Farmer wins orders overturning consent for grid connection from wind farmIan Collins from Bantry brought proceedings against An Bord Pleanála and the StateMon Mar 08 2021 - 15:33
HSE wants DNA test on unidentifed man in psychiatric hospital for 30 yearsGardaí and HSE want sample taken while man is alive to aid posthumous proceduresMon Mar 08 2021 - 14:41
Girl left scarred after falling into brambles at school secures settlement of €90,000Mr Justice Garrett Simons says settlement offer for child seemed ‘very generous’Mon Mar 08 2021 - 13:09
New guidelines for personal injuries awards ‘might be just about right’Adoption of the guidelines has moved the controversy out of the judicial and into the political arenaSun Mar 07 2021 - 17:03
Judges vote to adopt new guidelines to reduce personal injury damagesJudicial Council voted in support of document by Personal Injuries Guidelines CommitteeSat Mar 06 2021 - 17:19
Q&A: What are the new award guidelines for personal injuries?New guidelines replace Book of Quantum which set guidelines for award amountsSat Mar 06 2021 - 14:16
Judges to vote on new guidelines to cut damages awardsMinister for Justice ready to make changes if proposals approvedFri Mar 05 2021 - 21:47
McKillen jnr initiates High Court challenge over construction lockdownBlue Whisp argues allowing some construction but not all is unlawful discriminationFri Mar 05 2021 - 12:22
Teenager injured after goalpost fell on her secures €52,000 settlementGirl may require cosmetic surgery on forehead in the future, court toldFri Mar 05 2021 - 11:48
High Court refuses compensation to woman whose partner has Hepatitis CAppellant claimed over ‘loss of consortium’ with man who got disease in mother’s wombThu Mar 04 2021 - 13:44
Compensation in contaminated blood case doubled to €455,000The woman was aged nine when her father died after receiving contaminated productsWed Mar 03 2021 - 17:56
Seanad voting rights case asked: ‘Is there a constitution in the world without oddities?’University of Limerick graduate says refusal to allow him to register as an elector is unconstitutionalWed Mar 03 2021 - 17:37
Legal challenge brought over decision a woman was overpaid pensionReview was carried out by the Department of Social Protection after the woman’s deathTue Mar 02 2021 - 17:58
Killybegs group challenges refusal to approve new fish weighing systemJudge notes applicants claim fishing vessels have to endure longer waiting times because of inadequate weighing systemsTue Mar 02 2021 - 17:16
High Court judge dismisses lead challenge over Leaving Cert calculated grades processStudent claimed direction by Minister on school historical data resulted in points being unfairly downgradedTue Mar 02 2021 - 12:04
Legal costs in dispute over €228,000 ‘may exceed €500,000’High legal costs raise serious issues about access to justice, says judgeMon Mar 01 2021 - 21:20
Residents get leave to challenge Dundrum apartment developmentBord Pleanála granted permission for 446 homes after it designated the proposed project a strategic housing developmentMon Mar 01 2021 - 18:56
Settlement of €80,000 for girl injured after aunt had partial seizure while drivingJudge says case is very unusal and there was a ‘huge hurdle’ concerning liabilityMon Mar 01 2021 - 15:36
Leaving Cert: High Court to rule on challenge to 2020 calculated grades processStudent claims direction by Minister to remove school historical records from system resulted in unfair downgrading in examMon Mar 01 2021 - 11:37
Deceased farmer’s nephew not entitled to €1m Kerry Group shares, court rulesMan remains entitled to lower value of Kerry Co-Op shares gifted in uncle’s 1990 willSat Feb 27 2021 - 09:39
Couple in 80s have bankruptcy extended by five yearsJudge cites lack of co-operation with trusteeFri Feb 26 2021 - 17:16
Order halting works on Sandymount cycleway issued by High CourtTraffic on Strand Road was due to be reduced on Monday to facilitate opening of cycle routeFri Feb 26 2021 - 14:27
Residents challenge permission for 446 apartments in DundrumFast-track permission was granted for south Dublin development in JanuaryFri Feb 26 2021 - 13:42
Developer wins leave to appeal against quashing of permission on Connolly sitePermission was quashed over issue around car parkThu Feb 25 2021 - 15:40
Gardaí ordered to give husband secret recordings made of him by wifeMan brought High Court proceedings seeking discovery of audio and video filesWed Feb 24 2021 - 15:27
Judge to rule later on Fingleton bid to halt INBS caseIBRC claims include €6bn losses arose from loans made when Fingleton was CEOWed Feb 24 2021 - 14:18
Priest’s hand-made replacement will did not revoke original will, judge rulesFr Patrick John Mannion’s object in avoiding lawyers’ fees ‘spectacularly failed’, court hearsWed Feb 24 2021 - 12:36
Couple can remain in Dublin 4 property after judge refuses injunctionReceivers sought injunction concerning Lansdowne Road property pending hearingWed Feb 24 2021 - 10:52
Michael Fingleton cannot properly defend case due to stroke, High Court toldIBRC claims case can proceed on basis of objective evidence depsite ‘impediment’Tue Feb 23 2021 - 13:03
Doctor with history of mental illness has conditions attached to his registrationThe Medical Council sought High Court confirmation of the conditionsMon Feb 22 2021 - 21:56
Garda loses challenge over Disclosures Tribunal legal costs rulingGarda Keith Harrison previously lost separate proceedings aimed at quashing tribunal criticismMon Feb 22 2021 - 19:57
Bord Pleanála consents to court orders on student accommodationPlanning permission was for facility alongside existing Trinity Hall complexMon Feb 22 2021 - 12:17
Judicial Council adjourns discussion on personal injury awards until MarchAlliance for Insurance Reform expresses concern about what draft report may be advocatingSat Feb 20 2021 - 12:45
Man illegally in the State since 2005 loses challenge over refusal of leave to remainPakistani national unsuccessfully tried to enter into two marriages, judge notesFri Feb 19 2021 - 22:16
Three houses linked to cannabis ring declared proceeds of crimeOrders granted over properties in Tipperary, Fermoy and DublinFri Feb 19 2021 - 17:55
FBD withdraws court challenge to ombudsman’s investigationComplaint made by Phil Flannery’s of Denmark Street Ltd over refusal to pay out on business interruption claimThu Feb 18 2021 - 16:49
Man convicted of raping two women loses Supreme Court appealPrinciples will guide judges in trials of sexual offences with more than one complainantThu Feb 18 2021 - 15:37
Supreme Court to rule later on State’s appeal over striking down of building sector pay lawAppeal is against High Court decision that Minister of State acted outside his powersThu Feb 18 2021 - 11:40
Judges’ meeting on personal injuries plan set to be delayed againIsme chief airs concerns over crunch meeting on personal injury awardsThu Feb 18 2021 - 01:45
Orders permitting force-feeding of anorexic woman set aside by High CourtJudge notes eating disorder specialists consider burden of coercive measures outweigh benefitsWed Feb 17 2021 - 18:00
Court to decide if offers to rehouse Traveller families were reasonably refusedJudge told DAA needs to finish new runay at airportWed Feb 17 2021 - 17:49
Mediation planned in software firm's dispute with former employeesCompany develops specialised software used to help design buildings that are more environmentally friendlyWed Feb 17 2021 - 17:06
Judgment on Leaving Cert calculated grades case due within weeksMr Justice Charles Meenan is hearing some 60 actions brought over last year’s resultsWed Feb 17 2021 - 11:43
Smaller employers ‘thrown under the bus’ by pay order, Supreme Court hearsElectrical contractors argue sectoral employment order is anti-competitiveTue Feb 16 2021 - 20:58
Husband wants gardaí to give him ‘secret’ recordings made by wifeWoman alleged man was physically and emotionally abusive of her and the children, court toldTue Feb 16 2021 - 15:19
Attorney General urges Supreme Court to overturn building pay rates findingCase focuses on sectoral employment order for electricians made by minister in 2019Mon Feb 15 2021 - 17:54
Former INM chairman loses bid to oust inspectorsBuckley faces potential bill of €500,000 as costs awarded against him in separate INM-19 caseMon Feb 15 2021 - 12:01
Court rules woman’s home-made will leaving €1.08m validMaureen McEnroe, one of seven siblings, scored out some words on documentFri Feb 12 2021 - 17:42
Judge says shipping case will be heard remotelyDrogehda Port seeks traditional hearingFri Feb 12 2021 - 17:08
Aircraft remains detained at Dublin Airport while talks continueCourt heard airline had assets seized by Moldova ‘s Agency for the recovery of Criminal Assets in 2019Fri Feb 12 2021 - 16:28
