Dáil urged to reconsider refusal to mediate Angela Kerins claimKerins willing to engage in mediation to end litigation which has had adverse effect on herMon Jan 20 2020 - 17:20
Judge seeks clarity post-Brexit on wards of Irish court placed in UK‘Deeply vulnerable’ woman to stay in secure care due to ‘serious risk’ concernsMon Jan 20 2020 - 17:17
Property firm sues engineering company over waterproofing of basementGroundwater discovered in number 40 Molesworth StreetMon Jan 20 2020 - 16:16
Supreme Court to hear State appeal over refugee marriage lawsHigh Court ruled law preventing recognition of certain weddings was unconstitutionalFri Jan 17 2020 - 16:55
Council sued by ‘vulnerable’ homeless couple seeking housing supportsCouple from Romania with health problems bring action against South Dublin County CouncilFri Jan 17 2020 - 13:14
Supreme Court to rule on State appeal over meaning of ‘child’Judges to rule on appeal over finding with implications for family reunificationThu Jan 16 2020 - 23:05
Action by TDs over 'money message' process adjourned to MarchMr Justice Peter Kelly agrees to put back case after hearing of discussions between legal partiesThu Jan 16 2020 - 19:21
High Court overturns permission on consent for 164 houses in HowthFresh application for a ‘very similar’ development has been made, court toldThu Jan 16 2020 - 15:16
Judge permits emergency surgery on intellectually disabled manSurgeon describes man’s condition as life-threateningWed Jan 15 2020 - 17:39
Judge orders contraceptive injections for vulnerable mother of twoFoster parents continue to look after woman and her first childWed Jan 15 2020 - 16:22
Sisters of cinema businessman Paul Ward sue him for €31.5mCase centres on payments for shares in various companies and tax liabilitiesTue Jan 14 2020 - 16:53
Cataract procedure allows non-verbal woman to communicate with her eyesJudge welcomes rare ‘good news story’ in case of disabled womanTue Jan 14 2020 - 16:46
Intellectually disabled man cannot return to ‘squalid’ home, judge directsThe house, in a rural area, was described as cold, dilapidated and neglectedTue Jan 14 2020 - 15:44
Dentist struck off register over unlawful export of cancer drugsHigh Court president refers to ‘sad situation’ for Jim Madden due to 2018 convictionsMon Jan 13 2020 - 18:23
HSE and Tusla may be sued over care of intellectually disabled adult siblingsSister has been in full-time residential care for more than 20 yearsMon Jan 13 2020 - 17:28
€70,000 settlement for girl who fell on laneway near her homeLaneway was allegedly potholed and ‘patched’, court toldMon Jan 13 2020 - 14:22
Homeless mentally ill man in battle to prevent deportationCase centres on issue whether Minister has duty to consider consequences of deportationMon Jan 13 2020 - 00:26
Graham Dwyer and Angela Kerins appeals among major cases of 2020Women are at the centre of several important cases in the higher courts this yearSat Jan 04 2020 - 06:00
Monica Leech loses court challenge over €165,000 legal fee rulingsMcCann Fitzgerald represented former PR consultant in defamation case over Evening Herald articlesFri Dec 20 2019 - 14:59
Supreme Court overturns man’s conviction for murder of his motherCourt finds judge’s instruction on intoxication to jury in trial of Celyn Eadon inadequateFri Dec 20 2019 - 12:31
Supreme Court rejects man’s appeal over conviction for rape of niece (11)Man claimed he did not get fair trial because of a 44-year delay between offence and trialFri Dec 20 2019 - 10:12
Man who raped 11-year-old niece in 1970s loses Supreme Court appealJudges rule trial was fair despite 44-year delay in prosecution, and absence of witnessThu Dec 19 2019 - 17:27
Separated father wins Supreme Court appeal on housing supportCouncil told it was not entitled to operate a ‘blanket’ policy of lower HAP paymentThu Dec 19 2019 - 13:52
Supreme Court rejects man’s appeal over €9.2 millon judgmentCharles Fergus’ appealed ruling on guarantees over unpaid loans to his building companyThu Dec 19 2019 - 11:34
Supreme Court rejects man’s appeal over €9.2m judgmentBank of Scotland sought judgment against Donegal developer over guarantees provided between 2004 and 2006Thu Dec 19 2019 - 11:17
Supreme Court rejects appeal over Defence Forces Ombudsman postFormer officer and PDFORRA took case over appointment of candidate on part-time basisWed Dec 18 2019 - 15:14
Supreme Court reserves judgment in Graham Dwyer caseState appealing key phone data ruling which could help murderer to overturn convictionWed Dec 18 2019 - 13:41
State advancing ‘worst case’ scenario in appeal over Graham Dwyer’s phone dataMurderer wants to dispute admissibility of call data in attempt to overturn convictionTue Dec 17 2019 - 16:22
Group suing Denis O’Brien and State can amend case over licence awardCourt of Appeal rules that claim must be ‘firmly anchored in corruption’Mon Dec 16 2019 - 17:33
State appeals against key ruling in favour of convicted murderer Graham DwyerSupreme Court is told there is an ‘enormous amount’ at stake in this appealMon Dec 16 2019 - 11:56
Tusla seeks orders to continue detention of ‘deeply vulnerable’ girlTeenager who set out plan to kill someone in manuscript deemed ‘very serious risk’ to someFri Dec 13 2019 - 20:43
Barring order must be ‘produced’ to person accused of breaching it, High Court ruleIt is not enough that person is aware of the order, Mr Justice Garrett SimonsFri Dec 13 2019 - 17:37
Man facing legal costs of €1m after jury found he was not assaulted by gardaíBoth gardaí were previously acquitted of alleged assault during Christmas night out in LimerickFri Dec 13 2019 - 17:01
HSE ‘at last’ finds place for brain-damaged homeless man in MountjoyPrison governer disputes suggestion of neglect after report said feet not washed for a yearThu Dec 12 2019 - 17:01
Supreme Court overturns permission for Cork windfarmAn Bord Pleanála’s decision had ‘unfortunate tone, at once defensive and circular’Thu Dec 12 2019 - 14:47
Elderly woman fit for discharge remains in busy hospital, court toldHigh Court orders her transfer to nursing home after hearing family has failed to do soTue Dec 10 2019 - 16:04
Settlement of €1.35m for woman injured in ‘horrific crash’‘He was overtaking a lorry ... failed to make it and swerved, crashing into several vehicles’Tue Dec 10 2019 - 15:20
Angela Kerins damages case against Dáil adjourned until JanuaryHigh Court president Mr Justice Peter Kelly tells sides he has received no papers in advanceMon Dec 09 2019 - 12:44
Ex-Rehab chief Angela Kerins seeks mediation over damagesFormer chief executive pursuing damages for ‘witchhunt’ treatment during 2014 hearingsMon Dec 09 2019 - 02:08
Rape case sentencing judgement issued by Supreme CourtDPP appealed after Appeal Court reduced man’s sentence for rape, threats to kill and hammer attack on wifeFri Dec 06 2019 - 16:24
Boy with cerebral palsy secures interim €3.6m payment under High Court settlement‘I’m so proud of my progress, I can walk and talk and eat and dance’Fri Dec 06 2019 - 14:53
‘Disturbing’ story of brain-damaged man in prison prompts calls for reformAdvocacy groups demand solutions on handling mental health issues in justice systemFri Dec 06 2019 - 10:28
Feet of brain-damaged homeless man not washed in year he was kept in MountjoyJudge says case of man in prison for year after HSE cancelled care plan should not happen in a civilised stateThu Dec 05 2019 - 17:25
Supreme Court refuses to hear further appeal by Michael LynnStruck-off solicitor due to stand trial next year for alleged theft of almost €30 millionThu Dec 05 2019 - 14:57
Judgment reserved on fees dispute between Monica Leech and former lawyersFees concerns defamation case over articles published in the Evening Herald 15 years agoWed Dec 04 2019 - 18:24
School principal weeps after winning case over her dismissalWoman was accused of inappropriate behaviour towards two young pupils by an SNAWed Dec 04 2019 - 16:38
Michael O’Leary gives evidence in Ryanair case against chief operating officerAirline taking case against Peter Bellew over his decision to move to EasyjetTue Dec 03 2019 - 19:52
Bereft family sues employer after asleep at wheel fatalityLoved one should not have been allowed drive from Sligo to Dublin after shift, say familyTue Dec 03 2019 - 18:59
Residents’ group challenge planned Chapelizod social housing developmentResidents claim council has conflict of interest in that it ‘essentially gives itself planning permission’Mon Dec 02 2019 - 19:37
TDs say process to decide ‘money message’ bills may be unconstitutionalBrid Smith, Richard Boyd Barrett, Gino Kenny and Paul Murphy taking judicial review proceedingsMon Dec 02 2019 - 17:37
