Special Criminal Court wrong to find man was miscarriage of justice victim, DPP saysMichael Connolly (49) was acquitted by the Court of Appeal in 2018 and found not guilty the next year following a retrial at the Special Criminal CourtThu Jun 08 2023 - 20:41
IBRC liquidators to seek clarity from appeal court over scope of civil case facing Michael FingletonPart of case IBRC liquidators are seeking to pursue are ‘out’ according to appeal court, says judgeThu Jun 08 2023 - 19:34
Malaysian students’ exclusion after arriving for online course during Covid was ‘rational’, court rulesChain Wen Wei and Tang Ting Ting arrived at Cork Airport in December 2020, during a ‘Level 3′ lockdownWed Jun 07 2023 - 16:18
Supreme Court to hear conviction appeal by man who infected two women with HIVThe now 33-year-old was jailed for 10 years for intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm to the womenThu May 25 2023 - 13:09
Community group challenges permission for 432 homes in north DublinScheme represents ‘significant over-development’ of the land, says Donabate groupThu May 25 2023 - 12:36
Judgment in default ordered against 29 Christian Brothers unless they appear before next abuse case sittingPaul Hendrick, a former Christian Brother and retired school principal, pleaded guilty in the criminal courts to sexually assaulting plaintiff Kenneth GraceWed May 24 2023 - 14:49
Judge bemoans rash of ‘strikingly similar’ court cases by lay litigants that make ‘absolutely no sense’Judgments have concluded this sort of claim is frivolous, vexatious, bound to fail and an abuse of processTue May 23 2023 - 17:21
Row between insurers over liability for worker’s injuries goes to Supreme Court Zurich and RSA in policy dispute over ‘life-changing’ injuries when wheelie bin fell off truck on to workerTue May 23 2023 - 16:49
Unauthorised works at wind farm development site where bog slide occurred, council claims Developer denies the local authority’s claims and says €100 million has been invested in ‘largely complete’ projectMon May 22 2023 - 18:14
Insurer loses appeal over finding it was liable to pay out over roof damageLloyd’s argued damage was caused ‘to’ the structure rather than ‘in’ the structureMon May 22 2023 - 16:19
High Court suspends doctor from register after hearing claim he provided false ‘glowing’ referenceJudge previously declined to suspend Dr Syed Waqa Ali Bukhari and accepted undertakings by the finest marginFri May 19 2023 - 21:10
Solar 21 proceedings adjourned to enable provision of further information to concerned investorsLawyers for various cohorts of investors and brokers wanted the court to adjourn the High Court hearing on account of an alleged deficiency in information provided to creditorsFri May 19 2023 - 20:25
High Court makes orders winding up BlackBee investment fund Some 1,700 letters sent to investors since provisional liquidators were appointed to Cork-based firmFri May 19 2023 - 18:13
Quinn Insurance administrators provide 23 reports following Irish Times applicationCollapse of the company of bankrupt former billionaire Seán Quinn cost the taxpayer some €1 billionFri May 19 2023 - 17:19
WFS Forestry’s purpose was defrauding investors, court-appointed inspector saysInvestigation into Christmas tree firm, which received at least €7.1m from investors, has so far cost the taxpayer €504,000Thu May 18 2023 - 17:40
Parliamentary privilege not dependent on good motives or reasonable behaviour, Supreme Court toldSpeech protection is ‘absolute’ and ‘critical to the protection of democracy’, say Dáil Éireann lawyersWed May 17 2023 - 20:19
Court refuses to quash permissions for co-living scheme off Dublin’s North Great George’s StreetJudge dismissed proceedings brought by the North Great Goerge’s Street Preservation SocietyWed May 17 2023 - 18:59
Former Rehab CEO’s damages case relates to Dáil PAC’s actions, not utterances, Supreme Court toldMs Kerins is appealing to the Supreme Court for the second time as part of her 2014 claim for damagesTue May 16 2023 - 18:30
High Court winds up firm as investor (81) believes he was victim of ‘elaborate sting’Retiree Gerald Stitt claims he invested close to €300,000 in what he though was a cryptocurrencyTue May 16 2023 - 17:01
Fuel trader fails in bid to get details of clients interviewed by Revenue in green diesel investigationMichael Quigley wanted the records to help in his appeal against Revenue's assessment he is liable to pay €1.6 million taxTue May 16 2023 - 16:07
Plumbing contractors’ union challenges sectoral employment order pension scheme requirementUnion claims a provision of the order was deemed invalid by the Supreme CourtMon May 15 2023 - 20:15
Woman asks High Court to prevent dismissal from firmPurported dismissal followed hand-delivery of letter to boss’s home, court hearsMon May 15 2023 - 17:23
Fisherman asks court to quash licence to investigate offshore wind farm sitesThe €1.5bn project is proposed for sites off the coast of Dublin and WicklowFri May 12 2023 - 17:51
All 23 reports on Quinn Insurance administration to be made public after Irish Times court applicationThe Irish Times submitted to the court that the reports contained public interest informationFri May 12 2023 - 15:12
High Court gives consent for doctors not to amputate man’s leg Judge has ‘absolutely no doubt’ surgery not in best interests of man (70s)Thu May 11 2023 - 18:15
NALM entitled to £840,000 investment proceeds of boom-era developer Bernard McNamaraThe Clare-born developer was declared a bankrupt by the British high court in 2012Thu May 11 2023 - 17:05
Dublin Airport noise mitigation measures that could cost €1.8bn unlawfully prescribed, DAA claimsAirport authority seeks to quash part of development plan relating to noise insulation measures and rezoning of some of its landWed May 10 2023 - 18:25
Man with dementia faces learning of leg amputation ‘over and over’, court hearsDoctors differ as surgeon believes amputation should proceed and geriatrician disagreesTue May 09 2023 - 18:19
Child born in UK via surrogacy does not derive citizenship from non-biological Irish father, Supreme Court rulesThe non-biological father is not the child’s ‘parent’ as that term is defined under Irish law, judge saysTue May 09 2023 - 16:41
Regulator puts provisional liquidators into investment fund BlackBee Appointments necessary to protect investors and maintain public confidence in financial market, court toldMon May 08 2023 - 19:53
Hines fails in move to appeal refusal of Clonliffe seminary plan High Court refuses developer’s request to appeal decision quashing permission for 1,600 apartments in DrumcondraMon May 08 2023 - 18:48
An Bord Pleanála concedes in challenge to approval of increased disposal capacity at Russian-owned Aughinish plantConcession understood to relate to board’s failure to consider submission of An Taisce before approving expansionMon May 08 2023 - 12:22
Court grants order temporarily preventing receiver from repossessing woman’s homeAlison Rafferty claims the receiver, on foot of a debt fund’s instructions, was due to change the locks on her family home at 5pm on FridayFri May 05 2023 - 20:25
Ammi Burke loses judicial review after talking over judge and counsel Judge apologises to barristers for Arthur Cox and Workplace Relations Commission over ‘unacceptable, appalling situation’Thu May 04 2023 - 16:50
WRC challenges Ammi Burke claim over legitimacy of disruption at unfair dismissal hearingDismissed Arthur Cox solicitor seeking new hearing after WRC officer cut short original review over ‘persistent interruption’ by her and her motherThu May 04 2023 - 13:45
Ammi Burke complains to court over taxpayers’ money being spent as WRC complaint was ‘held up’Solicitor taking case against Workplace Relations Commission over dismissal from law firm Arthur CoxWed May 03 2023 - 18:30
Judge to rule tomorrow on Ammi Burke’s recusal applicationCo Mayo solicitor tells court she will not have her ‘name brought to the gutter’Tue May 02 2023 - 17:19
Georgian asylum seeker awarded €21,900 damages for being refused labour market accessThe award was made following a finding that the State incorrectly transposed a 2013 EU directiveFri Apr 28 2023 - 22:25
High Court strikes out businessman’s claim against Davy and 16 former employees over Anglo bond salePatrick Kearney’s legal costs will be paid by 15 of the 16 former employees, the court was toldFri Apr 28 2023 - 12:17
Girl’s half-sibling can decide burial place against parents’ wishes, court rulesThere was a difference of opinion between the girl’s parents and other family members over where she should be buriedThu Apr 27 2023 - 19:19
Asylum seeker fails to show rights were breached by transfer from Dublin to midlandsThe Minister argued the case was moot as the woman had been granted refugee status so the State no longer had to provide her with accommodationThu Apr 27 2023 - 17:33
Widow’s house and 28-acre site cannot be added to debt fund’s possession application, court rulesPromontoria wanted to amend its bill for possession to include additional assetsThu Apr 27 2023 - 16:35
HSE awarded legal costs incurred while successfully defending breast cancer diagnosis claim‘Unfair’ to make health service pay for case where injuries were not caused by negligence, judge saysWed Apr 26 2023 - 21:06
DPP accepts phone data used to convict men was obtained unlawfully, Supreme Court toldCaolan Smyth (30) and Gary McAreavey (55) are asking the court to quash their convictions and to reject phone data as inadmissibleWed Apr 26 2023 - 19:41
High Court satisfied with proposed orders in pubs’ cases against FBD over Covid-19 coverProposed orders deal in detail with various factors affecting the level of losses sustainedWed Apr 26 2023 - 16:31
Supreme Court urged to reject phone data used to secure men’s convictionsAppeals are likely to have implications for any potential Supreme Court appeal by Graham DwyerTue Apr 25 2023 - 19:11
Judge refuses to strike out bank’s claim for €20m against husband and late wife Court said there has been ‘no delay whatsover’ in the bank’s prosecution of proceedings against Gerard, Teresa and Caroline BurkeTue Apr 25 2023 - 16:39
Businessman’s case against Davy and 16 former employees to be settled, court hearsSettlement understood to include Patrick Kearney receiving about €2 million, without any liability being admittedTue Apr 25 2023 - 14:14
High Court dismisses challenge to permission for 416 homes on former Bailey Gibson site in Dublin 8All domestic and EU law points of challenge were dismissed or not pursued, judge concludesMon Apr 24 2023 - 19:59
Pre-trial discovery process extended to mid-May in Web Summit casesParties continue to be preoccupied by the 14 million documents collected as part of discovery processMon Apr 24 2023 - 16:58
