Deficit on suspended Roscommon solicitor’s client account may exceed €600,000High court told cheque lodged to pay some of deficit bounced but problem now rectifiedMon Nov 05 2018 - 15:37
Quinns want jailed Anglo CEO David Drumm as witnessFamily of Sean Quinn deny liability for €2.34bn in loans advanced to Quinn companiesMon Nov 05 2018 - 15:34
Court sends elderly man in pigeon-infested house to nursing homeJudge told of ‘squalid and dangerous’ conditions with no electricity or toilet facilitiesFri Nov 02 2018 - 15:07
Supreme Court may rule on Denis O’Brien and Angela Kerins appeals before ChristmasAppeals centre on constitutional separation of powersThu Nov 01 2018 - 20:16
Facebook’s court appeal over data transfer case set for JanuarySupreme Court refuses attempt by UK data expert to join caseThu Nov 01 2018 - 16:26
Teacher was not employed by Minister for Education, Supreme Court rulesSalary paid from grant to pre-school but she did not have contract with State, judges findThu Nov 01 2018 - 15:46
Former rugby international can keep claim over disputed land – High CourtFergus Slattery in dispute with wife of ex-financial adviser over sale of south Dublin siteWed Oct 31 2018 - 21:57
Malnourished and dirty woman moved to hospital by emergency High Court orderJudge says elderly woman diagnosed with senile self-neglect syndrome and dementiaWed Oct 31 2018 - 19:33
Landmark ruling may affect hundreds of repossession casesCourt of Appeal upholds registration of vulture fund as owner of charge on man’s homeWed Oct 31 2018 - 15:10
Wexford man blinded by medical error settles court action for €5.9mBeaumont Hospital agrees to pay for future careWed Oct 31 2018 - 13:25
Family of woman in vegetative state and HSE turn to court for guidanceWoman cared for at home has lived beyond expected span covered by €2.6m settlementWed Oct 31 2018 - 01:00
Injured worker secures €224,000 compensation for severe ankle injuryTomasz Zdejszy fell two metres as he tried to free a trapped bin during waste collectionTue Oct 30 2018 - 17:30
High Court declines to overturn €650,000 reduction to solicitor’s fees to clientTaxing Master had said Joseph Buckley’s bills were ‘of impenetrable opaqueness’Tue Oct 30 2018 - 15:44
Supreme Court to hear Minister’s appeal over interpreter contractCase concerns supply of interpreters for immigration service and Legal Aid BoardFri Oct 26 2018 - 19:57
Judge urges man to drop ‘wild claims’ about mother’s medical careSon disputing High Court’s jurisdiction to make elderly and ill woman a ward of courtFri Oct 26 2018 - 13:34
Two solicitors who operated ‘chaotic’ practice are struck offJudge said Keith Flynn and Lyndsey Clarke should be struck off to ensure the integrity of the professionThu Oct 25 2018 - 18:44
Woman who claims she slipped on cream sues Dunnes StoresMaureen Curran tells High Court she fractured her right wrist in fall five years agoThu Oct 25 2018 - 17:54
Businessman loses claim to €3.65m ‘wedding gift’ houseBrendan O’Rourke claimed Furness Hall in Naas would become his property after marriageThu Oct 25 2018 - 16:59
Hundreds of cases await outcome of Cork flooding appealUniversity College Cork claims ESB liable for extensive damage to campus buildings in 2009Thu Oct 25 2018 - 13:25
Troubled teenager is made ward of court on ‘sad day’ for her parentsGirl has been restrained 30 times during her detention under Mental Health ActWed Oct 24 2018 - 16:56
Supreme Court orders man’s extradition to UK over £5m fraud caseThomas O’Connor cited impact of Brexit in opposing extraditionWed Oct 24 2018 - 16:24
Nursing home wanted to discharge elderly woman over care bill arrearsHigh court refused permission for discharge and asked home to be ‘a bit patient’ over €10,150 billTue Oct 23 2018 - 18:43
Gardaí have ‘measure of latitude’ when using handcuffs, Supreme Court rulesThree men accused of drink driving lose appealsTue Oct 23 2018 - 16:34
Court to decide if Nevin conviction can be used to block inheritanceLawyers for Catherine Nevin’s estate say conviction does not prove her guilt of Tom Nevin’s murderTue Oct 23 2018 - 13:33
Radiographer who allegedly carried out sex acts has registration cancelledJomin Jose was also alleged to have told the woman in her 60s she had a ‘nice pussy’Mon Oct 22 2018 - 19:46
Restaurateur Peter White and members of family sued over debts of €5.6mAt issue is Ranelagh house where Trevor White and partner liveMon Oct 22 2018 - 17:47
Supreme Court reserves judgment on Athenry centreCourt earlier heard An Bord Pleanála ‘radically misapplied’ the lawMon Oct 22 2018 - 13:14
Supreme Court reserves judgment on Athenry centreCourt earlier heard An Bord Pleanála ‘radically misapplied’ the lawMon Oct 22 2018 - 13:01
Sligo council and Lissadell owners agree on aspects of €5m legal billRights of way dispute saw local authority and couple engaged in marathon legal battleFri Oct 19 2018 - 14:50
Student wins case over refusal of place at Army Cadet SchoolJudge says academic entry requirement changes ‘unfair’ without adequate noticeFri Oct 19 2018 - 13:36
Fish farming boss not allowed to represent company in AIB legal actionSupreme Court rules no such entitlement outside ‘exceptional circumstances’Thu Oct 18 2018 - 15:00
Fresh hearing directed over ministerial powers on VEC chief allowanceSupreme Court overturns High Court decision saying Minister had no role in varying employment termsThu Oct 18 2018 - 13:00
Girl (14) settles court action over shoulder injury for €425,000Teenager claims she suffers from Erb’s Palsy sustained during delivery at Louth hospitalWed Oct 17 2018 - 15:48
US multinational loses challenge to M50 tolling contractTranscore LP sued the National Roads Authority over awarding of €200-400m dealWed Oct 17 2018 - 15:28
Judge moves to progress hearing of Turkish workers’ €40m claimNearly 500 Gama workers seek compensation for breach of contract and breach of dutyWed Oct 17 2018 - 15:28
High Court rules Gsoc can access transcripts from Garda Tony Golden caseGsoc investigation to examine nature of interaction between gardaí and Garda killerWed Oct 17 2018 - 15:15
Solicitor fees of €2.7m for Lissadell House case disputed by Sligo councilAspects of €5m bill disputed after marathon action over public rights of way across historic estateTue Oct 16 2018 - 13:41
Woman loses case to remain after leaving Israel over military serviceApplicant was 17 when she came to Ireland in 2014 and sought refugee statusTue Oct 16 2018 - 12:21
Elderly woman being treated in her home by an unqualified person, court toldNurse had found the person carrying out procedures which have ‘no basis in medicine or nursing’Mon Oct 15 2018 - 21:59
Judge orders occupiers to leave Pearse Street propertyBank-appointed receiver secures injunctions giving him possession of disputed propertyMon Oct 15 2018 - 21:57
Man who wanted out of nursing home is now well settled there, High court toldEvidence supports the man, who is in his 60s, remaining in nursing home and case will be reviewed next March, judge rulesMon Oct 15 2018 - 15:15
Tributes paid as judge John Hedigan retires from Court of AppealDubliner presided over long running unsuccessful civil jury action for damages by Ian BaileyFri Oct 12 2018 - 17:37
Judge orders mobile homes to be vacated over fire fearsCourt orders 25 adults and children be moved as council concerns fire could spread rapidly from one mobile to anotherFri Oct 12 2018 - 13:27
Facebook Supreme Court appeal to be heard in DecemberSocial network wants to halt data-transfer referral to European courtThu Oct 11 2018 - 12:12
RTÉ and businessman Declan Ganley submit appeals to Court of AppealJudges agree to watch November 2008 ‘Prime Time’ broadcast about Mr GanleyWed Oct 10 2018 - 12:35
Two new judges nominated to Court of AppealMs Justice Caroline Costello and Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy to take up roles shortlyTue Oct 09 2018 - 18:16
Son disputes alleged recording of ‘vile’ threats to motherElderly woman, who is suffering from dementia, currently living in a nursing homeTue Oct 09 2018 - 17:35
Woman’s anorexia case ‘most serious yet’, High Court judge saysGraduate in her 20s who weighs 30.8kg is described as at severe risk of deathTue Oct 09 2018 - 14:28
Court says man facing extradition has not shown risk to rightsThomas O’Connor sentenced to prison in UK in connection with a Stg£5m tax fraudTue Oct 09 2018 - 13:13
Judge criticises hospital’s discharge of intellectually disabled Traveller womanWard of court ended up staying in cramped caravan on unofficial halting siteMon Oct 08 2018 - 17:59
