive documentation and an API (Application Programming Interface), its documentation can prove difficult for legal practitioners.

It is subject to the CC BY-ND 4.0 License →.

Microsoft Word template.dotx ↓ intended to follow the format required of written submissions to the High Court in accordance with: Practice Direction HC97(3)(c) →

It is subject to the CC BY 4.0 License →.

HUDOC is the case-law database of the European Court of Human Rights (Cour européenne des droits de l’homme). Whilst it has an API, no documentation appears to have been published for it.

This page sets out the search variables and values they use in an easily searchable form: HUDOC Query Builder →

It can be used to construct HUDOC API search requests conveniently or as a more comfortable interface for ordinary HUDOC searches.

It is subject to the CC BY 4.0 License →.

Two downloadable calendars in iCalendar format (.ics) for calendar years 2026–2035 intended to follow Order 118, Rules 1–2 of the Rules of the Superior Courts (Sittings and Vacations) →

These are subject to the CC BY 4.0 License →.

Neutral Citation Linker.xml ↓ is a Microsoft Word add-in intended to detect neutral citations of Irish case law such as: [2026] IESC 1. Brackets and capitals are optional for ease of use: 2026 iesc 1.

Neutral citations are corrected and, if available on judgments.courts.ie, hyperlinked to their pdf.

Statutory instruments (SI 1/2026) and sections of Acts (s. 15 of the Mental Health Act 2026) are likewise corrected and hyperlinked to the Irish Statute Book.

If the option is selected, case names are taken as found on the website and inserted before the citation. These could require minor correction.

No data are transmitted outside the user’s computer other than the citations, which are looked up on judgments.courts.ie and the Irish Statute Book.

It is installed by following Microsoft’s guide to sideloading add-ins →

It is subject to the MIT License →.

Some acts enacted before the State’s independence in 1922 still remain in force. The Irish Statute Book’s Legislative Directory catalogue even those acts fully repealed year by year.

This page sets out data from the Legislative Directory limited to those pre-1922 acts not yet fully repealed in an easily searchable form: Pre-1922 Acts →

It includes often broken links to or incomplete versions of these acts as included on the Irish Statute Book and contains links to the Legislative Directory’s year entries for cross-reference.

Reuse of data from the Irish Statute Book is subject to the Oireachtas (Open Data) PSI Licence →

Other material is subject to the CC BY 4.0 License →.