Supreme Court overturns CAB rulingIn an important decision curbing the tax-collecting practices of the Criminal Assets Bureau, the Supreme Court has overturned…Thu Mar 20 2003 - 00:00
McKevitt challenge on disclosure of documents rejectedThe Supreme Court has refused an application by Mr Michael McKevitt, the alleged leader of the "Real IRA", for leave to take …Wed Mar 19 2003 - 00:00
Appeal court impressed by the way judge conducted Nevin trialIn dismissing Catherine Nevin's appeal, Mr Justice Geoghegan said the three principal grounds of appeal related to adverse publicity…Sat Mar 15 2003 - 00:00
Court dismisses Nevin appeal on murder verdictCatherine Nevin has lost her appeal against the conviction for the murder of her husband Tom at their pub, Jack White's Inn, …Sat Mar 15 2003 - 00:00
Scientology case settled out of courtThe long-running action for damages by a woman against the Church of Scientology and three of its members came to a dramatic …Fri Mar 14 2003 - 00:00
Scientology case settled out of courtThe long-running action for damages by a woman against the Church of Scientology and three of its members has came to a dramatic…Thu Mar 13 2003 - 00:00
Psychologist says church appeared to use hypnosisA woman who is suing the Church of Scientology appeared to have been hypnotised while undergoing an auditing session by a member…Thu Mar 13 2003 - 00:00
High Court urged not to inquire into ScientologyThe High Court has been urged not to engage in a "wholly impermissible type of religious discrimination" by permitting an inquiry…Wed Mar 12 2003 - 00:00
'Misconceived' contempt action against judge failsThe High Court yesterday dismissed as "totally misconceived" a bid to attach Judge Patrick Moran of the Circuit Court for alleged…Sat Mar 08 2003 - 00:00
State to seek discharge of injunction preventing deportationThe State will ask the High Court today to discharge an injunction preventing the deportation of a Czech family and a Nigerian…Fri Mar 07 2003 - 00:00
Free will a crucial issue in case against Scientology, court is toldA fundamental issue in the legal action by a woman against the Church of Scientology is whether her free will was overborne or…Fri Mar 07 2003 - 00:00
Professor says Scientology church tried to isolate himA professor of sociology who has written books and articles critical of the Church of Scientology and other organisations told…Thu Mar 06 2003 - 00:00
Scientology is 'a bona fide religion'The US Internal Revenue Service determined 10 years ago that the Church of Scientology was a bona fide religion, operating various…Wed Mar 05 2003 - 00:00
Court puts examiner into pig breeding firmThe High Court has appointed an accountant, Mr Neil Hughes, as examiner to a pig slaughtering and breeding company, Macmine Castle…Tue Mar 04 2003 - 00:00
Building firm takes High Court action against judgeA construction company has taken High Court proceedings against Circuit Court Judge Patrick Moran and the DPP for alleged contempt…Thu Feb 27 2003 - 00:00
Supreme Court order halts road works at castle siteThe Supreme Court has granted an interlocutory injunction against Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council preventing the authority…Tue Feb 25 2003 - 00:00
Council accused of Carrickmines 'offence'The Supreme Court will rule on Monday whether to grant an order restraining removal of part of a medieval fosse or ditch from…Sat Feb 22 2003 - 00:00
Judgment reserved in bank charge caseThe High Court has reserved judgment on a dispute between the Director of Consumer Affairs and Bank of Ireland over the extent…Fri Feb 21 2003 - 00:00
Case against gardai in Sligo haltedAn action for damages by a man who claimed that he was severely assaulted by gardaí in Sligo Garda station ended abruptly at …Thu Feb 20 2003 - 00:00
Sligo man claims gardai assaulted him in stationA Sligo man with a history of psychiatric admissions has claimed at the High Court that he was severely assaulted and hosed down…Wed Feb 19 2003 - 00:00
Judge finds excuses over returns 'hard to swallow'Excuses from companies for their failure to file annual returns to the Companies Office are "getting harder to swallow", a High…Tue Feb 18 2003 - 00:00
Irish Rail agrees to let man travel pending legal caseIarnrod Éireann/Irish Rail yesterday undertook before the High Court to transport, pending the outcome of legal proceedings, …Tue Feb 18 2003 - 00:00
Judgment reserved in Catherine Nevin appealThe Court of Criminal Appeal has reserved judgment on the appeal by Catherine Nevin against her conviction for the murder of …Sat Feb 15 2003 - 00:00
Nevin marriage details relevant, says DPPHappily married people "don't go around murdering each other", and evidence about the state of the marriage between Catherine…Fri Feb 14 2003 - 00:00
Media 'had no bearing' on Nevin's trialThe murder of publican Tom Nevin in 1996 was proved to be a contract killing, the Court of Criminal Appeal was told yesterday…Thu Feb 13 2003 - 00:00
Nevin's counsel claims 'trial by media'From the time publican Tom Nevin was killed, gardaí "systematically leaked" information to the media to condition the public, …Wed Feb 12 2003 - 00:00
X case man's appeal on kidnap refusedThe man who was at the centre of the X case in 1992 yesterday lost his appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeal against his conviction…Fri Feb 07 2003 - 00:00
Aer Rianta granted court orders barring trespass on Shannon siteAer Rianta yesterday secured High Court orders restraining trespass by anti-war protesters and others on its lands at Shannon…Thu Feb 06 2003 - 00:00
Taxpayers face €1m costs for tobacco firmsTaxpayers are facing a bill of up to €1 million in legal costs incurred by several tobacco companies in challenging proposed …Thu Feb 06 2003 - 00:00
Little leniency for drug-dealers on appealIn dealing yesterday with several appeals by drug offenders against the severity of their sentences, the Court of Criminal Appeal…Wed Feb 05 2003 - 00:00
Decision reserved on Morrogh assetsThe High Court yesterday reserved its decision on how some €6Wed Feb 05 2003 - 00:00
Engineer fights to have rail ban liftedAn engineer who says he is a renowned expert on railways has told the High Court he believes that Iarnród Éireann's new multi…Tue Feb 04 2003 - 00:00
Court quashes subpoenas in action by McBrearty relativeThe High Court has set aside subpoenas requiring the Ministers for Justice and Social, Community and Family Affairs, the Garda…Sat Feb 01 2003 - 00:00
Child porn case is set for District CourtA judge in Dublin District Court has decided that a case against a college lecturer charged with possession of child pornography…Sat Feb 01 2003 - 00:00
Anglo Irish Bank tells court it is entitled to €2m lodged with brokerAnglo Irish Bank has argued it is entitled to £1Sat Feb 01 2003 - 00:00
#1.3m claim by Anglo Irish ' should not be paid'A group of stockbroking firms, which will have to meet multi-million euro demands for compensation by clients of the collapsed…Thu Jan 30 2003 - 00:00
Judge hears of death threats against bricklayersTwo bricklayers working at a building site in Dublin have received anonymous death threats, the High Court heard yesterdayTue Jan 28 2003 - 00:00
Court to decide who pays for AnsbacherBank of Ireland Private Banking Ltd, the Bank of Ireland subsidiary that deals exclusively with high net worth individuals, is…Tue Jan 28 2003 - 00:00
Adverts ban on tobacco products set to be shelvedTough new legislation banning the advertising and promotion of tobacco products is expected to be scrapped because of failure…Tue Jan 28 2003 - 00:00
Gardai told to enforce orders on siteIn the continuing bitter controversy about the use of sub-contractors on building sites, the High Court yesterday granted an …Sat Jan 25 2003 - 00:00
State told it must produce orders on use of airspaceThe Government has been ordered by the High Court to discover within four weeks documents related to its permitting the overflying…Wed Jan 22 2003 - 00:00
Court action over US military flightsA High Court application by a student peace activist for discovery of documents relating to the Government permitting military…Tue Jan 21 2003 - 00:00
Editors, producer face contempt actionTwo national newspaper editors, a managing editor and an RTÉ producer have been directed to appear before the High Court on Monday…Sat Jan 18 2003 - 00:00
Shots fired at plaintiff ahead of action, court toldTwo shots were fired at a property developer, narrowly missing him, during an attempt earlier this week by a car to force his…Fri Jan 17 2003 - 00:00
Property developer trusted accountant, High Court toldA property developer, Mr Cathal Kelly, has taken High Court proceedings against Dublin businessman and declared bankrupt Matt…Thu Jan 16 2003 - 00:00
Way cleared for McKevitt trialA High Court judge yesterday cleared the way for the trial of Michael McKevitt, the alleged leader of the "Real IRA", to proceed…Wed Jan 15 2003 - 00:00
Judgment is reserved in hepatitis C test caseThe Supreme Court yesterday reserved judgment on a test case to determine whether the High Court was correct in deciding that…Tue Jan 14 2003 - 00:00
Keane rules himself out of appealA challenge by the Minister for Health and Children against a High Court decision allowing hepatitis C victims to appeal awards…Sat Dec 21 2002 - 00:00
McKevitt seeks leave to access data on FBI agentA High Court application by Mr Michael McKevitt, the alleged leader of the "Real IRA", is not an effort to ensure he receives…Sat Dec 21 2002 - 00:00
