High Court satisfied with proposed orders in pubs’ cases against FBD over Covid-19 coverProposed orders deal in detail with various factors affecting the level of losses sustainedWed Apr 26 2023 - 16:31
Supreme Court urged to reject phone data used to secure men’s convictionsAppeals are likely to have implications for any potential Supreme Court appeal by Graham DwyerTue Apr 25 2023 - 19:11
Judge refuses to strike out bank’s claim for €20m against husband and late wife Court said there has been ‘no delay whatsover’ in the bank’s prosecution of proceedings against Gerard, Teresa and Caroline BurkeTue Apr 25 2023 - 16:39
Businessman’s case against Davy and 16 former employees to be settled, court hearsSettlement understood to include Patrick Kearney receiving about €2 million, without any liability being admittedTue Apr 25 2023 - 14:14
High Court dismisses challenge to permission for 416 homes on former Bailey Gibson site in Dublin 8All domestic and EU law points of challenge were dismissed or not pursued, judge concludesMon Apr 24 2023 - 19:59
Pre-trial discovery process extended to mid-May in Web Summit casesParties continue to be preoccupied by the 14 million documents collected as part of discovery processMon Apr 24 2023 - 16:58
Bewley’s and landlord agree not to sell historic windows while mulling potential appealHigh Court ruled last January that four of the Harry Clarke windows belonged to the landlord, while two were tenant’s fixturesMon Apr 24 2023 - 15:56
Aer Lingus and Ryanair joined to High Court challenge to airport charge capDublin Airport operator DAA is challenging levy cap it claims will cost it millionsMon Apr 24 2023 - 15:00
Failure to provide asylum seeker with accommodation a breach of Minister’s obligationsJudge declares State’s failure to provide ‘material reception conditions’ to applicant was unlwafulFri Apr 21 2023 - 15:00
‘Reluctant litigants’ halt surrogacy court case saying they are ‘heartened’ by progress of legislationJudge commended ‘significant achievement’ of Kathy and Brian Egan in creating momentum in areaFri Apr 21 2023 - 14:57
Constitutional challenge to urban height guidelines dismissed by High CourtComplaint made as part of many pending challenges to planning permissions for tall buildings and dense residential schemesThu Apr 20 2023 - 17:39
Couple owed €134,000 by doctor win appeal against exclusion from debt settlement arrangementProcedural flaws leading to approval of debt arrangement mean it cannot be allowed to stand, judge holdsThu Apr 20 2023 - 16:25
High Court dismisses action over injuries sustained in altercation during school breakJudge has ‘every sympathy’ for plaintiff but said she could not find Templeogue College responsible for incidentThu Apr 20 2023 - 14:21
Kinahan gang member ordered to pay much of Cab’s legal costs in crime proceeds caseRoss Browning should ‘bear the costs’ of application relating to two north Dublin properties, judge ruledWed Apr 19 2023 - 15:41
Supreme Court told adoption of girl against birth mother’s wishes is ‘not proportionate’The birth mother is appealing an order allowing the girl to be adopted by her foster motherTue Apr 18 2023 - 17:04
TD asked to clarify legal points in challenge against Sipo decision on Varadkar leak inquiryPaul Murphy must address ‘fundamental point’ concerning preliminary nature of Sipo’s decision, judge saysMon Apr 17 2023 - 18:39
An Bord Pleanála concedes in challenge to permission for 205 apartments in PhibsboroughResidents’ groups want approval for the build-to-rent scheme overturnedMon Apr 17 2023 - 15:39
Supreme Court to consider nature of local development plans and how these can be challengedSeveral well-known development firms have pending actions over development plansFri Mar 31 2023 - 16:01
Enoch Burke rejects Judge's decision he was not ‘unjustly barred’ from hearing of disputeEnoch Burke speaks to the press after a High Court judge rejected his that claim he was ‘unjustly barred’ from hearing of dispute with Wilson’s Hospital School.Fri Mar 31 2023 - 13:46
Judge rejects Enoch Burke’s claim he was ‘unjustly barred’ from hearing ‘You can’t hope to win a game of soccer by running away with the ball,’ High Court judge says as four-day case comes to an endFri Mar 31 2023 - 12:41
Woman alleged not to have left bedroom in nearly two years can be transferred to hospital with use of reasonable force, court rulesJudge allows use of restraint and sedation to move young woman, who has allegedly been confined to lower bunk bedThu Mar 30 2023 - 18:13
No policy barrier to recognising foreign adoption orders for children born via surrogacy, Supreme Court rulesChief Justice says inertia with regard to legislating area of surrogacy ‘not a viable option even in the near term’Thu Mar 30 2023 - 17:10
Human rights body joins Supreme Court appeals against admissibility of phone data at trialsLawyers were asked to include in file to court the recent Court of Appeal judgment dismissing Graham Dwyer’s appeal against murder convictionWed Mar 29 2023 - 19:39
Supreme Court to hear birth mother’s appeal against adoption of daughterCourt says appeal raises matters of ‘profound public importance’ about adoption ordersWed Mar 29 2023 - 17:53
High Court wrongly concluded public interest in cheaper drugs overrode patent holder rights, appeal court rulesThere was ‘nothing unlawful’ in Biogen’s application for and exploitation of a parent patentWed Mar 29 2023 - 16:53
Supreme Court to hear arguments in May on consequences of Patrick Quirke ruling Court will consider its jurisdiction to order a retrial of Co Tipperary farmer or to make a ruling on the evidenceWed Mar 29 2023 - 14:32
Man granted international protection in Greece challenges ‘inadmissible’ finding for Irish applicationHigh Court judge says applicants arriving from Greece are raising similar issue “very very frequently”Tue Mar 28 2023 - 21:24
Father not entitled to order for return of child to home country, court rulesJudge was satisfied the family probably intended to move to Ireland, if not permanently, at least for a lengthy periodMon Mar 27 2023 - 21:10
Meta challenges DPC’s €265m fine over third-party data ‘scrape’Meta alleges the decision was reached in breach of various articles of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EUMon Mar 27 2023 - 18:21
Failure to submit climate strategy due in 2020 puts State behind its EU peers, court hearsFriends of the Irish Environment wants court to force Government to submit long-term climate strategyMon Mar 27 2023 - 15:34
Court refuses to compel Adam Clayton to answer ‘inappropriate’ questions from man suing over songJudge dismissed motion in Maurice D Kiely’s case seeking €12m damages from U2 LtdFri Mar 24 2023 - 21:17
High Court refers legal questions to CJEU in planning challenge to 123 Cork apartmentsThe first module of the case, concerning domestic law points, failed in the Supreme CourtFri Mar 24 2023 - 17:00
Couple refused international protection did not derive right to work from applicant child, court rulesThe application fails because an infant does not have a right to work in the Irish StateThu Mar 23 2023 - 16:33
Restaurateur Marcus Sweeney’s firm agrees to hand over Co Meath lands in Cab caseJudge previously described Celtic Tiger socialite as ‘up to his oxters’ in organised crimeWed Mar 22 2023 - 16:00
Solicitor intends to seek mistrial in action over false imprisonment on cruise shipCounsel for Caroline Fanning told High Court his client alleges a juror previously worked in cruise industryTue Mar 21 2023 - 13:56
Court-sanctioned lower leg amputation successful, judge hearsPermission needed for procedure due to concerns about man’s capacity to understand gangrene treatmentMon Mar 20 2023 - 19:25
Claim retired teacher exploited underage student ‘false and malicious’Man wants High Court to quash decision to refer complaint to Teaching Council disciplinary committeeMon Mar 20 2023 - 17:13
Woman who sued HSE over breast cancer fails to prove delay in diagnosisThe judge found it was more likely that the radiologist’s report is accurate and that a 12mm cyst caused the lumpThu Mar 16 2023 - 18:17
Up to each judge to assess evidence of solicitor-referred medics, says High Court judge‘Guns for hire’ can be exposed through cross-examination and questioning, court hearsWed Mar 15 2023 - 18:30
Developer can defend challenge to planning permission after Bord Pleanála concedes, court rulesBallyboden Tidy Town Group’s action concerns approval for 241 apartments near the Dublin mountainsTue Mar 14 2023 - 17:42
Human rights body seeks to join test actions on shelter for asylum seekersCases brought by two Afghan men are being fast-tracked and will be heard by High Court later this monthMon Mar 13 2023 - 18:00
Further hearing required in High Court case over permission for South Circular Road developmentUS property group Hines had said it “looks forward to the swift conclusion of the proceedings”Mon Mar 13 2023 - 15:26
Full trial of dispute between Enoch Burke and school to open this monthMr Justice Brian O’Moore has been managing the case to ensure an ‘unsually early trial’Fri Mar 10 2023 - 18:27
Man’s trouble finding alternative accommodation does not block possession order, court rulesOrder for possession of Mullingar dwelling was secured by man’s sisters following death of their father in 2019Fri Mar 10 2023 - 15:58
U2 should not have to answer questions in alleged unlawful use of song case, High Court hearsMaurice Kiely claims he wrote the song ‘A Man and a Woman’ in the 1990s before it was used on U2′s albumFri Mar 10 2023 - 15:22
Industrial action involving engineering company’s employees to proceed H A O’Neil, part of Jones Engineering, says no valid disagreement exists between it and Unite membersThu Mar 9 2023 - 15:31
Court reserves decision in case considering ‘reasonably mistaken’ defence in sexual act with minorThe appeal primarily concerns the extent to which, if at all, the prosecution must prove the accused had a “guilty mind” regarding the age of the childWed Mar 8 2023 - 21:14
High Court awards man €142,000 over ‘vicious’ unprovoked assault in pub bathroomIvor Broderick (49) alleged he was jumped on and punched and kicked in the head during a 2017 assaultWed Mar 8 2023 - 13:10
Firms seeking derogation from EU sanctions on Kremlin-controlled company’s interest in vessels overcome legal hurdleNorwegian companies have applied to Irish Central Bank for sanction derogationsTue Mar 7 2023 - 18:01
HSE acknowledges ‘shortcomings’ in care of assailant of Sligo man (20) who died after crowbar attackJimmy Loughlin (20) was killed in his rented home in Sligo in 2018 after the stranger attacked himTue Mar 7 2023 - 13:22
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