Court grants order temporarily preventing receiver from repossessing woman’s homeAlison Rafferty claims the receiver, on foot of a debt fund’s instructions, was due to change the locks on her family home at 5pm on FridayFri May 05 2023 - 20:25
Ammi Burke loses judicial review after talking over judge and counsel Judge apologises to barristers for Arthur Cox and Workplace Relations Commission over ‘unacceptable, appalling situation’Thu May 04 2023 - 16:50
WRC challenges Ammi Burke claim over legitimacy of disruption at unfair dismissal hearingDismissed Arthur Cox solicitor seeking new hearing after WRC officer cut short original review over ‘persistent interruption’ by her and her motherThu May 04 2023 - 13:45
Ammi Burke complains to court over taxpayers’ money being spent as WRC complaint was ‘held up’Solicitor taking case against Workplace Relations Commission over dismissal from law firm Arthur CoxWed May 03 2023 - 18:30
Judge to rule tomorrow on Ammi Burke’s recusal applicationCo Mayo solicitor tells court she will not have her ‘name brought to the gutter’Tue May 02 2023 - 17:19
Georgian asylum seeker awarded €21,900 damages for being refused labour market accessThe award was made following a finding that the State incorrectly transposed a 2013 EU directiveFri Apr 28 2023 - 22:25
High Court strikes out businessman’s claim against Davy and 16 former employees over Anglo bond salePatrick Kearney’s legal costs will be paid by 15 of the 16 former employees, the court was toldFri Apr 28 2023 - 12:17
Girl’s half-sibling can decide burial place against parents’ wishes, court rulesThere was a difference of opinion between the girl’s parents and other family members over where she should be buriedThu Apr 27 2023 - 19:19
Asylum seeker fails to show rights were breached by transfer from Dublin to midlandsThe Minister argued the case was moot as the woman had been granted refugee status so the State no longer had to provide her with accommodationThu Apr 27 2023 - 17:33
Widow’s house and 28-acre site cannot be added to debt fund’s possession application, court rulesPromontoria wanted to amend its bill for possession to include additional assetsThu Apr 27 2023 - 16:35
HSE awarded legal costs incurred while successfully defending breast cancer diagnosis claim‘Unfair’ to make health service pay for case where injuries were not caused by negligence, judge saysWed Apr 26 2023 - 21:06
DPP accepts phone data used to convict men was obtained unlawfully, Supreme Court toldCaolan Smyth (30) and Gary McAreavey (55) are asking the court to quash their convictions and to reject phone data as inadmissibleWed Apr 26 2023 - 19:41
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
