Courts administer for 'common good'Justice Susan Denham: There is no express principle in the Constitution of retrospective application of any declaration that…Tue Jul 11 2006 - 01:00
'Absolute retroactivity' would deny justice to victims of crimeChief Justice John Murray: The Supreme Court's declaration that the law on statutory rape is unconstitutional does not mean …Tue Jul 11 2006 - 01:00
Nigerian secures leave to challenge deportation orderA Nigerian woman has secured leave from the High Court to pursue her claim that, in deciding to deport her, the Minister for …Sat Jul 08 2006 - 01:00
Ruling on embryos due later in monthThe High Court will give its decision on July 18th on whether documents signed by a husband four years ago consenting to fertility…Sat Jul 08 2006 - 01:00
Counsel rejects AG's 'dramatic' position in embryos caseThe Attorney General has taken the "dramatic" view that documents signed four years ago by the estranged husband of a woman consenting…Fri Jul 07 2006 - 01:00
Ruling expected soon on frozen embryos consentThe High Court will rule within days on the question of whether documents signed by a husband four years ago consenting to fertility…Fri Jul 07 2006 - 01:00
Man wants no more children with his wifeEmbryo case/husband's evidence: The estranged husband of a woman who is seeking to have implanted in her womb three embryos…Thu Jul 06 2006 - 01:00
Court to give IVF consent ruling 'within days'The High Court will rule within days on whether documents signed by a husband four years ago consenting to fertility treatment…Thu Jul 06 2006 - 01:00
Woman expects husband to maintain any childrenWife's evidence: A woman has told the High Court she expects her estranged husband to financially maintain and assume full responsibility…Thu Jul 06 2006 - 01:00
Court to explain A case ruling shortlyThe Supreme Court will give its detailed reasons on Monday next for granting an appeal by the State last month against a High…Wed Jul 05 2006 - 01:00
Embryos belong to mother, court toldThree embryos frozen during fertility treatment undertaken by a woman and her husband prior to their separation are "our children…Wed Jul 05 2006 - 01:00
Embryo case 'to raise question' of when life beginsA landmark legal action by a woman for orders directing the implantation in her womb of three frozen embryos which were fertilised…Tue Jul 04 2006 - 01:00
Mother's claims in lease row with son dismissedThe High Court yesterday rejected claims by an elderly mother that her youngest son had exerted undue influence on her to sign…Sat Jul 01 2006 - 01:00
Obstetrician left patient at critical time, court toldA consultant anaesthetist has told the High Court he was "disappointed" that a consultant obstetrician had left the operating…Fri Jun 30 2006 - 01:00
Obstetrician delayed surgery over concerns of anaesthetistsA consultant obstetrician, Dr Victor Moore, who was found guilty of professional misconduct because of a delay of three hours…Thu Jun 29 2006 - 01:00
Obstetrician challenges misconduct decisionA consultant obstetrician at Sligo General Hospital began a High Court action yesterday resisting his proposed removal from the…Wed Jun 28 2006 - 01:00
Mother halts inquest on daughterA mother has secured a High Court order temporarily halting the inquest into her daughter's deathTue Jun 27 2006 - 01:00
Appeal lost against route of gas pipeThe High Court has dismissed a challenge by Lord Ballyedmond, formerly Senator Edward Haughey, to proposals to construct part…Sat Jun 24 2006 - 01:00
Woman in coma for 19 years after birth of twin daughtersA man spent years in the "blind hope" that his severely brain-damaged wife might wake up from a coma into which she lapsed around…Fri Jun 23 2006 - 01:00
Hotel fails to overturn binding pay rulingAn attempt by the five-star Ashford Castle Hotel in Cong, Co Mayo, to overturn a binding Labour Court determination sanctioning…Thu Jun 22 2006 - 01:00
Prisoner to contest being locked up for 23 hours a dayA prisoner jailed for three years for burglary and handling stolen property has taken a High Court challenge to being locked …Tue Jun 20 2006 - 01:00
House given to man who left wifeThe High Court has ruled that a man who left his late wife after 10 years of marriage and who subsequently did not contest divorce…Fri Jun 16 2006 - 01:00
Ruling on beef processors' case set for JulyThe High Court will give judgment next month on proceedings in which the Competition Authority is challenging an agreement reached…Thu Jun 15 2006 - 01:00
Mr A's rearrest ordered as State appeal against release grantedThe Supreme Court has granted an appeal by the State against a High Court decision to free Mr A (41), who was serving a sentence…Sat Jun 03 2006 - 01:00
Different section of Act challengedNew challenge A man who is serving an 18-month sentence for having sex with a girl between the age of 15 and 17 has brought …Fri Jun 02 2006 - 01:00
Action urged by mother 'repugnant to his oath' - judgeSherwood case A call by the mother of a victim of statutory rape for judges to adjourn release applications by convicted offenders…Fri Jun 02 2006 - 01:00
Two jailed for statutory rape seek releaseTwo men jailed for statutory rape went to the High Court yesterday seeking their immediate release from prison, in light of the…Fri Jun 02 2006 - 01:00
Court to hear State's appeal on Mr ACourt report: The Supreme Court hears tomorrow the State's appeal against this week's High Court decision to free a 41-year-…Thu Jun 01 2006 - 01:00
Man jailed in family law case freedA father of four who was jailed two weeks ago for contempt of orders made in family law proceedings brought by the man's wife…Thu Jun 01 2006 - 01:00
Stockbroker has jail sentence increased to five yearsA former stockbroker whose fraudulent use of clients' money led to the collapse of one of Cork's oldest stockbroking firms had…Wed May 31 2006 - 01:00
Court rejects O'Brien appeal against tribunalThe Supreme Court has dismissed as having "no basis" a bid by millionaire businessman Denis O'Brien to restrain the Moriarty …Wed May 31 2006 - 01:00
Judge orders inquiry into man's jailingThe High Court has said there are "worrying features" about the manner in which a father of four was jailed for contempt two …Wed May 31 2006 - 01:00
Man jailed for sex with girl (12) seeks releaseThe High Court will rule today on a bid for freedom by a 41-year-old man who is serving a three-year sentence for the statutory…Tue May 30 2006 - 01:00
Woman challenges rejection by board of sex abuse claimA woman whose case is "possibly the most serious" of some 4,000 abuse cases before the Residential Institutions Redress Board…Tue May 30 2006 - 01:00
Pilots reject Ryanair allegationsA number of Ryanair pilots have rejected claims by Ryanair management before the High Court that the pilots were threatened and…Sat May 27 2006 - 01:00
Couple fight for the right to be marriedA divorced woman and her former husband's brother, who have been in a 20-year relationship, have brought a High Court challenge…Fri May 26 2006 - 01:00
Law Society's finding on fees challengedTwo solicitors in Co Cork have brought a High Court challenge to findings by a Law Society committee that excessive fees were…Thu May 25 2006 - 01:00
Supreme Court declares under-age sex law invalidThe Supreme Court has unanimously declared as unconstitutional the "stark" law under which any man is automatically guilty of…Wed May 24 2006 - 01:00
Afghan minors went to cathedral because of 'huge difficulties'A guardian's report on the nine Afghan minors who have been made wards of court has stated they went to St Patrick's Cathedral…Tue May 23 2006 - 01:00
Under-age sex law 'unconstitutional' - Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has unanimously declared as unconstitutional the "stark" law under which any man is automatically guilty of…Tue May 23 2006 - 01:00
Equality body joined to Traveller caseThe High Court has granted an application by the Equality Authority to be added to High Court proceedings brought by an elderly…Tue May 23 2006 - 01:00
John Carthy's mother and sister settle libel actionThe mother and sister of John Carthy, who was shot dead six years ago by members of the Garda Emergency Response Unit in Abbeylara…Fri May 19 2006 - 01:00
Ashford Castle seeks to overturn ruling on payAshford Castle hotel in Cong, Co Mayo, has brought a High Court challenge to overturn a Labour Court pay determination for 150…Fri May 19 2006 - 01:00
Son of ex-judge sues over report on receivershipA chartered accountant and son of the former Supreme Court judge Hugh O'Flaherty has claimed in the High Court that he was libelled…Thu May 18 2006 - 01:00
Judge refuses order against building workers' unionA High Court judge has ruled that a building company has not produced sufficient evidence "at this stage" to show that the Building…Wed May 17 2006 - 01:00
Ashmore settles case with Goodbody,regulatorA legal action by multimillionaire stockbroker Bruce Ashmore against his former employer, Goodbody Stockbrokers, and the financial…Wed May 17 2006 - 01:00
Claim over mixed school dismissedA man who objects to a south Dublin private primary school admitting girls as students has shown no cause of action entitling…Tue May 16 2006 - 01:00
Jail escaper permitted to challenge kidnap trialMaze prison escaper Brendan "Bik" McFarlane has secured leave from the High Court to bring a fresh legal challenge aimed at restraining…Tue May 16 2006 - 01:00
Dunne, Warren settle Whitewater caseA High Court action by multimillionaire property developer Sean Dunne over the purported sale of his 50 per cent stake in the…Sat May 13 2006 - 01:00
Case of autistic boy enters 42nd dayThe costs of a legal action aimed at securing appropriate education for a severely autistic five- year-old boy are now estimated…Sat May 13 2006 - 01:00
