Cab gets orders for €270,000The Criminal Assets Bureau has secured orders for the seizure of some €270,000 from a father and son after a High Court judge…Tue Nov 21 2006 - 00:00
Man faces jail over website contentA man allegedly involved with a controversial website which invites people to "rate" their lawyers is facing a four-month jail…Tue Nov 21 2006 - 00:00
Existence of embryos outside womb 'precarious'Legal status: The absence of any rules or regulations governing IVF treatment in Ireland means that embryos outside the womb…Thu Nov 16 2006 - 00:00
Woman loses bid to have embryos implantedA mother of two has lost her legal action to have three embryos implanted in her against the wishes of her estranged husband.Thu Nov 16 2006 - 00:00
Operators to give centre back to ownersDublin Waterworld Ltd is to hand over possession of the €62 million National Aquatic Centre on November 30th next to the State…Wed Nov 15 2006 - 00:00
Parents were wrongly refused leave to stayThe High Court has found that the Minister for Justice unlawfully breached the rights of several Irish-born children in the way…Wed Nov 15 2006 - 00:00
Election rule for Independents found to be unconstitutionalThe Supreme Court has overturned as unconstitutional a new electoral regulation compelling all of the 30 people required to nominate…Tue Nov 14 2006 - 00:00
Natural parents win battle to have Baby Ann returnedA two-year-old girl who has lived with her prospective adoptive parents since she was three months old is to be returned to her…Tue Nov 14 2006 - 00:00
Ex-NIB director resists case for cross-examinationA former executive director of National Irish Bank "knew nothing" of "the Irish culture of tax evasion" in 1994 when he was "…Fri Nov 10 2006 - 00:00
'Malicious campaign' against port chiefThe chief executive of a Limerick port company has told the High Court that "malicious, vexatious and totally untrue" allegations…Thu Nov 09 2006 - 00:00
Sister, nephew lose challenge to farmer's willA High Court judge has said that he "must say in emphatic terms" that there was no evidence of undue influence in the making …Wed Nov 08 2006 - 00:00
Port directors removed papers, High Court toldThe High Court has granted orders restraining the chief executive and a non-executive director of the Limerick port company from…Wed Nov 08 2006 - 00:00
Pat Kenny and wife 'annexed' property, court toldA retired solicitor has brought legal proceedings against his next-door neighbours - broadcaster Pat Kenny and his wife, Cathy…Tue Nov 07 2006 - 00:00
Man sues over pain since 1989 vasectomyA father of seven continues to have severe testicular pain and his life is "a misery" following a vasectomy operation in Dublin…Sat Nov 04 2006 - 00:00
Judge adjourns Shell applicationThe bitter legal row between Shell E&P Ireland and a number of local people over the route of the onshore pipeline linked…Thu Nov 02 2006 - 00:00
McCabe killers not eligible for early release, court toldThe killers of Detective Garda Jerry McCabe are not entitled to early release under the terms of the Belfast Agreement, the Government…Thu Nov 02 2006 - 00:00
Smart loses appeal against ComRegSmart Telecom has lost on all grounds its High Court bid to overturn the decision of the Commission for Communications Regulation…Wed Nov 01 2006 - 00:00
Court refuses order against MMI brokersThe High Court has found there is no evidence to support the making of restriction orders against three directors of the collapsed…Sat Oct 28 2006 - 01:00
Appeal in Mahon tribunal case to be heard in weeksThe Supreme Court has indicated there will be a hearing within weeks of Cork property developer Owen O'Callaghan's appeal against…Sat Oct 28 2006 - 01:00
State, HSE sued over man's death in MonaghanA landmark legal action for damages has been brought against the State and the Health Service Executive by the family of the …Fri Oct 27 2006 - 01:00
Member of Ryan family in dispute over taxA dispute between the Revenue Commissioners and the wife of Shane Ryan, son of Ryanair founder Tony Ryan, over whether the sale…Thu Oct 26 2006 - 01:00
Law Society told comments on costs 'laughable'The Master of the High Court says it is "laughable" for the Law Society to be pleading that the Government's proposals for the…Thu Oct 26 2006 - 01:00
Contentious land deal in Cork settledA legal dispute between two bank managers and Cork County Council over a controversial land deal, in which the council negotiated…Wed Oct 25 2006 - 01:00
All drug dealing a serious crime - judgeThe chief justice has warned there is no "minor form" of drug- dealing as far as the courts are concerned, and that all suppliers…Tue Oct 24 2006 - 01:00
Man's stomach removed after hospital mix-up, court toldA mix-up over tissue samples at St Vincent's hospital in Dublin led to a young man being wrongly diagnosed with stomach cancer…Fri Oct 20 2006 - 01:00
Stomach removed after misdiagnosis mix-upA young man's stomach was unnecessarily removed after he was wrongly diagnosed with cancer arising from his tissue sample being…Fri Oct 20 2006 - 01:00
Developer facing legal bill of over €2mCork property developer Owen O'Callaghan is facing a legal bill of more than €2 million arising from his unsuccessful challenge…Thu Oct 19 2006 - 01:00
Woman can marry ex-spouse's brotherA divorced woman and her former husband's brother, who have been in a 20-year relationship, are now free to marry each other …Wed Oct 18 2006 - 01:00
State agrees settlement with Shortt familyDamages are to be paid by the State to the family of Frank Shortt, after a settlement was agreed at the High Court in Dublin …Wed Oct 18 2006 - 01:00
Appeal court rejects application to reduce sentence for gang rapeThe Court of Criminal Appeal yesterday rejected an application to reduce a 21-year sentence on a man who pleaded guilty to the…Tue Oct 17 2006 - 01:00
Judge concludes marriage subject to law and StateThe High Court has rejected a claim by a father of four that neither the State nor courts are entitled to play any role - whether…Sat Oct 14 2006 - 01:00
Nally has sentence for killing Traveller quashedCo Mayo farmer Pádraig Nally was freed on bail yesterday after the Court of Criminal Appeal quashed his conviction and six-year…Fri Oct 13 2006 - 01:00
Extradition of American to take place within 15 daysThe Supreme Court has cleared the way for the extradition to the US within 15 days of an American man to face charges relating…Fri Oct 13 2006 - 01:00
Accountant on trial 'accepted Traynor's word' about transactionsThe late accountant Des Traynor told the auditor of Kentford Securities Ltd, a company allegedly controlled and used by Mr Traynor…Fri Oct 13 2006 - 01:00
Court asked to disqualify auditor over alleged offences at KentfordThe Director of Corporate Enforcement has asked the High Court to disqualify from involvement in the management of any company…Thu Oct 12 2006 - 01:00
Developer fails to halt inquiries by tribunalCork property developer Owen O'Callaghan has lost on all grounds a bid to prevent the Mahon tribunal further inquiring into or…Wed Oct 11 2006 - 01:00
Court asked to disqualify Baileys over BovaleThe Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) has asked the High Court for orders restraining developers Michael and Thomas Bailey…Tue Oct 10 2006 - 01:00
Children of lesbian parents do well, court toldA range of studies has shown that the welfare of children is not adversely affected through being raised by a lesbian mothers…Sat Oct 07 2006 - 01:00
Ruling on 'carousel' VAT fraud case reversedThe High Court has overturned a District Court order directing the the Criminal Assets Bureau (Cab) to produce to the UK authorities…Sat Oct 07 2006 - 01:00
Counsel calls for defence of right to life of embryosThe right to life of an embryo begins at fertilisation and is superior to any entitlement of a man not to have a child against…Fri Oct 06 2006 - 01:00
State says court cannot rule when life beginsThe State has told the High Court that the constitutional protection given to the unborn does not apply to three embryos frozen…Fri Oct 06 2006 - 01:00
Landmark action by lesbian couple opensThe fundamental right to marry must be "the right to marry the person you love" and the ban on same-sex marriages here breaches…Wed Oct 04 2006 - 01:00
Court action over names chosen for baby Father objects to names picked by former partnerAn unmarried father who objects to the forenames chosen by his estranged partner for their baby daughter has secured a temporary…Tue Oct 03 2006 - 01:00
Firm's damages claim failsAn attempt by Canada Life to get back almost €83,000 paid by it in disability benefits to a long-serving and "remarkably successful…Tue Oct 03 2006 - 01:00
Harney praises improvements in hospital hygieneA marked improvement in hospital hygiene standards was disclosed yesterday.Fri Sept 08 2006 - 01:00
Positive response to migrants urgedA Government Minister has appealed to politicians of all parties not to exploit migration issues for "political purposes" in …Thu Sept 07 2006 - 01:00
Court stops Dartmouth Square being used as car parkThe High Court has blocked an attempt to use a park in the middle of Dartmouth Square in south Dublin as a public car park.Wed Sept 06 2006 - 01:00
Drivers threaten further actionHundreds of taxi drivers who staged a protest convoy in Dublin yesterday have warned that they will hold a further work stoppage…Tue Sept 05 2006 - 01:00
Murder inquiry focuses on victim's drug dealingGardaí are investigating the possible involvement of dissident republicans in the murder of a drug dealer whose body was discovered…Tue Sept 05 2006 - 01:00
Bus receipts windfall for 210 charitiesMore than 200 community groups and charities have profited by €350,000 from unclaimed bus passenger change receipts collected…Sat Sept 02 2006 - 01:00
