Tax fraud accused challenges warrantsThe Supreme Court is hearing a challenge by a Clare man, who is facing trial in Britain regarding an alleged £100 million (€150…Thu Jul 15 2004 - 01:00
Court upholds ruling not to jail rapist (15)The Court of Criminal Appeal has said judges in rape cases must start from the basis that a custodial sentence is the norm.Wed Jul 14 2004 - 01:00
Inquiry to go on as Curtin drops key elementsThe Joint Oireachtas Committee inquiry into the conduct of Judge Brian Curtin may proceed with its work after Judge Curtin yesterday…Wed Jul 14 2004 - 01:00
Firms want no detailed evidence in challenge to tobacco ads banNew regulations restricting the advertising of tobacco products, due to come into effect in December, are designed to prevent…Sat Jul 10 2004 - 01:00
Attempt to stop trials for sexual offences failsThree men charged with sexual offences against the same girl when she was aged 13 have lost their High Court attempt to stop …Fri Jul 09 2004 - 01:00
Tribunal breached rights, court rulesThe High Court has declared that the refusal of the planning tribunal to give Cork property developer Mr Owen O'Callaghan access…Thu Jul 08 2004 - 01:00
High Court hearing on Curtin evidence allowed to go aheadLawyers for Judge Brian Curtin lost a bid yesterday to stop the Government proceeding next week with a High Court application…Wed Jul 07 2004 - 01:00
Manslaughter sentence reduced to eight yearsA Dublin man jailed for 14 years for the manslaughter of a young electronics engineer has had his sentence reduced to eight years…Tue Jul 06 2004 - 01:00
Bid to avoid extradition for sexual offences failsAn English man who came to Ireland after jumping bail on charges of attempted rape and indecent assault in England over a 17-…Sat Jul 03 2004 - 01:00
State to pay boy's #40,000 school billA boy with severe language difficulties has to attend a special school in England, at an annual cost of £40,000, because of the…Sat Jul 03 2004 - 01:00
Rotunda required parents' consent, says ex-masterA former master of the Rotunda Hospital has told the High Court it was that hospital's practice in the 1980s to have parents …Wed Jun 30 2004 - 01:00
Court adds four years to sentence for rapeThe Court of Criminal Appeal (CCA) has, at the request of the DPP, increased from 10 to 14 years a sentence imposed on a man …Tue Jun 29 2004 - 01:00
Order settles dispute with abuse inquiryA legal dispute between the Christian Brothers Congregation and the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse has been resolved.Tue Jun 29 2004 - 01:00
Counsel stresses absolute urgency in Curtin caseThe Government has asked the High Court to decide whether it has any entitlement, given the separation of powers, to grant orders…Sat Jun 26 2004 - 01:00
High Court asked to decide on Curtin evidenceThe Government has asked the High Court to decide whether it has any entitlement, given the separation of powers, to grant orders…Fri Jun 25 2004 - 01:00
Competition body's claims 'contradictory'A former member of the Competition Authority has described as inconsistent and contradictory" the authority's claim that the …Fri Jun 25 2004 - 01:00
State's appeal against judgment allowedIn an important judgment dealing with the law-making powers of the Oireachtas, the Supreme Court yesterday unanimously allowed…Thu Jun 24 2004 - 01:00
Credit union league accused of anti-competitive practicesThe Competition Authority has claimed before the High Court that the Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) has engaged in anti…Wed Jun 23 2004 - 01:00
Ahmad case adjourned as contempt motion is withdrawnA High Court judge remarked yesterday that a businessman, said to now owe up to €500,000 to another businessman, has conducted…Sat Jun 19 2004 - 01:00
Farmer seeks to challenge High Court decision on landfill siteA Wicklow farmer is seeking leave to appeal against a decision of the Commercial Court - a division of the High Court - refusing…Fri Jun 18 2004 - 01:00
Court approves will as dispute resolvedThe High Court has admitted to probate the will of a Dublin man, who left an estate of €1Fri Jun 18 2004 - 01:00
Neary appeals case to Supreme CourtFormer Co Louth consultant obstetrician Dr Michael Neary and Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital, Drogheda have appealed to the Supreme…Wed Jun 16 2004 - 01:00
High Court freezes assets in CAB caseThe Criminal Assets Bureau has secured High Court "freezing" orders against a man and his partnerTue Jun 15 2004 - 01:00
Troubled teenager offered semi-independent careA troubled teenager has been offered a flat to live in and professional help after he took court action against a health board…Fri May 28 2004 - 01:00
Revenue to see confidential informationThe Revenue is to get access to a large amount of confidential information accumulated by the Ansbacher Bank inspectors.Thu May 27 2004 - 01:00
Lecturer seeks order to prevent holding of local pollsA Limerick lecturer is seeking a High Court injunction to restrain the holding of the local elections on June 11thTue May 25 2004 - 01:00
Man in Anabel case granted bail by appeal courtA Dublin man who was due to begin serving a nine-month sentence next Monday for violent disorder, which arose from incidents …Tue May 25 2004 - 01:00
Waste report allowed as evidenceThe High Court has rejected claims by a waste company, which is facing prosecution for alleged breaches of the Waste Management…Sat May 22 2004 - 01:00
'Common sense' urged on video evidenceA High Court judge yesterday urged a "common-sense" approach to requiring gardaí to preserve all evidence which might be remotely…Fri May 21 2004 - 01:00
CAB left man 'in dark' over right to appeal tax rulingThe Criminal Assets Bureau had left a Dublin man "in the dark" over his right to appeal tax assessments and failed to act in …Tue May 18 2004 - 01:00
At-risk boy offered place in unregistered unitA psychologist and court-appointed guardian to a troubled boy, who claims years of failure by health boards and the State to …Sat May 15 2004 - 01:00
At risk boy takes case to High CourtA troubled and at risk boy whose seriously dysfunctional family has been monitored by health boards since he was two years old…Fri May 14 2004 - 01:00
EUR425,000 for Neary womb removal patientA woman who was aged 20 when her womb was removed by consultant obstetrician Dr Michael Neary during the birth of her first and…Thu May 13 2004 - 01:00
Court told of vaccine test doubts of officialA report by the Chief Medical Officer (CMO) on the carrying out of vaccine trials on vulnerable infants in institutions run by…Wed May 12 2004 - 01:00
Family of man who died after medical errors awarded €76,000The family of a 21-year-old man who died following a litany of medical failures and errors are to donate to charity the total…Tue May 11 2004 - 01:00
Decision to hold inquiry on surgeon's removal overturnedThe High Court has overturned a decision of the Minister for Health and Children in August 2003 to appoint a committee to inquire…Sat May 08 2004 - 01:00
Retired professor challenges order to child abuse inquiryProf Irene Hillary, a retired professor of microbiology, has been treated "shabbily, if not shamefully" arising from the Government…Fri May 07 2004 - 01:00
Peamount staff have 'safety concerns'A legal action brought against Peamount Hospital by the two most senior medical personnel there is motivated not by money but…Wed May 05 2004 - 01:00
Situation in hospital unit was seen as 'dangerous'When two surgeons were suspended from Cavan General Hospital in August 2003 it was "common knowledge" that there were difficulties…Sat May 01 2004 - 01:00
Hospital dispute could last for years, says judgeA High Court judge yesterday urged lawyers to explore whether there was a more conciliatory way of resolving the situation within…Fri Apr 30 2004 - 01:00
Computer analyst's conviction quashedIn the first decision of the Irish courts overturning a conviction on the basis of a decision of the European Court of Human …Fri Apr 30 2004 - 01:00
Judge allows Ardee plant challengeA Co Louth woman has secured leave from the High Court to bring proceedings challenging planning permission for a pharmaceutical…Thu Apr 29 2004 - 01:00
Case for miscarriage of justice not establishedCourt report - the other judgments: An internal National Irish Bank memorandum, which referred to "hot" money, should not have…Thu Apr 29 2004 - 01:00
TD faces huge costs after libel appeal is rejectedCourt report - Chief Justice's judgment: The Fianna Fáil TD, Ms Beverley Cooper-Flynn, is facing a €2 million-plus legal bill…Thu Apr 29 2004 - 01:00
Cerebral palsy boy awarded €4.55mA boy with cerebral palsy has secured an award of €4Wed Apr 28 2004 - 01:00
Court to rule tomorrow on Cooper-Flynn appealThe Supreme Court will give judgment tomorrow on the appeal by Fianna Fáil TD Ms Beverley Cooper-Flynn against the outcome of…Tue Apr 27 2004 - 01:00
Former employee to appeal to Supreme CourtA former Waterford Crystal worker is to appeal to the Supreme Court against the High Court's refusal to permit him bring a more…Sat Apr 24 2004 - 01:00
Board's failure could be 'catastrophe' for youthAfter being told that the only offer from a health board for a seriously-at-risk boy was a "totally unsuitable" bed in a Salvation…Fri Apr 23 2004 - 01:00
Inquiry finds nurse had no case to answerA legal dispute between a nurse and the Eastern Regional Health Authority has been "amicably resolved", the High Court was told…Thu Apr 22 2004 - 01:00
Nurse suspended after incident takes court proceedingsA nurse, suspended after an alleged assault on an elderly patient in a nursing home, has taken High Court proceedings challenging…Wed Apr 21 2004 - 01:00
