Homeless woman denied jobseeker’s allowance over ‘address issue’Court hears woman had to leave her Clondalkin accommodation due to delayFri Jun 30 2017 - 22:22
Schoolboy expelled for smoking joint wins fresh hearingPupil, expelled last year aged 14, has been unable to find a school to sit his Junior CertFri Jun 30 2017 - 17:50
Woman traumatised by husband’s road crash settles actionCourt hears Wexford woman was a second victim by witnessing her husband’s painThu Jun 29 2017 - 20:30
Guerin seeks to appeal Shatter’s challenge to whistleblower reportBarrister opposing Court of Appeal ruling that review put ex-minister’s rights in jeopardyWed Jun 28 2017 - 13:02
Settlement of €1.5m for severely disabled woman approved by courtOpera singer Elaine Lennon suffered severe injuries due to failures to properly diagnose headachesTue Jun 27 2017 - 18:42
Medical negligence action by man who killed landlord may not go aheadSaverio Bellante was taken off anti-psychotic medication three days before death of Tom O’GormanTue Jun 27 2017 - 18:24
‘Challenging’ man with €750,000 must stay in ward for mentally illMan who suffered head injury in crash is not mentally ill but has no suitable place to goTue Jun 27 2017 - 14:42
Mentally ill woman ‘may be given’ contraceptive injectionMedics believe woman, who exhibits a ‘child-like quality’, at risk of another pregnancyMon Jun 26 2017 - 16:50
Anorexic woman ‘will die’ without treatment, judge saysCare for 18-year-old, who weighs some 40kg and is ‘living on’ tea and cigarettes, approvedMon Jun 26 2017 - 15:21
Brexit could threaten Irish immigration policy, expert warnsCommon Travel Area focus could exclude migrants, Piaras Mac Éinrí claimsSun Jun 25 2017 - 17:26
Judge confirms sanctions against anaesthetistLawyer suffered catastrophic brain injury during surgeryFri Jun 23 2017 - 19:04
ESB can appeal judgment over access to private landsCase centres on how electricity supplier serves notice to carry out statutory functionsFri Jun 23 2017 - 18:57
Cases of non-EEA students who wish to remain in Ireland to be heardSupreme Court says it’s ‘self-evident’ issues raised are of general public importanceFri Jun 23 2017 - 11:38
Parents oppose court’s no CPR order for brain injured sonFather of man in his thirties says: ‘I want him kept alive. Where there’s life, there’s hope’Fri Jun 23 2017 - 06:31
Denis O’Brien ‘entitled to know’ if person who ordered dossier is ‘sworn enemy’Red Flag says it prepared the dossier in the ordinary course of business for a clientThu Jun 22 2017 - 13:08
Judge urges lawmakers to witness ‘procession of misery’ in courtsIf legislators could see this misery, they might enact the necessary and uncontroversial legislation as a matter of urgency, Mr Justice Peter Kelly saidThu Jun 22 2017 - 07:31
Chief Justice rebukes Varadkar and Martin over Whelan rowMembers of judiciary ‘extremely disappointed’ after comments in Dáil about WhelanThu Jun 22 2017 - 01:00
Judge permits kidney surgery on mentally ill manMan (60) with paranoid schizophrenia ‘lacks capacity’ to consent to removal of tumourWed Jun 21 2017 - 22:31
State provided no alternative after closing mental hospitalsPeople are falling through the cracks, clinical director of Central Mental Hospital tells High CourtWed Jun 21 2017 - 20:41
Chief Justice highlights independence of Attorney GeneralSusan Denham makes remarks as Máire Whelan becomes a Court of Appeal judgeWed Jun 21 2017 - 17:42
Woman who sued over husband’s care at Cork hospital gets €295,000Remmy Ajayi, originally from Nigeria, suffered total organ failure after eye infectionWed Jun 21 2017 - 16:10
Judge concerned on ‘advisers’ pushing lay litigants into debtJustice Mary Irvine says advice from non-qualified advisers ‘rarely if ever correct’Wed Jun 21 2017 - 00:03
Central Bank rejects Fingleton’s claims as ‘nonsense’ in appeal caseFormer Nationwide chief argues he cannot lawfully be subject to an inquiry into alleged regulatory breaches at the societyTue Jun 20 2017 - 17:17
Man suspected of involvement in terrorism to be deportedAlgerian claimed he would be at risk if deported but had been back home for a monthMon Jun 19 2017 - 18:40
Bank of Ireland and BOI Private Banking seek merger approvalCommercial Court hearing date fixed for 21st JulyMon Jun 19 2017 - 17:22
Judge expresses hope for mediation in Kilkenny disputeRow is between son and mother concerning ownership of luxury retail storesMon Jun 19 2017 - 14:03
Court rejects asylum seekers’ appeal over EU data lawsFingerprints indicated UK, not Ireland, was responsible for two Albanian nationalsFri Jun 16 2017 - 20:53
Tributes paid to ‘immense’ contribution of Ms Justice Mary LaffoyShe was appointed High Court judge in 1995 and became Supreme Court judge in 2013Fri Jun 16 2017 - 15:42
Denis O’Brien seeking ‘leapfrog’ appeal to Supreme CourtCase was brought against clerk of Dáil, Dáil Committee on Procedures and Privileges, and StateFri Jun 16 2017 - 15:10
Issue of Garda age limit to be referred to European courtDiscrimination case against 35-year limit for joining force originally taken by three menThu Jun 15 2017 - 21:29
Gerald Kean facing legal costs bill estimated at €450,000Solicitor liable for 90 per cent of EBS case costs because he lost on primary issueThu Jun 15 2017 - 13:29
First marriage of Lebanese man with two wives recognised under Irish lawSupreme Court rules second marriage not valid while the first marriage subsistsThu Jun 15 2017 - 11:19
Supreme Court rules Shell acted in contempt over Corrib land accessCourt overturns High Court finding that Shell had access due to share in commonageWed Jun 14 2017 - 19:14
Doctors may induce birth of intellectually impaired woman’s babyCourt told of concerns over young woman’s ‘childlike’ approach to her pregnancyWed Jun 14 2017 - 16:20
Women excluded from Magdalene scheme were denied fair procedure - court rulesPair claimed that as girls in industrial schools they were forced to work in the laundriesThu Jun 01 2017 - 21:47
Former footballer must get €50,000 over defamation article‘Sunday World’ ordered to pay Brian Nolan sum to facilitate appeal of €310,000 awardThu Jun 01 2017 - 20:28
Judge questions lawyers for US government over non-compliance with data restrictionsIssues around collection of personal data from EU-US data transfers at heart of caseThu Jun 01 2017 - 19:37
Property investor’s €350,000 award over brochure error overturnedDavid Walsh bought Gardiner Street building that was 20% smaller than document saidThu Jun 01 2017 - 19:36
Shopkeeper gets injunction against fund she says used ‘extraordinarily aggressive’ tacticsLinda Fitzpatrick claims, despite being up to date with her mortgage payments of €850 a month, Pentire Property Finance appointed Ken Tyrrell as receiver over the shopWed May 31 2017 - 18:03
Judge permits hospital detention and tube-feeding of teenager with anorexiaFifteen-year-old to be assessed with a view to securing a place in a specialist UK unit to address her treatment-resistant anorexiaWed May 31 2017 - 17:05
Woman who claimed sheep are ‘sacred’ banned from taking casesDonna Sfar from Co Louth has issued 24 separate cases in High Court since 1999Tue May 30 2017 - 17:31
Asylum seekers’ work ban unconstitutional, says Supreme CourtDecision could have major implications for asylum seekers in IrelandTue May 30 2017 - 12:20
Supreme Court limits investigation’s access to emails of senior CRH executiveCCPC accessed 100,000 emails during inquiry into alleged anti-competitive practices in cement marketMon May 29 2017 - 17:02
Legal challenge to Brexit struck out by High CourtProceedings were aimed at establishing if UK could halt Brexit after triggering article 50Mon May 29 2017 - 13:56
Solider awarded €80,000 damages for parachute-jump injuryCorporal fractured ankle and later needed surgery when injuring it in first parachute jumpFri May 26 2017 - 22:58
€310,000 for former Kildare footballer called ‘King of The Swingers’Judge says Brian Nolan was ‘grossly defamed’ by the ‘Sunday World’Fri May 26 2017 - 16:36
Motor insurance premiums may rise to pay for insolvencies fundUnder plan Insurance Compensation Fund will pay 65% of any claims if firm collapsesFri May 26 2017 - 11:58
Former Coolmore Stud employee loses appeal over publication of bookStud’s solicitors wrote to Amazon website and bookshops warning of defamationThu May 25 2017 - 19:20
Man living in ‘floating home’ wins reprieve against councilSupreme Court cites lack of proof that the 100 tonne vessel ‘Portisham’ is in Fingal areaThu May 25 2017 - 16:02
State fund faces €58m bill from Setanta collapse after Supreme Court rulingMotor insurers win appeal over decision it was potentially liable for claims against SetantaThu May 25 2017 - 14:02
