Family wrongly kept apart for three years, court toldTHREE CHILDREN and their father have unnecessarily remained in an Ethiopian refugee camp for the last three years apart from …Thu Jul 24 2008 - 01:00
Challenge by pharmacies opens in Commercial CourtA TEST challenge by more than 20 pharmacies to "unilateral" decisions by the HSE to reduce the amounts paid to them for free …Wed Jul 23 2008 - 01:00
Rossiters reach agreement in case against coronerThe family of 14-year-old Brian Rossiter have settled their High Court proceedings aimed at having certain expert witnesses give…Tue Jul 22 2008 - 01:00
ACC Bank proceedings against solicitor adjourned for a weekACC BANK plc has brought court proceedings for orders requiring a solicitor to perform undertakings which it says are necessary…Tue Jul 22 2008 - 01:00
Firm sues estate agents for €5.3m over alleged deceitAN ACCOUNTANCY firm has sued estate agents Douglas Newman Good claiming losses of €5Tue Jul 22 2008 - 01:00
Pharmacists begin challenge to HSE schemeA test challenge by more than 20 pharmacies to “unilateral” decisions by the HSE to reduce the amounts paid to them for free …Tue Jul 22 2008 - 01:00
Ex-soldier wins €300,000 damages for PTSDA former soldier has secured €302,873 damages from the High Court over negligence by the Army in failing to diagnose and treat…Tue Jul 22 2008 - 01:00
Challenge to Rossiter disciplinary proceedingsTwo gardaí involved in the detention of teenager Brian Rossiter at Clonmel Garda station in 2002 have taken a High Court challenge…Mon Jul 21 2008 - 01:00
Supreme Court orders extradition of IrishmanThe Supreme Court has today cleared the way for the extradition to the US of an Irish businessman to serve a sentence for sexually…Mon Jul 21 2008 - 01:00
Solicitor disputes IIB claim on Byrne propertyA solicitor is disputing claims by IIB Bank that it is entitled to possession of a premises in Crumlin, Dublin, as part repayment…Mon Jul 21 2008 - 01:00
O'Reilly appeal hearing set for DecemberThe appeal by Joe O’Reilly against his conviction for the murder of his wife, Rachel, will be heard next December.Mon Jul 21 2008 - 01:00
New court rule expected to cut legal costsA NEW COURT rule aimed at discouraging the bringing of unnecessary court applications should result in reduced legal costs, the…Sat Jul 19 2008 - 01:00
Woman wins €90,000 damages in privacy caseA WOMAN has won €90,000 damages from the High Court after it ruled that newspaper articles about her relationship with a priest…Sat Jul 19 2008 - 01:00
Mahon Lawlor ruling due at end of monthTHE HIGH Court will rule later this month on an application by the widow of Liam Lawlor to prevent the Mahon tribunal making …Fri Jul 18 2008 - 01:00
Woman awarded €90,000 over phone-tap articlesA woman has been awarded €90,000 in damages after the High Court ruled that newspaper articles about her relationship with a …Fri Jul 18 2008 - 01:00
Bupa wins appeal to prevent risk equalisationCOURT JUDGMENT: PRIVATE HEALTH insurer Bupa has won its Supreme Court appeal aimed at preventing the introduction of the risk…Thu Jul 17 2008 - 01:00
Court to rule on Lawlor case this monthThe High Court will rule later this month on an application by the widow of the late TD Liam Lawlor to prevent the Mahon tribunal…Thu Jul 17 2008 - 01:00
Firm seeks to stop prosecution over textingA COMPANY has brought a High Court action against the Data Protection Commissioner to prevent its prosecution over the alleged…Wed Jul 16 2008 - 01:00
Traveller family fails to prove it 'languished' on housing listA TRAVELLER couple and their three young children, who are living in a one-bedroomed chalet on a temporary halting site in Killarney…Wed Jul 16 2008 - 01:00
Power plant joint venture action settledA DISPUTE over a multimillion-euro joint venture agreement to build and operate two power plants to provide power at peak times…Wed Jul 16 2008 - 01:00
Court rules Harney exceeded powersPrivate health insurer BUPA has won its Supreme Court appeal aimed at preventing the introduction of the risk equalisation scheme…Wed Jul 16 2008 - 01:00
Bank still unable to locate solicitor owing €9mIIB BANK is still unable to locate struck-off solicitor Thomas Byrne in order to serve legal proceedings on him aimed at recovering…Tue Jul 15 2008 - 01:00
Legal action over structural defects in Ballymun youth facilityA LEGAL action has been brought over structural defects in a Ballymun youth facility alleged to have been caused by defective…Tue Jul 15 2008 - 01:00
Couple sue builders over €11m land dealA DISPUTE over a contract for the €11.2 million sale of lands in Co Tipperary has come before the Commercial Court.Tue Jul 15 2008 - 01:00
Student in court over 'unfair' medicine coursesA student has brought a High Court action alleging he cannot get a place on a medicine undergraduate degree course at an Irish…Tue Jul 15 2008 - 01:00
Family in one-bedroom house 'not overcrowding'A Traveller couple and their three young children who are living in a one-bedroom chalet on a temporary halting site in Killarney…Tue Jul 15 2008 - 01:00
Hoteliers ordered to repay €2m loanA BANK has secured a court order requiring two men to repay loans of some €2 million secured on the Old Mill Hotel in Julianstown…Tue Jul 15 2008 - 01:00
Medical Council wins ruling on surgeon caseA Supreme Court decision has cleared the way for the Medical Council to expand its inquiry into allegations of professional misconduct…Mon Jul 14 2008 - 01:00
Bank to place advert to find missing solicitorIIB Bank has still been unable to find struck-off solicitor Thomas Byrne in order to serve legal proceedings on him aimed at …Mon Jul 14 2008 - 01:00
Domestic violence law challenge dismissedAN ESTRANGED father of five has lost his High Court bid to have provisions of the Domestic Violence Act related to the making…Sat Jul 12 2008 - 01:00
Restraining order for man in pension rowA RETIRED construction worker who has been in dispute for years over the amount of the pension paid to him by the construction…Sat Jul 12 2008 - 01:00
Court told of Lawlor widow's legal billsTHE WIDOW of the late Liam Lawlor TD is unable to afford ongoing legal representation at the Mahon tribunal, the High Court heard…Sat Jul 12 2008 - 01:00
Bid to force investigation of Aer Lingus decision rejectedRYANAIR HAS lost a High Court bid to compel the financial services regulator to investigate whether Aer Lingus had breached EU…Fri Jul 11 2008 - 01:00
High Court reserves judgment on Davy appealTHE HIGH Court has reserved judgment on a challenge by stockbroking firm JE Davy to a decision by the Financial Services Ombudsman…Fri Jul 11 2008 - 01:00
State's appeal against mental health Act decision rejectedTHE SUPREME Court has rejected the State’s appeal against a High Court decision in 2004 that a section of the Mental Treatment…Fri Jul 11 2008 - 01:00
Action reveals legal failure over release conditionsA HIGH Court action by a man found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity has exposed an apparent defect in new mental health…Thu Jul 10 2008 - 01:00
Davy claims watchdog acted unfairly on bond rulingTHE FINANCIAL Services Ombudsman Joe Meade acted unfairly while deciding that stockbroking firm JE Davy failed to properly advise…Wed Jul 09 2008 - 01:00
€1.5m settlement in brain injury caseA €1.5 million settlement has been reached in High Court proceedings brought in relation to a mother of five who suffered severe…Wed Jul 09 2008 - 01:00
Investigator for bank fails to find struck-off solicitor ByrneA PRIVATE investigator hired by IIB Bank plc to track down struck-off solicitor Thomas Byrne arising from default on a loan of…Tue Jul 08 2008 - 01:00
Ryanair sues website firm over alleged copying of flight detailsA COMPANY which operates several websites offering search and booking facilities for low-cost flights is being sued by Ryanair…Tue Jul 08 2008 - 01:00
Covert contract alleged in docklands caseTHE SPENCER Dock Development Company has claimed that an alleged “covert contract” between the Dublin Docklands Development Authority…Tue Jul 08 2008 - 01:00
Imro to get €216,000 for outstanding royaltiesTHE IRISH Music Rights Organisation is to receive some €216,000 from Pod Concerts following an agreement reached in a dispute…Tue Jul 08 2008 - 01:00
Action over €20m bill for 'defective' housing infillA COURT action over an estimated €20 million bill for repairing damage allegedly caused by the use of “defective” infill in the…Tue Jul 08 2008 - 01:00
Developers settle dispute over siteA DISPUTE between two Cork-based property developers over a valuable development site in Cork’s docklands has been settled at…Sat Jul 05 2008 - 01:00
Judge urges review of rules on gun licencesA HIGH Court judge has said reasonable people are “entitled to feel alarmed” about a large increase in the number of pistols …Sat Jul 05 2008 - 01:00
Whiskey label too similar to Jameson, court rulesTHE HIGH Court has ruled that Cooley Distillery caused confusion among customers by selling bottles of Irish whiskey on the Russian…Sat Jul 05 2008 - 01:00
'Irish Times' appeal may be heard by end of yearTHE SUPREME Court is likely to hear before the end of this year the appeal by Irish Times editor Geraldine Kennedy and Public…Fri Jul 04 2008 - 01:00
Man loses bid to stop dangerous driving trial over destruction of carA MAN charged with dangerous driving causing serious injury to a passenger, who died some months later, has lost a Supreme Court…Fri Jul 04 2008 - 01:00
Court order on €1.5m land dealA BUSINESSMAN described by his lawyer as prominent in GAA circles in Co Mayo has secured a High Court order restraining another…Thu Jul 03 2008 - 01:00
Papers filed in Irish Times court appealThe Supreme Court is likely to hear before the end of this year the appeal by two Irish Times journalists against an order requiring…Thu Jul 03 2008 - 01:00
