High Court adjourns case tied to Dunne bankruptcy as settlement agreedProceedings involve Cypriot company that holds €14m from sale of Ballsbridge houseTue Feb 04 2020 - 19:16
Homeless man fears good treatment in care might be a ‘trap’, court toldMan moved to facility after inappropriate detention for over a year in MountjoyTue Feb 04 2020 - 16:56
Elderly woman with dementia detained in hospital due to safety concernsWoman’s son suspected of physically and financially abusing her, court toldTue Feb 04 2020 - 16:46
Judge refuses to halt wardship inquiry for intellectually disabled manDoctors believe man lacks capacity to manage his person and finances and should not be allowed marryTue Feb 04 2020 - 14:13
Judge orders anorexic woman at risk of malnutrition and death to be tube fedDoctor to assess woman in context of inquiry as to whether she should be made a ward of courtMon Feb 03 2020 - 18:33
Car dealer loses appeal against VW Ireland over termination of dealershipPat O’Leary was a main VW and Audi dealer in Macroom, Co Cork for 24 years until 2013Mon Feb 03 2020 - 16:35
Judge orders blood can be administered to Jehovah’s Witness girlTeenager and her parents oppose blood transfusion for religious reasonsFri Jan 31 2020 - 17:47
Man with dementia and frostbite to be detained in hospital, court rulesJudge says highly educated man who had professional career was cursed by alcohol addictionFri Jan 31 2020 - 17:11
Dunne seeking US injunction against son, court hearsDeveloper seeking to prevent son accessing €14m from sale of WalfordFri Jan 31 2020 - 16:47
Woman wins appeal over family home possession orderHeather Cody alleges mortgage fraud against her husband and Bank of IrelandFri Jan 31 2020 - 12:50
Court overturns €158,864 award to woman for 2014 trip and fallFormer Revenue employee Geraldine McHugh (66) alleged concrete pavers were in a dangerous conditionThu Jan 30 2020 - 20:01
Judge orders woman (70s) with dementia be moved to daughter’s homeThe woman has been in a community nursing unit for some monthsThu Jan 30 2020 - 17:57
Man with acquired brain injury challenges constitutionality of High Court’s wardship jurisdictionJudge says he is ‘very surprised’ at HSE’s ‘extraordinary’ stance on adjournmentWed Jan 29 2020 - 21:34
Judge urged to prevent gardaí interviewing boy (14) over alleged sexual contact with childCourt told teen has intellectual age of a four-year-old and emotional capacity of a toddlerWed Jan 29 2020 - 14:00
Homeless woman wins appeal over failure to pay her Jobseeker’s AllowanceCourt concerned over failure of Minister’s side to address ‘simple’ question over future applicationsTue Jan 28 2020 - 18:25
Intellectually disabled man challenges marriage ban and court wardshipSiblings say he lacks capacity to make decisions about finances including substantial inheritanceTue Jan 28 2020 - 17:21
Abtran challenges award of €63m contract by Irish Water to rival companyCork-based firm claims utility acted unlawfully in allegedly accepting ‘unlawfully low’ tenderMon Jan 27 2020 - 20:42
Firm sues Trinity College over contract for managing visitorsMore than one million people visit Book of Kells annuallyMon Jan 27 2020 - 16:22
Man appointed as executor of €5.1m estate should be replaced, court rulesBehaviour of late woman’s son raised a ‘very serious’ question as to his suitability in role, judge saysFri Jan 24 2020 - 19:04
Couple lose appeal over possession order for €2m Foxrock homeCourt told businessman and wife owed €1.128m in arrears on 2008 mortgageFri Jan 24 2020 - 15:09
Judge rules Scientology-linked rehab centre does not need planning permissionNarconon Trust took the case after An Bord Pleanála said Co Meath site was nort exemptFri Jan 24 2020 - 13:49
Case over pregnant woman kept on life support settled for €1.5mNatasha Perie was deemed brain dead but kept alive for weeks due to fears over Eighth AmendmentFri Jan 24 2020 - 12:54
Young woman tells High Court judge of anorexia relapseJudge says woman’s email shows she has some insight into the seriousness of her conditionThu Jan 23 2020 - 15:20
Woman loses appeal over sale of family home in Co WestmeathCourt tells Anne Daly she has until early April to deliver up vacant possession of houseThu Jan 23 2020 - 13:12
Man ordered to perform contract for sale of lands where he lives in Co DublinAfter Gavin Crowley failed to complete sale, Brian Leggett had issued proceedingsWed Jan 22 2020 - 20:45
Media firms lose appeal over reporting restrictions order in sexual assault caseRestrictions order remains in force, but firms can apply to have it lifted, court rulesWed Jan 22 2020 - 13:34
HSE disputes extent of damages sought over pregnant woman kept on life supportWoman kept on life support for weeks due to concerns about Eighth AmendmentTue Jan 21 2020 - 16:47
Domino’s Pizza spared costs despite losing appealCourt said it would make no order as judgment would assist to RevenueTue Jan 21 2020 - 16:16
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
