Goodman company’s ‘real target’ is to acquire Blackrock clinic shares, judge saysBreccia had not come to court “with clean hands”, High Court judge saidMon Nov 20 2017 - 16:09
Woman sues ESB for damages 14 years after Blessington Lakes fallESB denies claims, pleads Alison McCurtain failed to have due regard for her own safetyFri Nov 17 2017 - 14:39
Detective fails to get disciplinary inquiry halted in High CourtBray garda had been acquitted of forging DPP letter over sexual abuse claim against priestThu Nov 16 2017 - 20:24
Vulnerable intellectually disabled man to remain in psychiatric wardJudge continues detention order to allow HSE to find a more appropriate placementThu Nov 16 2017 - 20:13
Man denied ‘€1m costs’ in case over prison slopping out regimeJudge came to decision as Gary Simpson gave ‘untruthful’ evidence on some issuesThu Nov 16 2017 - 17:51
Treatment of woman assaulted in Áras Attracta home ‘inhuman’Judge awards ‘voiceless’ woman €440,000 for physical assault and mental abuseThu Nov 16 2017 - 13:15
Wife of man shot dead in Nigeria wins appeal over refugee status refusalNumber of reasons for adverse credibility finding against woman were ‘flawed’Wed Nov 15 2017 - 18:39
Dunnes Stores must pay €15.5m to Harry Crosbie receivers, court rulesPayment sought under 2010 settlement over Point Village developmentWed Nov 15 2017 - 15:19
‘Lamentable’ to send disabled man to Garda station due to lack of HSE placesJudge said it was ‘reprehensible’ to that he had to order overnight detentionTue Nov 14 2017 - 18:02
Sean FitzPatrick’s wife’s claim over 19 assets to be heard in AprilIBRC, along with bankruptcy trustee Chris Lehane, oppose claims by Catriona FitzpatrickTue Nov 14 2017 - 15:22
Fund’s case against AIB ex-director Bernard Somers adjournedProperty fund had applied for judgment for €1.76 million allegedly outstanding on loanMon Nov 13 2017 - 17:58
Constitutional article on women in home could be used to give supportArticle could require State to provide financial support for women at home, lecturer saysMon Nov 13 2017 - 09:42
Judge advocates judicial restraint in interpreting the ConstitutionMr Justice Donal O’Donnell says ‘reason is central to the judicial task’Sun Nov 12 2017 - 11:08
Judge criticises ‘baffling’ Supreme Court rulings over past 30 yearsMr Justice Gerard Hogan welcomes recent decision on asylum seekers’ rights as rare departureSat Nov 11 2017 - 22:55
‘Flaw’ in system that allows €500k legal fees for judicial separationJudge believes litigants are not protected from ‘their own unreasonableness’Fri Nov 10 2017 - 18:25
Costs expert says solicitor engaged in ‘worst case of overcharging’High Court hears of ‘Halloween’ scenario of Joseph Buckley’s ‘ghost files and ghost boxes’Thu Nov 09 2017 - 17:58
Alan Shatter wins appeal over alleged Mick Wallace data breachData Protection Commissioner criticised ex-minister, who claimed he never processed informationThu Nov 09 2017 - 16:20
Solicitor seeks review of Taxing Master’s finding of overchargingWicklow-based Joseph Buckley found to have overcharged client by more than €650,000Wed Nov 08 2017 - 16:58
Building firm family member wins legal action over €7m tax billSon of former Shannon Homes owner faced capital aquisitions tax after father retiredWed Nov 08 2017 - 16:41
Judges welcome Finlay Geoghegan’s ‘long overdue’ appointment to Supreme CourtMr Justice Peart wished her well on leaving the ‘sweatshop’ of the Court of Appeal for the ‘calmer air’ of the Supreme CourtWed Nov 08 2017 - 12:44
Former soldier sues over alleged side-effects from anti-malaria drugAnthony Cole claims he has not felt ‘normal’ since being give Lariam for Chad tour of dutyTue Nov 07 2017 - 18:22
Oberstown teens awarded €100 damages each by High CourtChildren’s detention centre was entitled to lock up boys but breached rights in limited wayMon Nov 06 2017 - 13:01
Summary judgment of €8m made against ex-bankersHigh Court case was reheard following objections by former Anglo Irish executiveFri Nov 03 2017 - 15:13
Property owner wins High Court challenge against valuation tribunalJudge said valuation tribunal was ‘manifestly deficient’ in its obligation to give reasons for its determinationThu Nov 02 2017 - 17:52
Regulation restricting legal aid payments struck downRules said a solicitor representing more than one co-accused would only be paid onceThu Nov 02 2017 - 15:49
Jedward merchandising case settled on confidential termsBusinessman claimed losses of €625,000 from design and production of pop duo goodsThu Nov 02 2017 - 12:53
Family can stay in home after judge dismisses fund’s objectionHigh Court rejects Shoreline objection to proposed personal insolvency arrangementsWed Nov 01 2017 - 21:21
Family settles case over alleged missed cancer diagnosisWhen Ann Delaney's tumour was finally diagnosed it was inoperableWed Nov 01 2017 - 20:51
Ex-rugby referee takes High Court action against IRFUMan claims his purported dismissal is unlawful and in breach of his contractual rightsWed Nov 01 2017 - 20:36
Injunction restraining harassment of two Scientologists liftedJudge accepts former church member had apologised for behaviourWed Nov 01 2017 - 19:04
Jedward in High Court as businessman begins legal actionPatrick Joseph Noonan seeking payment for merchandise from ‘hyper’ twinsWed Nov 01 2017 - 17:29
Solicitor loses appeal against misconduct findingCork lawyer Barry Sheehan fined €5,000 for ‘disgraceful’ conductTue Oct 31 2017 - 18:29
High Court action against Jedward over alleged merchandising agreement adjournedIdentical twins who deny allegations in court for brief hearing as case scheduled to last up to 8 daysTue Oct 31 2017 - 18:00
Boy injured before birth compensated €7.5m for brain damageBaby’s mother was in Wexford car crash caused by driver speeding and by iceTue Oct 31 2017 - 17:20
Mother and Irish-born daughter lose appeal over deportationAll three Court of Appeal judges agree the appeal should be dismissedTue Oct 31 2017 - 16:45
Court overturns rulings against non-Irish spouses of citizensAppeal judgments have significant implications for Irish citizens who have non-Irish spousesFri Oct 27 2017 - 13:02
Doctor challenging forced retirement may return to work ‘forthwith’Orders apply pending the hearing of action by Dr Paul Quigley (65) against the HSEThu Oct 26 2017 - 17:48
Top judge warns Irish appeal court is close to being ‘overwhelmed’Most appellants will wait at least a year before their appeal is heard, and the delays are likely to get worseThu Oct 26 2017 - 15:28
Decision on right to appeal Apple data centre permission due on WednesdayAthenry couple claims failure to conduct environmental impact assessment of entire project raises issue of ‘dramatic public importance’Thu Oct 26 2017 - 11:04
Payment to separated homeless father is discriminatory, court toldHomeless father getting less in housing assistance payment than homeless motherWed Oct 25 2017 - 19:26
Athenry residents seek to appeal Apple data centre decisionThey claim High Court wrongly found An Bord Pleanála had met its obligations by carrying out environmental impact assessmentWed Oct 25 2017 - 11:27
Mick Wallace disqualified from involvement in companies for six yearsJudge disqualifies Wexford TD grounds of unfitness over €1.4m underdeclaration of VATTue Oct 24 2017 - 17:32
Family gets €110,000 settlement after pensioner choked in nursing homeJudge hears man left alone to feed himself despite known risk of chokingTue Oct 24 2017 - 16:10
Supreme Court gets first-ever live TV broadcastMan extradited to US on fraud charges in first of two judgments broadcast on RTÉ appTue Oct 24 2017 - 12:24
Supreme Court live: Ireland broadcasts judgments for first timeBroadcast of two judgments, on extradition and redress, aimed at ‘demystifying’ courtsTue Oct 24 2017 - 08:51
Liquidator rejects Mick Wallace’s offer of consent on restriction orderHigh Court told TD should be subject to the more serious sanction of disqualificationMon Oct 23 2017 - 17:31
State body sued over condition of Mespil Road propertySolas sued in effort to compel carrying out of repair work at one of its propertiesFri Oct 20 2017 - 16:57
Music Nations Network sues over alleged breach of agreementsThe Sheffield-based company has sued Dublin-based Illuminata Media amongst othersFri Oct 20 2017 - 16:09
Row over Long Stone pub could delay Apollo House saleCommercial Court hears dispute over publican’s alleged unlawful occupationFri Oct 20 2017 - 13:42
Solicitors who treat client funds as own cannot expect ‘mercy’High court grants order that Galway-based Áine Feeney McTigue is not a fit person to be a solicitorThu Oct 19 2017 - 22:48
