Irish firm granted first VW emissions order

A Co Mayo law firm representing hundreds of claimants has become the first in Europe to have a case relating to the global Volkswagen emissions scandal heard in court.

O’Dwyer Solicitors of Ballyhaunis, Co Mayo, was granted the first court order for discovery by Judge Mary Devins in Castlebar District Court last month.

The order directed the German carmaker to provide technical and expert information in relation to the emissions scandal to the solicitors within six weeks.