Enoch Burke’s father Sean jailed for courtroom assault on garda
Ammi Burke is cleared of obstructing another garda in March incident at Court of Appeal
Court of Appeal
Enoch Burke claims teachers are being told to ‘bow down’ over pronouns
Jailed teacher’s submissions against High Court rejection of his challenge to inclusion of ASTI general secretary on disciplinary appeals panel heard at Court of Appeal
Court dismisses Nolan Transport members appeal over pension money
Appeal court satisfied correct standard of proof had been applied by High Court judge
Accountant accused of knife assault on his wife fails to halt retrial
Ms Justice Tara Burns in Court of Appeal says Sidney Sutton failed to establish ‘arguable case’ and leave to apply by way of judicial review was refused
Limerick gangster John Dundon fails in bid to overturn murder conviction
Counsel argued that court should hear fresh evidence of a phone conversation recorded by Irish Prison Service between witnesses that did not emerge at Dundon’s trial in 2013
Woman ordered to pay HSE’s legal costs after claim of delayed breast cancer diagnosis successfully defended
Lawyers for Catriona Crumlish argued sides should pay own costs for High Court and Court of Appeal hearings as case raised important issue
Primary school teacher mounted two-year campaign of harassment using racial slurs, court hears
Teacher sent 500 letters to care worker’s family, friends and place of work, including letters to Hiqa alleging she was abusing patients
Lawyer Simeon Burke cannot get a master. Is this his own fault or due to an arcane system?
Pupillage is mandatory. Without it young barristers are going nowhere. This is the position that now confronts Burke
Trio accused of identifying Ana Kriégel’s killers to be tried before jury after losing Supreme Court appeal
Edel Doherty (48), Kyle Rooney (26) and Declan Corcoran (30) charged with posting images of accused youths on social media
Retired Court of Appeal president reflects on a life in law after early political detour
George Birmingham, once the second most senior judge in the State, reflects on a life in law after an early political detour
HSE denied Supreme Court appeal in case brought by Cavan surgeon over inquiry
Judges said the HSE can ventilate its points at a High Court hearing of the doctor’s case
GAA coach who ‘destroyed’ boy’s life refused Supreme Court appeal over sentence increase
Man’s original term of 10½ years extended by four years for ‘unusual, shocking and extremely disturbing’ crimes
Twenty new judges to be appointed following introduction of legislation
Six are to be assigned each to the District Court, Circuit Court and High Court, with two additional judges to go to the Court of Appeal
Drug offender’s 8½-year sentence ‘excessive’, Court of Appeal hears
Case made judge should have looked at suspending portion of sentence as man was ‘leaned on’ by relative, homeless, €35,000 in debt at time of crime and had very violent father
Misconduct by judges: Only one of 232 complaints against judges found admissible
Chief Justice said most complaints showed a ‘misunderstanding’ of the Judicial Council’s conduct regime
The Irish Times view on legal language: judging with a sense of style
Ireland’s legal system has a long tradition of judicial pronouncements that are long, turgid and repetitive- why change now?
Prof Philip Nolan refused Supreme Court appeal over pre-trial employment status
Three top judges found no apparent urgency, as matter is to be heard by Court of Appeal next month
Man who claims wife forged his signature for loans secures Supreme Court appeal over repayment order
The top court said Brian Murray’s appeal raises issues of “significant” public importance
Appeal court finds ‘no legal basis’ for order preventing firm extracting peat from part of Midlands bogs
Harte Peat argued some land considered by High Court not being extracted when EPA brought application
Appeal court rules that Johnny Ronan company owns all six Harry Clarke windows in Bewley’s
Six windows, including four known as the Four Orders and two as the Swan Yard windows, are said to be worth €1m
Elaine O’Hara may ‘at last, rest in peace’ after Supreme Court rejection of Graham Dwyer’s appeal
Court’s earlier ruling on phone metadata admissibility issues was a significant blow to Dwyer
Appeal court sets aside decision to award €9.5m emergency air ambulance contract
Sere Holdings appeal granted on basis IAS Medical did not meet turnover requirement
Woman’s unduly lenient sentence for neglect and ‘vile’ sexual abuse of toddler son overturned
Defendant, who has shown no remorse for her actions, given three-year prison term by Court of Appeal
High Court lifts suspension on contract for building €500m worth of social and affordable homes
Action initiated by unsuccessful bidder
Tributes paid to George Birmingham on retirement as president of Court of Appeal
Former Fine Gael TD and minister of State resumed law career after losing Dublin North Central seat in 1989
Man’s lifetime driving ban for causing death of friend in 2008 crash quashed by appeal court
Judges impose 20 year disqualification on Brian Kelly (43) over Co Laois incident in which Claire Hennessy died
Serial armed robber who was on bail when he took part in bank raid has sentence cut by six months
Dermot O’Callaghan (58) appealed against severity of eight-year sentence
Man with 231 convictions who threatened to throw ammonia in garda’s face will serve full prison term
Court of Appeal rejects Michael Farrell’s case that his five-and-a-half-year sentence was excessive
Harry Cassidy appeals 14 year prison sentence he claims was ‘plucked out of the air’
Former chief executive of Custom House Capital was jailed for role in €61m fraud
Ms Justice Caroline Costello nominated for appointment as president of the Court of Appeal
Court of Appeal presidency is second most senior judicial position in the State
Appeal court refers fishermen’s dispute with watchdog to Europe
High Court found against master of a vessel in weighing dispute at Killybegs
Prof Philip Nolan appealing judge’s refusal to extend injunction preventing dismissal from SFI
High Court does not rule on costs as it may be unjust for academic to pay for failed application with a wider case to follow
Appeal court upholds ruling in favour of liquidators of aircraft leasing firms
Court hears parent company had no legal entitlement to the aircraft
Limerick judge Tom O’Donnell has had sentences appealed on both leniency and severity grounds
Judge’s decision to grant a suspended sentence to Cathal Crotty for ‘vicious’ assault on Natasha O’Brien has provoked controversy
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