Enoch Burke says he is at risk of ‘irreparable harm’ if school disciplinary process goes aheadHeated exchanges involving the teacher’s family members break out in court as he applies for injunction against employerWed Jan 11 2023 - 17:58
Why personal injuries claims are plummeting in the High CourtAverage personal injury award by PIAB between January and June 2022 was 38% lower than before new guidelinesTue Jan 10 2023 - 05:00
Sharp fall in High Court personal injuries claims sparks demands for insurers to pass on benefits223 new claims per month in first nine months of last year, compared with 666 per month in 2019Tue Jan 10 2023 - 05:00
Peter Ward: ‘In a democracy, you are entitled to know something about the laws that govern you’Lawyer Peter Ward reflects on his 40 years of involvement with Free Legal Aid Centres (Flac)Sat Jan 07 2023 - 03:00
Woman who fled home on Christmas Day is one of 11 people to secure emergency protection ordersAnother woman at special court hearing claims violent partner threatened to have her face ‘sliced’ and to share intimate images on social mediaFri Dec 30 2022 - 17:22
Man who allegedly ‘terrified’ two women by peering through windows fails to halt trialAny attempt to classify the alleged crime as trivial is ‘entirely misconceived’, says judgeTue Dec 27 2022 - 15:07
Mother of four tells Christmas week family court about ‘constant battle’ for child maintenance'I had to miss the baby’s Christmas play to come in here,' woman tells judge, complaining that her former partner is an alcoholic and lying about being unemployedSat Dec 24 2022 - 00:00
Judge releases Enoch Burke from prison on ‘open-ended basis’ Burke may again be jailed if he breaches court orders, High Court hearsWed Dec 21 2022 - 19:48
‘My self-worth was on the floor’: Mother of two gets safety order against estranged husband Man is separately subject of Tusla investigation over alleged sexual assault of girl (17)Tue Dec 20 2022 - 17:44
Man with learning disability need not have aggressive cancer treatment, High Court rulesJudge told ward of court does not understand medical options available as HSE argues palliative approach is best route forwardMon Dec 19 2022 - 17:56
Enoch Burke and the problem of ‘potentially indefinite incarceration’The seemingly intractable case has shone a light on civil contempt lawsMon Dec 19 2022 - 05:00
Jonathan Dowdall tells Regency Hotel murder trial he ‘is not a rat’‘I don’t care if I get killed. Nobody will touch my children,’ key witness tells courtWed Dec 14 2022 - 21:11
Jonathan Dowdall says room booking arrangement on eve of Regency Hotel murder was a ‘set up’Key witness says Hutches were prepared to throw ‘someone else under a bus’Wed Dec 14 2022 - 18:49
Jonathan Dowdall denies he is a ‘master manipulator’ who has told ‘two big lies’ in Regency Hotel murder trial Gerard Hutch’s lawyer says Dowdall lied about Hutch ‘confession’ in Dublin park and lied that Hutch collected key card for hotel roomTue Dec 13 2022 - 18:36
Jonathan Dowdall says Gerard Hutch was ‘lying’ about not knowing those involved in Regency Hotel attackKey witness tells court he knew Hutch was involved 'because he told me'Tue Dec 13 2022 - 12:37
Packed courtroom falls silent as Jonathan Dowdall takes the stand in Regency murder trialGerard Hutch listens impassively as Dowdall gives his evidenceMon Dec 12 2022 - 18:46
Jonathan Dowdall says Gerard Hutch told him that ‘him and Mago Gately’ shot David ByrneDowdall says Hutch was ‘in a panic’ when they met three days after Regency Hotel shootingMon Dec 12 2022 - 18:36
Plan to move most divorce and judicial separation cases to District Courts a ‘fatal flaw’ in new Bill Many proposals welcome but adequate funding and resources ‘crucial’, says top family lawyerMon Dec 12 2022 - 02:00
Jonathan Dowdall due to take witness stand in Regency hotel murder trialCourt will first be updated about assessment of Dowdall for Witness Protection ProgrammeSun Dec 11 2022 - 19:00
Philippe Sands: Brexit was ‘an absolute bloody nonsense and everybody knows it’International court decision over Britain’s ‘last colony’ should encourage those who favour Irish unity, top lawyer saysSat Dec 10 2022 - 05:00
Some disputing wills ready to have legal costs exhaust entire estate, judge saysConference told of doctors concerns about meeting capacity assessment requirements of new lawFri Dec 09 2022 - 19:15
Irish may ‘draw inspiration’ from ruling on UK’s ‘last colony’, says international lawyerProfessor Philippe Sands says British government treats international law as ‘an inconvenience’Thu Dec 08 2022 - 20:00
Judge refuses additional legal aid to fight Cab claim about home of James ‘Mago’ Gately Cab claims Coolock home was purchased with the proceeds of crimeWed Dec 07 2022 - 21:39
Long stays and lack of clarity at Central Mental Hospital as campaigners recommend reformsOne person found unfit to plead at their trial in the 1970s remained detained until recentlyTue Dec 06 2022 - 17:31
1922 Constitution offered Ireland ‘a different theory of republicanism’Free State document had ‘fundamental flaws’ but still ‘a remarkable achievement’, Paul Gallagher tells centenary conferenceMon Dec 05 2022 - 16:19
Former master of National Maternity Hospital criticises ‘expert shopping’ in medical negligence casesObstetrician says his expert opinion has sometimes been sought and then put aside because it did not suit a plaintiff’s caseSat Dec 03 2022 - 05:33
Use independent investigations not probes by sporting bodies to protect athletes, judge saysSports law conference in Dublin examines safety, ethics and regulation in sportFri Dec 02 2022 - 19:59
Those who do not conform with ‘loudest groups’ more likely called ‘shoneen’, ‘lundy’, says TaoiseachShared island cannot be achieved by ‘seeking the victory of one tradition over the other’ - MartinThu Dec 01 2022 - 11:27
Graham Dwyer appeal against murder conviction to open before three judge-court today Dwyer to rely on phone metadata ruling in bid to overturn convictionThu Dec 01 2022 - 06:44
Refusal of community mental health services to mentally ill ex-prisoner is ‘rational’, HSE tells courtHSE entitled to take resources and safety risk posed by man into accountWed Nov 30 2022 - 16:43
Failure to provide mental health services left former prisoner in ‘medical no man’s land’, court toldHSE says man’s ‘lethality’ means services cannot be safely providedTue Nov 29 2022 - 17:38
Judge lifts order for nursing home detention of man in 50s with alcohol addictionLegal test for deciding a person’s capacity is not a ‘best interests’ test, High Court rulesTue Nov 29 2022 - 14:56
Death of well-known barrister who had been targeted by criminal ‘not suspicious’Alan Toal, who represented several high-profile gangland criminals, suffered a violent assault in August by one of his clientsSun Nov 27 2022 - 20:15
Ukrainian mother fears enforced move to Co Cork will be ‘devastating’ for autistic sonMove on Monday from Dublin could cause Yehor, aged 10, to regress after settling in school, mother saysSun Nov 27 2022 - 19:00
Fomer Rockwell College pupil claims he was raped by a priest in the college church Man says he lived ‘under a cloud of fear’ at Rockwell in 1986 and 1987Sun Nov 27 2022 - 15:23
New online platform for jury service set to go liveCourts Service is rolling out service to Dublin initially to allow people to answer summonses and receive updatesSun Nov 27 2022 - 12:03
There ‘cannot be one law for the rich and one law for others’, says retiring Supreme Court judgeTributes paid as Mr Justice John MacMenamin retires after 47-year legal careerFri Nov 25 2022 - 15:56
Paul Gallagher to step down as Attorney General, Supreme Court toldFour senior counsel feature in speculation about successor, with Fine Gael due to have the final say under Coalition dealFri Nov 25 2022 - 15:13
Law firms in Ireland survey: Economic turmoil, finding and keeping staff are key concernsDublin fast becoming ‘London on the Liffey’ as UK and international law firms move inFri Nov 25 2022 - 08:36
Well-known employment lawyer Richard Grogan dies aged 65Dublin solicitor Richard Grogan was acknowledged expert in his fieldWed Nov 23 2022 - 17:26
DPP reports increase of more than one-third in domestic violence case files High conviction rate in serious crime cases, including murder and rape, notes annual reportMon Nov 21 2022 - 19:00
Remembering road traffic victims: ‘We had no notice of Mammy’s death, and that haunts us’More than 24,600 people have died on Irish roads since records began in 1959. My mother, Josie Carolan, was one of themSat Nov 19 2022 - 05:00
TD’s case over Ceta shines a light on contentious investor courts systemSystem set up by former European colonial powers favours the wealthy, say criticsFri Nov 18 2022 - 16:53
Spiritans announce ‘restorative justice programme’ for abuse survivors‘What was done to you as innocent children was cruel and indefensible,’ head of congregation tells survivorsWed Nov 16 2022 - 13:25
Blackrock College Union cancels annual business lunch as Government holds ‘preliminary discussions’ over responseTaoiseach Micheál Martin describes revelations as ‘sickening, shocking’Tue Nov 15 2022 - 21:35
Eighty-three children among 200 Ukrainian refugees who must leave Dublin hotelRefugees should be permitted stay in hotel until after Christmas, urges local partnershipTue Nov 15 2022 - 20:51
Supreme Court rules out Dunne appeal over Walford stamp dutyCourt rules issues raised did not meet ‘matters of public importance’ threshold for appealTue Nov 15 2022 - 05:00
Final CervicalCheck report to be ‘full and frank’ on reforms left undone - investigator Dr Gabriel Scally’s concluding progress report into scandal is likely to point to significant work to be done on mandatory disclosureTue Nov 15 2022 - 05:00
Insurers ‘pocketing benefits’ of insurance reforms, says Alliance for Insurance Reform Insurance Ireland says it ‘remains committed’ to passing on reform benefits to consumersMon Nov 14 2022 - 21:53
Vicky Phelan case paved the way for CervicalCheck test actionAlmost 370 CervicalCheck cases taken in the High Court up to last AugustMon Nov 14 2022 - 19:16
