High Court suspends solicitor over €236,000 deficit in client accountMr Justice Peter Kelly makes orders freezing funds of Shane Allen and Co Wicklow practiceMon Jun 15 2020 - 15:43
Peter Kelly profile: Fearless legal force for half a centuryPresident of the High Court steps down from career defending vulnerable, young and oldMon Jun 15 2020 - 02:15
High Court to rule on Perrigo tax case at later dateDrug company seeks to overturn $1.64bn assessmentFri Jun 12 2020 - 17:40
Combined court action over fraud claim can’t continue, judge rulesInvestors claim system was rigged to ensure they lost their moneyFri Jun 12 2020 - 17:01
Ms Justice Mary Irvine to be nominated as president of the High CourtIrvine will be the first woman to lead the High Court in the history of the StateFri Jun 12 2020 - 16:36
Meat company claims minister’s rezoning decision is wrong in lawMcCarthy Meats want High Court to quash direction on land for 300 housesThu Jun 11 2020 - 17:40
Irish-born refugee child loses appeal over refusal of Irish passportFather’s refugee status was revoked in 2014 on basis he had given false and misleading information in 2005Thu Jun 11 2020 - 17:34
Permission for 657 apartments near St Anne's Park overturned on consentBoard had not adequately addressed requirements of the habitats directiveThu Jun 11 2020 - 16:07
Revenue says Perrigo is no ‘sacrificial victim’ over €1.6bn tax billDrug company not being ‘singled out’ in dispute over tax assessment, High Court toldWed Jun 10 2020 - 16:29
Amicable resolution in dispute between vegetable company and managerBegley’s had suspended technical manager last monthWed Jun 10 2020 - 10:57
Prison service does not have ‘blanket’ exemption on disability complaint, judge rulesLabour Court must reconsider complaint on factual evidence and in line with findingsTue Jun 09 2020 - 17:13
State wins appeal over meaning of ‘child’ in family unity casesSupreme Court finds legislation covers only ‘a biological/adoptive child’Tue Jun 09 2020 - 12:51
Legal action taken over €18.5m cost of fixing Barrow bridge ‘design errors’Alleged errors led to 10-month delay in completion of N25 link between Kilkenny and WexfordMon Jun 08 2020 - 19:55
Lemon & Duke and insurer FBD fail to resolve Covid closure rowDublin pub backed by rugby players will join test case against insurer in OctoberMon Jun 08 2020 - 15:23
Howth resident can challenge housing development permission, High Court saysDevelopment classified as strategic housing meaning developer can bypass local housing authorityMon Jun 08 2020 - 12:59
European court considering TDs’ case over swearing ‘to almighty God’Róisín Shortall and others take action over declaration for President and Council of StateSat Jun 06 2020 - 01:00
Revenue tells court it was entitled to raise €1.64bn tax assessment against PerrigoTax collector maintains Perrigo owes the money because of its 2013 purchase of ElanFri Jun 05 2020 - 18:07
Twitter ordered to reveal who is behind parody Fastway Couriers accountAccount was most recently renamed Fartway Deliveries IrelandFri Jun 05 2020 - 12:21
Up to 30 jobs saved at food company as court approves survival schemeVernon Stores evolved from 1950s Dublin greengrocer to leading restaurant supplierThu Jun 04 2020 - 17:37
Perrigo tells court of ‘very high level of unfairness’ in €1.64bn tax billPharma group challenging ‘surprise’ Revenue assessment in hearing via video linkThu Jun 04 2020 - 13:00
Perrigo’s High Court challenge to €1.64bn tax bill to be heard remotelyUS drug company case to be heard via video link due to Covid-19 courtroom restrictionsWed Jun 03 2020 - 12:43
Pet product firm’s directors restricted from involvement in companiesBrian and David Stenson of Winning Ways stalled from doing business for five yearsTue Jun 02 2020 - 19:57
Minister wins appeal over ruling in favour of EU citizen’s partner to remain hereIt remains open to couple to regularise their position by making a fresh application, judge saysTue Jun 02 2020 - 15:54
Judge permits elderly woman 'close to death' to be tube fedWoman with very rare food avoidance disorder was admitted to hospital this monthSun May 31 2020 - 21:31
Elderly woman living in squalor has capacity to make unwise decisions – court‘Eccentricity is not a basis for invoking the wardship jurisdiction’, says Mr Justice Peter KellyFri May 29 2020 - 18:26
Residents get leave to challenge permission for St Anne’s Park flats developmentDisputed Bord Pleanála permission is expected to be overturnedFri May 29 2020 - 15:41
Row over ownership of Fota Island resort comes before High CourtAction taken by Chinese businessman who bought the Cork resort in 2013Thu May 28 2020 - 18:59
Manager denies any wrongdoing over confidential company dataWoman suspended over alleged forwarding of confidential information to personal email addressThu May 28 2020 - 16:33
Woman forced to stay in psychiatric unit due to nursing home uncertaintyJudge seeks clarity on admissions during pandemic after 15 facilities unable to accept womanThu May 28 2020 - 15:48
Judge rules property fund to pay costs of dispute over warehouse accessCase concerned access to property on Long Mile RoadWed May 27 2020 - 17:02
Goodman company gets €19m judgment against Blackrock Clinic founderJudge dismisses range of claims from Dr Joseph SheehanWed May 27 2020 - 15:47
Electrical contractors fear closure under new pay lawChallenge being brought against Labour Court recommendationTue May 26 2020 - 18:00
Investor alleges fraud over collapse in property fund valueImvestor sues Bank of Scotland and Friends First Life AssuranceTue May 26 2020 - 17:29
Mother may seek orders ending life of daughter in vegetative stateWoman, who is in her late 20s, suffered cardiac arrests almost 10 years agoTue May 26 2020 - 15:00
McKillen companies get court order on size of basementsDublin City Council policy ‘in excess of its powers and erred in law’Tue May 26 2020 - 13:45
Fruit and vegetable firm obtains interim court orders against technical managerCompany alleges she forwarded confidential company information to her personal emailMon May 25 2020 - 19:16
Ryanair goes to court over conduct of social welfare appealAirline claims it was refused leave by appeals commissioner to cross examine witnessesMon May 25 2020 - 17:29
Unidentified man has been in Irish psychiatric hospital for 30 yearsEfforts to establish John Doe’s true identity or find next of kin have failed, court hearsMon May 25 2020 - 12:54
Woman threatened she would procure Covid-19 infection, High Court toldMedium secure care unit needed but such units unwilling to take her, court toldFri May 22 2020 - 17:21
Family of murder victim fail to get inquiry into ‘inexcusable’ Garda investigationSéamus Ludlow (47) was shot after leaving a bar in Dundalk in 1976Fri May 22 2020 - 16:03
Elderly priest made subject of court orders over Covid-19 safety concernsThe priest, arising from his dementia, was not adhering to social distancing rules, the court heardThu May 21 2020 - 18:50
Initial payout of €2.1m for cerebral palsy boy who sued HSELegal action relates to birth St Munchin’s Regional Maternity Hospital in LimerickWed May 20 2020 - 22:07
No Covid-19 ban on meetings exceeding two hours, says health officialDeputy CMO says he is unaware of advice used by Oireachtas and now judiciary to limit sittingsWed May 20 2020 - 20:01
Court sittings to be limited to two hours daily on back of TDs’ moveNew social distancing advice is ‘bordering on bizarre’, says solicitors’ groupWed May 20 2020 - 17:24
Couple fail to overturn €1.36m judgment under loan guaranteeEvidence advanced by Martin and Pauline Shortt was insufficient, says Court of AppealWed May 20 2020 - 12:23
Court rules girl can be adopted without birth father being consultedFather removed as guardian after he sprained her arm and mother’s husband has applied to adoptTue May 19 2020 - 15:17
High Court directs suspension of doctorDoctor told Medical Council there was no problem with his work despite alleged failuresMon May 18 2020 - 20:15
High Court president expresses sympathy as 85 wards of court die since JanuaryMr Justice Peter Kelly notes twice the number of wards have died compared to same period last yearMon May 18 2020 - 15:51
Developer brothers settle High Court row over property empireGreg Kavanagh sued over allegedly removing his brother Hugh as director of 19 companiesMon May 18 2020 - 13:50
Judge refuses to permit Bord Pleanála bringing appeal over court decisionsBoard wanted an appeal concerning extent of court’s jurisdiction to consider and analyse board’s decisionsFri May 15 2020 - 20:00
