Scheme misused export tax reliefs, High Court findsA scheme under which two directors of a construction company received some £600,0000 in tax-free dividends was a tax avoidance…Wed Apr 26 2006 - 01:00
No further sanctions against Shell protestersFive Co Mayo men will not be further punished at this stage following the High Court's finding that they were in contempt of …Sat Apr 08 2006 - 01:00
Judge cannot refuse plea, says Supreme CourtA judge cannot refuse to accept a plea of guilty of causing serious harm because of the judge's own view that the accused was…Fri Apr 07 2006 - 01:00
Ryanair loses bid to have pilots' claims struck outRyanair has lost its High Court bid to have claims brought against it by Impact and more than 60 of its pilots struck outFri Apr 07 2006 - 01:00
Court has right to hear medical casesIn a decision with major implications for hospital consultants facing negligence claims, which could amount to a total of €400…Thu Apr 06 2006 - 01:00
Curtin awarded substantial costs for failed legal bidCircuit Court Judge Brian Curtin has been awarded substantial costs of his unsuccessful legal challenge to the procedures adopted…Thu Apr 06 2006 - 01:00
DPP's delay in abuse cases not cause for halting trialThe Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that alleged sex abusers are not entitled to orders preventing their prosecutions solely…Thu Apr 06 2006 - 01:00
Traveller family to challenge eviction lawsAn extended Traveller family has brought a High Court challenge to the constitutionality of housing and public order laws which…Wed Apr 05 2006 - 01:00
Eircom joined as defendant in Smart suit against regulatorOne of the disappointed bidders for the final 3G mobile phone licence, Eircom Ltd, has been joined as a defendant in High Court…Tue Apr 04 2006 - 01:00
Man applies to lift Cab freezing orderA Clare man acquitted in the UK on charges connected with an alleged £100 million (€143 million) VAT "carousel" fraud has asked…Sat Apr 01 2006 - 01:00
Ryanair seeks to strike out pilots' claimsRyanair has asked the High Court to strike out claims brought against it by Impact and more than 60 of its pilots alleging the…Fri Mar 31 2006 - 01:00
DWL ordered to hand over aquatic centreDublin Waterworld Ltd must hand over possession of the €62 million National Aquatic Centre on April 28th next to the State company…Thu Mar 30 2006 - 01:00
Developer challenges Mahon inquiryThe High Court has begun hearing a bid by Cork property developer Owen O'Callaghan to prevent the Mahon tribunal from further…Wed Mar 29 2006 - 01:00
Traveller challenge to council housing decisionA Traveller family living on the roadside in Co Wexford has taken a High Court challenge to Wexford County Council's refusal …Tue Mar 28 2006 - 01:00
Eircom secures restraining order against executive accused of fraudEircom has secured a High Court order restraining two people, including a company executive, from reducing their assets below…Tue Mar 28 2006 - 01:00
Band bows out while MCD disputes tender processThe Rolling Stones concert in Dublin's Phoenix Park planned for August 18th next is not proceeding, the High Court was told yesterday…Tue Mar 28 2006 - 01:00
Date fixed for case on fate of frozen embryosA landmark legal action to decide the fate of three frozen embryos will be heard by the High Court on June 29th, following applications…Tue Mar 28 2006 - 01:00
State awarded costs in school abuse caseA mother of two is facing a legal costs bill of some €500,000 after the High Court found yesterday that the Minister for Education…Fri Mar 24 2006 - 00:00
Chauffeur tells of being 'bullied' by bossA man is suing Dublin businessman Robert "Pino" Harris for damages, alleging he was bullied and intimidated while working as …Thu Mar 23 2006 - 00:00
Operators of aquatic centre to forfeit leaseThe High Court has made an order for possession of the €62 million National Aquatic Centre because of "wilful" breaches of the…Wed Mar 22 2006 - 00:00
An Post could lose €70m by 2010, court toldThe refusal of communications regulator ComReg to sanction a 12 cent increase (from 48 cent to 60 cent) for the cost of stamps…Tue Mar 21 2006 - 00:00
Hill of Tara case costs awarded against objectorEnvironmentalist Vincent Salafia was ordered by the High Court yesterday to pay a legal costs bill, which could exceed €600,000…Thu Mar 16 2006 - 00:00
State seeks to halt case by institution victimThe High Court has reserved judgment on a bid by the State to stop a legal action for damages by a man who was seriously sexually…Thu Mar 16 2006 - 00:00
Hill of Tara costs could top €600,000Environmentalist Vincent Salafia will learn today whether he will have to pay a legal costs bill, which could be more than €600…Wed Mar 15 2006 - 00:00
Court finds in favour of former Doherty trioFormer Doherty Advertising chairman Pascal Taggart and two other non-executive directors will not have restrictions placed on…Tue Mar 14 2006 - 00:00
Woman complained to doctor after leaving jobA woman who claims she endured sexual assaults by the owner of a Dublin dry cleaners throughout her employment at his firm agreed…Sat Mar 11 2006 - 00:00
Supreme Court turns down Curtin appealCourt judgment: The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed the challenge by Judge Brian Curtin of the Circuit Court to a scheme…Fri Mar 10 2006 - 00:00
25-minute delay in order meant Cleary case man freedA Dublin man detained by gardaí in connection with their investigation into the murder of Donna Cleary in Coolock last Sunday…Fri Mar 10 2006 - 00:00
Judge's lawyer claimed viruses affected computerA letter from Judge Brian Curtin's solicitor to the Oireachtas joint committee in July 2004 suggested viruses had invaded his…Fri Mar 10 2006 - 00:00
Detention of suspect unlawful, High Court rulesA Dublin man detained by gardaí in connection with their investigation into the murder of Donna Cleary in Coolock last Sunday…Thu Mar 09 2006 - 00:00
Appeal against rape conviction upheldA primary schoolteacher jailed in 2000 for 10 years for raping a former pupil has been freed after he won his Supreme Court appeal…Thu Mar 09 2006 - 00:00
Shell did not adhere to planning requirement, court toldShell has failed to adhere to a planning condition requiring it to lodge a €20 million security for the costs of the future restoration…Wed Mar 08 2006 - 00:00
Official's trial on corruption charges haltedA retired clerical officer in the Department of Justice has brought High Court proceedings to stop his trial on charges of corruptly…Tue Mar 07 2006 - 00:00
Woman loses case over hysterectomyA woman who claimed her womb was unnecessarily removed during an operation at University College Galway Hospital has lost her…Sat Mar 04 2006 - 00:00
Old law blocks marriage, court is toldA divorced woman and her former husband's brother who wish to marry each other have brought a High Court challenge to early 20th…Sat Mar 04 2006 - 00:00
Supreme Court gives key ruling on deportationIn an important judgment with implications for the handling of deportations, the Supreme Court has ruled that six Nigerian people…Fri Mar 03 2006 - 00:00
Costs order solicitor not to blame, court toldA solicitor who was last month the subject of a unique direction by the Master of the High Court to pay to her client the costs…Thu Mar 02 2006 - 00:00
Challenge to M3 route near Hill of Tara rejectedA challenge by environmentalist Vincent Salafia to the proposed route of the M3 motorway near the Hill of Tara has been dismissed…Thu Mar 02 2006 - 00:00
Soldier claims pizza was spiked with cannabisA soldier has claimed before the High Court that he tested positive for drugs after eating a pizza which, unknown to him, had…Wed Mar 01 2006 - 00:00
Irish Nationwide challenges decision of Ombudsman to refund €30,000Irish Nationwide Building Society (INBS) has brought a High Court challenge to a decision of the Financial Services Ombudsman…Tue Feb 28 2006 - 00:00
Signing case to be taken against StateThe High Court has granted leave for a case to be brought aimed at compelling the State to provide for a young deaf and mute …Tue Feb 28 2006 - 00:00
Solicitors concerned at ruling by High Court masterA unique order by the master of the High Court, directing a solicitor to pay to her client the legal costs of bringing a "pointless…Sat Feb 25 2006 - 00:00
Council sues Shell for €5m over office site pollutionMeath County Council is seeking damages of up to €5 million in High Court proceedings against Irish Shell Limited over the company…Thu Feb 23 2006 - 00:00
Union 'main mover in intimidation'A building company has secured a temporary High Court injunction against the Building and Allied Trades Union (BATU) after claiming…Sat Feb 18 2006 - 00:00
Firm fails to stop Revenue's 'draconian' measuresA building company which claims to employ 220 people and which accepts it owes some €2Fri Feb 17 2006 - 00:00
President's aide seeks to halt 'bogus' disciplinary inquiryA protocol officer at Áras an Uachtaráin has initiated a High Court action alleging that "bogus" disciplinary proceedings have…Fri Feb 17 2006 - 00:00
Solicitor's case over planning tribunal dismissedThe High Court has dismissed a claim by a Dublin solicitor, John Caldwell, that his right to privacy was breached by the Mahon…Thu Feb 16 2006 - 00:00
Prison site gets go-ahead as challenge withdrawnWorks in relation to the development of a new prison complex on lands at Thornton, Co Dublin, can continue on an unrestricted…Wed Feb 15 2006 - 00:00
Ailing Travellers want home with heat and waterAn elderly Traveller couple in chronic ill health has been living on a "temporary" halting site for eight years in a mobile home…Tue Feb 14 2006 - 00:00
Court winds up firm which ran Fado restaurantThe High Court has made an order winding up a company which had operated the Fadó restaurant in Dublin's Mansion House.Tue Feb 14 2006 - 00:00
