Referendums Q&A: A legal expert on what is being proposed, and the effect it will haveIn an interview less than a week before the family and care referendums, Ms Justice Marie Baker says the Supreme Court is unlikely to give an ‘outlandish’ interpretation of ‘durable’ relationshipsSat Mar 02 2024 - 07:00
Law Society calls for Yes-Yes vote in family and care referendumsYes vote will ‘better reflect the diversity of family life’ and ‘acknowledge the role of carers’, says solicitors’ representative bodySat Mar 02 2024 - 06:00
Lawyers group urges No vote in family and care referendumsYes vote would have long-term consequences in tax, property and family law, group claimsThu Feb 29 2024 - 20:33
Draft findings issued in INM data breach investigationMove signals long-running investigation into Ireland’s largest news group is drawing to a closeThu Feb 29 2024 - 05:30
‘I can’t take it any more’: Woman gets protection order from granddaughter who she says is ‘beating’ herSeparate order granted to a mother who said she is ‘terrified’ of her adult son ‘when he kicks off’Sun Feb 25 2024 - 15:30
Single people are ‘the poor relatives’ when it comes to inheritance taxArticle 41 referendum offers potential to tackle ‘unfair and unequal’ inheritance tax treatment of singles, unmarried cohabitantsSat Feb 24 2024 - 05:30
Lawyers should be ‘more encouraging’ of applications under new decision-support law, judge saysSo far 451 applications have been made under new rules, but many are unable to afford lawyers, seminar toldThu Feb 22 2024 - 17:25
Israel’s occupation of Palestinian Territory breaches international law, Ireland tells ICJUN member states and EU must not enter into economic agreements that would support Israel's settlement activity in Occupied Palestinian Territory, Attorney General saysThu Feb 22 2024 - 14:56
Judge clears way for fund to pursue estate of deceased man over alleged debt secured on three propertiesOption remains open to family members to oppose fund’s proceedings, court notesWed Feb 21 2024 - 20:49
Care amendment criticised by two more bodies in further blow to Yes Yes referendum campaign Tanaiste disputes claim by Free Legal Advice Centres that ‘care’ amendment is sexistTue Feb 20 2024 - 06:00
Marc Godart resists application over company’s non-payment of awards to unlawfully evicted tenantLandlord’s lawyer tells judge there is ‘a certain situation’ regarding the assets of the company concernedMon Feb 19 2024 - 14:53
Top barrister criticises ‘scandalous’ use of emergency law to prop up Special Criminal CourtBrendan Grehan, who represented Gerard Hutch during his trial at the non-jury court last year, urges reform of emergency law dating back 50 yearsMon Feb 19 2024 - 05:01
Legal body criticises ‘sexist’ amendment on carersFree Legal Advice Centres backs family amendment but does not support care amendment in March 8th referendumsMon Feb 19 2024 - 00:01
Woman tells family court she was ‘absolutely battered’ by partner after child’s funeralMan is refusing to allow mother retrieve mementoes of their deceased child from his house, court toldSun Feb 18 2024 - 07:00
State urged to resist use of ‘exceptional’ measures to tackle terror and extremismSpecial Criminal Court ‘hard to disappear’ and ‘new forms of exceptionality’ building around far right, says expertFri Feb 16 2024 - 19:19
Dublin landlord has bankruptcy extended by seven years over failure to detail assets and incomeJudge notes evidence there may be 43 properties in which Fintan Egan has an interestWed Feb 14 2024 - 07:06
Supreme Court to consider issues of ‘systemic importance’ for carers in appeal by mother of severely disabled manImpact of Constitution’s ‘woman in the home’ article for carer’s allowance payment among issues raisedTue Feb 13 2024 - 12:50
Judge gives Alan Hynes three weeks to reply to bid to extend his bankruptcy over alleged non co-operationWexford businessman has brought separate application to ‘annul’ bankruptcy orderMon Feb 12 2024 - 17:11
Bankruptcy proceedings against former rugby international Brendan Mullin adjournedBusinessman disputes alleged €1.85m debt and denies committing act of bankruptcyMon Feb 12 2024 - 12:37
High legal costs could be reduced by non-binding guidelines and new ‘transparency’ measures - reportMaximum legal costs could be set for personal injury cases concerning awards under €30,000, says independent report prepared for Department of JusticeSun Feb 11 2024 - 16:09
Woman weeps as judge grants protection order against ‘master manipulator’ partnerFather who fled home in fear of two adult sons gets interim barring orders against bothSun Feb 11 2024 - 07:00
Dermot Desmond opposes Joseph Stiglitz giving evidence for The Irish Times in defamation caseIrish Times denies claims of defamation, breach of privacy and breach of confidenceThu Feb 08 2024 - 19:19
Murder accused brings legal challenge over ‘arbitrary’ State policy on psychiatric report feesChallenge comes months after leading psychiatrist withdrew from criminal legal aid scheme over ‘derisory’ paymentsMon Feb 05 2024 - 14:32
Graham Dwyer sues State and prison service for damages Action by convicted murderer includes claims of negligence and breach of privacyThu Feb 01 2024 - 12:52
Dedicated High Court list for medical negligence cases could reduce costs, lawyers sayReport by Medical Protection Society found medical negligence cases take longer and cost more in Ireland than in many countriesWed Jan 31 2024 - 16:50
Women lawyers group supports yes vote in referendums but notes lack of clarity on ‘durable’ relationshipsAbsence of guidance on ‘durable’ relationships ‘extremely unfortunate’, group saysTue Jan 30 2024 - 20:02
Man seeks €350,000 damages against council after fall allegedly caused him to develop chronic pain Judge allows council to have second orthopaedic surgeon examine man after defence experts clash over chronic pain issueTue Jan 30 2024 - 19:00
Judge adjourns bid to extend bankruptcy of Alan Hynes over alleged non co-operation Hynes seeking legal aid for separate bid to ‘annul’ bankruptcyMon Jan 29 2024 - 17:40
Coroners have ‘grave concerns’ new law on appointments could interfere with independenceCoroners' organisation ‘disappointed’ it was not consulted prior to introduction of new BillMon Jan 29 2024 - 15:46
Mother who fled family home after being allegedly punched in face by son gets temporary barring order‘He has told me one day he will eventually end up killing me,’ woman tells judgeSun Jan 28 2024 - 13:40
‘A nightmare’: One man’s gruelling journey with his daughter through the family law systemFacing costs of more than €118,000 after three years in and out of courts, a father of one talks about the pressures of a system that lawyers say needs to be reformed and properly resourcedSun Jan 28 2024 - 07:00
Tracey Gilligan commences fresh legal action against Cab and Department of Social ProtectionNature of case taken by daughter of drug dealer John Gilligan (71) is unclear but is latest in series related to familyFri Jan 26 2024 - 19:00
Q&A: Can Elon Musk’s X fund legal challenges to Republic’s proposed hate speech laws?Funding by X of any such challenges faces serious obstacles but it has optionsWed Jan 24 2024 - 19:00
Former Ireland rugby international Brendan Mullin resists bankruptcy application over alleged €1.8m debtMullin denies creditor’s claim he has committed an act of bankruptcyTue Jan 23 2024 - 14:33
Widower’s pension ruling not expected to affect referendumsProposed referendum seeks to expand the constitutional definition of family beyond that based on marriageTue Jan 23 2024 - 06:00
Q&A: What are the implications of the Supreme Court widower’s pension judgment?No binding decision on Article 41 family provision with majority court saying people should decideMon Jan 22 2024 - 18:06
Supreme Court rules law refusing widower’s pension to unmarried father of three unconstitutionalLegislation expected to provide for prospective payments for other bereaved unmarried parentsMon Jan 22 2024 - 11:51
Cost of a High Court trial: Judge hears rare breakdown of legal feesSenior counsel’s brief fees for breach of contract case estimated at up to €80,000, overall costs bill for losing party could be up to €2mMon Jan 22 2024 - 05:00
Supreme Court to rule on man’s exclusion from widower’s pension schemeJudgment could provide guidance on extent of family protections in ConstitutionMon Jan 22 2024 - 05:00
Some parents making wills ‘are not shy in expressing who their favourite child is’Daughters are doing better now under wills but some still end up in court say lawyersSat Jan 20 2024 - 06:00
Judge criticises ‘millionaire’ legal costs rates in High CourtState’s laws force losing litigants to pay opponent’s legal costs at rates well above Taoiseach’s pay, says judgeThu Jan 18 2024 - 20:32
Woman living ‘exotic’ lifestyle loses appeal over appointment of Cab receiver to family homeCab claimed Mary Cash’s home in Co Laois represented the proceeds of crimeThu Jan 18 2024 - 15:47
Attorney General says judges should actively manage litigation as it gets ‘ever more protracted’ and costlyRossa Fanning says other courts should look to 'gold standard' of efficiency set by Commercial CourtThu Jan 18 2024 - 10:09
Landlord Paul Howard told Revenue he kept rent money at home in cashTax judgments of more than €3 million have been confirmed against Howard and his partner, who had tenants pay their rent in cash at a launderette on Dublin’s Talbot StreetThu Jan 18 2024 - 06:00
Revenue obtains €2.4m judgment against Dublin landlord for unpaid tax and interestHigh Court rejected claims of champerty raised by counsel for Paul Howard and his partner Una McCleanWed Jan 17 2024 - 09:09
‘Overwhelming evidence’ that Graham Dwyer was author of text messages to murder victim Elaine O’Hara, Supreme Court toldCourt reserves judgment on appeal by former architect for 2012 murder of childcare workerTue Jan 16 2024 - 17:45
RTÉ's Dave Fanning initiates defamation case after his photo appeared in article about sexual misconduct trial of different broadcaster Lawyers for Mr Fanning say article marks ‘new frontier of libel law’ and suspect artificial intelligence (AI) was being used to aggregate news articlesMon Jan 15 2024 - 16:09
Woman who paid €14k for ‘service’ from non-lawyer cannot appeal home possession order, High Court rules Judge says it is ‘beyond concerning’ that people with no legal qualifications are indicating they can assist, for fees, those in mortgage arrearsMon Jan 08 2024 - 06:00
Disabled mother gets temporary barring order against ‘dangerous’ adult daughterAnother woman says ex partner boxed her three times in the face and smashed windscreen of carSun Jan 07 2024 - 06:00
Judge convicted of sexually assaulting six males resigns from benchFour of Gerard O’Brien’s victims were students when he worked at a secondary school in Dublin between 1991 and 1997Sat Jan 06 2024 - 16:47
