Quinn children and IBRC to enter mediation over €2.34bn loansMeeting to take place in mid February, in bid to avert long, expensive hearing, court toldFri Feb 01 2019 - 13:11
Donegal teen settles case over catastrophic car crash injuries for €4.5mJake McGrath had sued his brothers and motor insurers’ group over 2014 incidentThu Jan 31 2019 - 18:43
Parental alienation not established in custody battle case, judge findsHigh Court heard father upset that daughter stopped calling him “Daddy”Thu Jan 31 2019 - 16:33
FF activist appeals over failed challenge to general election gender quota lawSupreme Court reserves judgment on Brian Mohan’s appealThu Jan 31 2019 - 16:02
Man not entitled to records arising from allegation of child abuse made by his wifeCourt of Appeal finds Information Commissioner right not to release records soughtWed Jan 30 2019 - 14:41
Mentally ill man lawfully detained as ward of court, Supreme Court rulesThe man needed to be held in the CMH for his protection and that of the public, judges findTue Jan 29 2019 - 16:14
Couple ordered to repay €280,000 loan after claiming it was a giftHigh Court says the pair must also pay interest and legal costs to their former friendTue Jan 29 2019 - 13:15
Case over Harold’s Cross apartment development to be fast-trackedDeveloper concerned a challenge over part of 220 unit site could delay entire project, court toldMon Jan 28 2019 - 20:06
Teen with severe anorexia wants to bring teddy to UK unit, court toldJudge makes orders for transfer abroad as no appropriate facility to address condition hereMon Jan 28 2019 - 15:56
State exposing citizens to unjustified danger from emissions, court toldNational mitigation plan to reduce emissions ‘not fit for purpose’, High Court hearsFri Jan 25 2019 - 20:37
Quinns and IBRC to discuss mediation, High Court toldPreparations still to continue for hearing over €2.34bn in loansFri Jan 25 2019 - 12:11
Debt cases to be removed from Master of the High CourtEdmund Honohan recently came to public attention after breaking windows in courtThu Jan 24 2019 - 19:03
Nigerian man loses case over being refused subsidiary protectionMr Justice Richard Humphreys said ‘no evidence the man has a medical condition’Thu Jan 24 2019 - 19:03
State appeals finding on law stopping benefit payment to child in direct provisionThe four-year-old girl, an Irish citizen, is living in direct provision with her Nigerian motherThu Jan 24 2019 - 10:38
Gardaí need not offer breath test results in Irish and English, judge rulesGerard Maher convicted of drink driving after being seen driving ‘erratically’ in 2015Wed Jan 23 2019 - 15:46
Supreme Court to rule on Facebook appeal at later dateCore issue in appeal is whether there is legal entitlement to appeal a referral to the ECJWed Jan 23 2019 - 14:43
RTÉ may cross-examine Declan Ganley as part of defamation caseBusinessman took action in 2011 as he felt broadcast linked him to organised crimeWed Jan 23 2019 - 13:21
Judge hopes couple’s costly 16 year legal battle ‘will now end’Supreme Court orders that woman get 75% of balance of pension once worth €800,000Tue Jan 22 2019 - 21:17
Facebook wants to alter findings because ‘it doesn’t like them’, court toldKey issue in appeal is whether legal entitlement exists to appeal referral to ECJTue Jan 22 2019 - 17:42
Dunnes wins court order to stop vacant site registrationLimerick property valued at €3m and those on register must pay 3% levyTue Jan 22 2019 - 17:18
Ireland ‘completely off course’ in meeting carbon reduction targets – court toldCourt urged to direct State to produce plan to properly tackle global warming risksTue Jan 22 2019 - 13:05
German company still billing customers for service not being provided, court toldRegulator is seeking court order restraining Yourtel from continuing with alleged activityMon Jan 21 2019 - 17:15
Sky sues Comreg over decision on access to Eircom infrastructureCompany says move will deter customer from switching and artificially inflate costsMon Jan 21 2019 - 16:54
Facebook ECJ referral appeal opens in Supreme CourtCase of ‘immense importance’ for EU GDP, court toldMon Jan 21 2019 - 12:44
High Court rules in case of four Caribbean-registered firmsCompanies entitled to damages against man over defrauding of Russian ammonia firmFri Jan 18 2019 - 21:22
Negligence claim against surgeon rejected at High CourtApproach to care by Dr Marcus Timlin was ‘gold standard’, Mr Justice Kevin Cross foundFri Jan 18 2019 - 19:31
Holiday home management company sues operators at estate over maintenanceDefendants say they spent own money on maintaining common areasFri Jan 18 2019 - 18:57
David Drumm to give evidence in Quinn children’s action over €2.34bn Anglo loansHigh Court urges Quinn children to consider further mediation in action against IBRCFri Jan 18 2019 - 13:29
Former bank chief Denis Casey appeals Anglo convictionCourt examines if banker should have been able to use ‘offically induced error’ as defenceThu Jan 17 2019 - 20:29
Girl might not have brain injury if delivered 10 mins earlier, court hearsChild with cerebral palsy sues HSE and obstetricians over management of birthWed Jan 16 2019 - 16:40
Anti-eviction activist Ben Gilroy jailed for three monthsJudge found he failed to complete 80 hours community service after admitting criminal contemptWed Jan 16 2019 - 13:17
Money given to Donegal couple by ‘naive’ friend was loan not gift, court rulesJudge says denial of true circumstances of €280,000 loan ruptured friendshipTue Jan 15 2019 - 14:03
Travel agent fails to prevent Ryanair ‘screen-scraping’ suitAirline suing Romanian firm SC Vola.Ro over alleged breaches of contract and copyrightMon Jan 14 2019 - 17:17
Finance fund sues solicitor and developer over €6.2m Limerick loanMoney used to purchase and develop hotel propertyMon Jan 14 2019 - 16:26
Judge rules An Taisce cannot appeal board’s decision on quarry submissionsCourt rules applicants not entitled to appeal rejection of case against Bord PleanálaMon Jan 14 2019 - 15:40
Senior garda seeks to overturn ‘bizarre’ suspension from forceJohn Fintan Fanning takes case over move he claims was ‘calculated to cause him damage’Fri Jan 11 2019 - 17:06
Legal fund pays out €240,000 to meet struck-off solicitor’s liabilitiesImelda Leahy took money from dead woman’s estate and forged documents, judge notesFri Jan 11 2019 - 13:36
The major cases expected to come to court in Ireland in 2019From the Quinn family to Denis O’Brien to the murder case of Anastasia KriegalSat Jan 05 2019 - 06:00
Struck off solicitor did not get fair hearing, Supreme Court rulesDaniel J Coleman found guilty of professional misconduct by Law Society in 2010Fri Dec 21 2018 - 17:23
Prisoner who claims ex-garda asked to be assaulted loses appealGerard Brown says Stephen Cooper wanted to be attacked to secure transfer to open jailFri Dec 21 2018 - 14:57
Fred Forsey jnr should not stand trial again, Supreme Court rulesFormer FG councillor Forsey had corruption conviction quashed last monthFri Dec 21 2018 - 12:23
Dutch solicitor with Quinn links dies in DubaiWillem Smit’s law firm which had dealings with Quinn family is being sued by IBRCThu Dec 20 2018 - 18:23
National Museum ‘did not apply proper procedures’, court hearsAssistant keeper challenging suspension over complaints of sexual harassmentThu Dec 20 2018 - 16:15
High Court freezes accounts of financial adviserIt is alleged that €159,000 advanced for investment was not returnedThu Dec 20 2018 - 16:14
Man who says sister murdered wins protection caseMalawian man whose sister killed for having albinism had been refused protection hereThu Dec 20 2018 - 15:35
Son fails in bid to have mother returned to his careMan claims elderly woman with dementia is being unlawfully detained as a ward of courtThu Dec 20 2018 - 14:26
Man wins Supreme Court challenge over suspended sentenceEric Wansboro challenged decision he was not entitled to rely on unconstitutionality findingThu Dec 20 2018 - 13:43
Suspended solicitor Declan O’Callaghan consents to freezing ordersHigh Court allows vouched monthly living expenses of €11,600 and effectively winds up Ballaghaderreen practiceWed Dec 19 2018 - 18:29
Student sues school after fracturing knee during high jumpCourt hears jump 2½ft high and youth heard ‘crack’ when airborne – then pain on landingTue Dec 18 2018 - 18:55
Intellectually disabled girl allegedly abused and severely neglected over yearsHSE sued over alleged failures to intervene to protect orphan living with couple without legal rights over herTue Dec 18 2018 - 16:55
