Pakistani woman wins challenge over protection refusalFamily was attacked by male relatives objecting to woman’s mother taking up employmentMon Feb 08 2021 - 15:13
Many personal injury payouts to sharply fall under new guidelinesAmounts awarded to be more in line with Northern Ireland, England and WalesSat Feb 06 2021 - 01:00
Judicial Council committee drafts guidelines on personal injury awardsCost savings depend on insurers passing on benefits of reduced awards, judges saySat Feb 06 2021 - 01:00
Musicians group get court declarations over pay for broadcasting and performanceRAAP to rely on declarations in full action against PPI and StateFri Feb 05 2021 - 16:50
Judicial Council adjourns for fortnight to further consider damage awards guidelinesGuidelines are expected to propose major reductions in personal injury awardsFri Feb 05 2021 - 13:47
Judicial Council set to reduce general damages awardsMeeting expected to approve new guidelines for judges dealing with personal injury casesFri Feb 05 2021 - 01:00
Model who suffered brain injury when hit by car to receive €3.2mJodie Regazzoli settles action over Swords incident which left her in coma for weeksThu Feb 04 2021 - 16:05
Legal action over special schools adjourned due to planned reopeningCounsel hopes it would not be necessary to advance the actions any furtherThu Feb 04 2021 - 12:00
Séamus Woulfe sits for first time as Supreme Court judge todayWoulfe will also sit as member of Court of Appeal next monthThu Feb 04 2021 - 01:00
Pharma firm loses patent suit to stop generic HIV drugCourt of Appeal rejects Gilead claim that Truvada is protected against Teva and Mylan alternativeTue Feb 02 2021 - 17:18
Repeal of 200-year-old law preventing wards of courts marrying is welcomedRight to wed will be based on capacity and no longer impeded by Marriage of Lunatics ActTue Feb 02 2021 - 13:46
Judge directs holding of inquiry into allegations against solicitorCourt says woman made prima facie case for inquiry into allegationsMon Feb 01 2021 - 21:46
Challenge to permission for shared living development in BlanchardstownProject would involve demolition of Brady’s pub and restaurant on Old Navan RoadMon Feb 01 2021 - 20:34
Solicitors’ insurer seeking judgment for €4.9m under 2011 settlement with BloxhamSolicitors Mutual Defence Fund Ltd invested in bond which fell 97% in valueMon Feb 01 2021 - 15:35
Revenue wins appeal relating to €536,000 tax assessmentCase dates back to voluntary disclosure initiative in 2008Fri Jan 29 2021 - 19:44
Judge criticises 9-year delay in making adoption ordersCouples secured guardianship orders in India in 2011, with view to adopting the children in IrelandFri Jan 29 2021 - 17:31
Declan Ganley case over restrictions on religious services adjournedBusinessman claims Covid-19 restrictions in breach of rights in ConstitutionFri Jan 29 2021 - 17:08
Father fails in High Court bid to have son returned to IrelandBoy’s mother took child out of State and judge in her country dismissed man’s applicationFri Jan 29 2021 - 16:55
Board cannot appeal order overturning permission for 245 apartments, court rulesLocal residents objected to plans for high-rise housing development on Finglas siteThu Jan 28 2021 - 20:25
Family of woman who died days after hospital discharge secure €150,000 settlementHigh Court told 79-year-old collapsed at home night after she left Portiuncula HospitalThu Jan 28 2021 - 16:38
Survival scheme approved for Cara pharmacy groupRescue involves €14m investment and exit of Ramona NicholasThu Jan 28 2021 - 13:18
Court of Appeal upholds Minister’s refusal of residency cardPakistani man living with UK citizen brother sought card on basis he was ‘permitted family member’Thu Jan 28 2021 - 09:25
Court ruling means wind farms must provide more information on noiseJudge overturns decision by Commissioner for Environmental InformationWed Jan 27 2021 - 19:13
Former Anglo Irish executive claims loans are invalidTom Browne would not have taken out loans if he knew about group’s holding, court toldWed Jan 27 2021 - 19:02
Anorexic woman can be tube fed against her wishes to avoid ‘potentially fatal’ outcomeHigh Court told situation for 18-year-old has deteriorated with weight and Body Mass Index fallingTue Jan 26 2021 - 15:37
Men alleged to have published photos of teenage killers seek to halt Circuit Court trialJudge ruled cases against Kyle Rooney and Jamie Shannon should not be heard at district levelTue Jan 26 2021 - 13:49
Judge urges mediation in row over O’Connell Street propertyPremises valued at €1.45m with tenanted commercial unit, vacant offices and apartmentMon Jan 25 2021 - 18:06
Developer Gerry Gannon entitled to €2.18m airport car park rentCourt rules that car park lease does not support challenge by operators to rent billMon Jan 25 2021 - 16:51
Judge rules local objector is out of time to challenge planning permissionProposed development is for apartment blocks and 81-bedroom aparthotel in SantryMon Jan 25 2021 - 16:44
Woman who said she had death threats due to sexuality, loses refugee status appealProtection officer rejected claims of being married as a child and entering into lesbian relationships in ZimbabweFri Jan 22 2021 - 16:41
Supreme Court rejects appeal by parents of brain-injured boy over control of treatmentJudgment sets general principles for cases about withholding medical treatmentFri Jan 22 2021 - 14:45
Judge overturns refusal of Irish residency card for Pakistani womanCourt rules Minister erred in denying document to widow (70s) who lives with sonThu Jan 21 2021 - 19:33
Cairn Homes’ RTÉ site plans delayedPlanners say they will consent to court order quashing permission granted in SeptemberThu Jan 21 2021 - 19:04
Anorexic woman being tube fed at home due to Covid-19 hospital pressuresCourt told woman has made some progress but there are concerns about her over-exercisingThu Jan 21 2021 - 16:04
Court overturns €56,000 award over glass jug filled with hot water shatteringNo evidence to support view that Dunnes was negligent in selling item to woman, judges findWed Jan 20 2021 - 18:14
Woulfe formally listed for first time to work as Supreme Court judgeControversy followed attendance last August at the Oireachtas golf society dinnerWed Jan 20 2021 - 15:48
Appeal by prisoner who claimed food being contaminated to be heard by Supreme CourtCourt will consider if damages due over failure to take 50 day hunger stike seriouslyTue Jan 19 2021 - 15:34
Court allows transfer of elderly man to hospital against his wishesMan who suffers with cancer and psychiatric illness has history of refusing treatmentMon Jan 18 2021 - 17:35
Galway fish farm no longer allowed to bathe diseased salmon in lake waterPermission to pump freshwater from lake on Gorumna Island overturned by High CourtMon Jan 18 2021 - 16:11
Further payment of €3.9m over Setanta Insurance collapse approvedSum approved by High Court includes €1.97 million for third-party legal costsMon Jan 18 2021 - 16:10
Mother who sued daughter's national school over fall on steps loses actionCourt heard woman (36) fractured both ankles in fall at Co Louth schoolFri Jan 15 2021 - 16:57
Law student loses High Court damages action over road accidentJudge finds 22-year-old failed to prove liability on part of taxi driver over collision on unlit country roadFri Jan 15 2021 - 14:52
Residents seek to overturn permission for Rathcoole developmentApplicants are concerned about the protection of bats in hedgerows and treesFri Jan 15 2021 - 10:09
Environmental group wins leave to challenge Trim planning permissionDevelopment of 320 units was approved last OctoberThu Jan 14 2021 - 18:08
Kerry council very concerned over impact of court challenges to greenwayJudge grants stay on works concerning the 32km cycle and pedestrian projectThu Jan 14 2021 - 16:26
High Court to decide on Facebook’s data commissioner challenge as soon as possibleSeparate action by data rights activist Max Schrems resolvedWed Jan 13 2021 - 15:08
Excluding home-schooled students from Leaving Cert calculated grades ‘justifiable’, court hearsCourt of Appeal begins hearing appeals by Minister and State over High Court decisions in two casesTue Jan 12 2021 - 19:00
Hines challenges council’s demand for €31.4m contribution for Cherrywood developmentDLRCC claims payment due for public infrastructure and facilities at town centre complexMon Jan 11 2021 - 17:01
Court urges family to make efforts to mediate in dispute over hotel businessFoxfield Inns owns hotels in Dublin and Galway employing 180 peopleMon Jan 11 2021 - 16:17
Successor to Chief Justice must be chosen as Supreme Court reels from GolfgateFrank Clarke’s last year of term follows an annus horribilis of Woulfe controversyThu Jan 07 2021 - 05:55
