Solicitor suspended over failure to co-operate with Law SocietyHigh Court president says offices of Sean Brown can be accessedTue Dec 19 2017 - 13:45
RTÉ apologises and pays ‘substantial’ damages to Sean Gallagher over tweetBroadcaster says production of ‘tweetgate’ programme fell short of standards expectedTue Dec 19 2017 - 11:58
Judge orders arrest of ‘extraordinarily vulnerable’ womanDue to excessive drinking, suicidal ideation, risky behaviour, ward of court’s life at riskMon Dec 18 2017 - 18:32
INM chairman Leslie Buckley claims privilege over communications, High Court hearsBuckley’s stance is over dealings with cyber security specialist as Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement looks at ‘data breach’Mon Dec 18 2017 - 16:26
Denis O’Brien’s appeal over Dáil statements will be heard in MarchEx-Rehab chief Angela Kerins appeal over treatment by PAC set for March in Supreme CourtMon Dec 18 2017 - 12:06
‘Historic’ day as first deaf juror serves on juryAlthough case did not proceed, judge compared significance to that of women’s rightsMon Dec 18 2017 - 11:32
Couple lose legal case against Coillte land sale informationJudge agreed with Commissioner of Environmental Information’s original rulingFri Dec 15 2017 - 21:23
‘Good fortune’ allows teacher sacked over alleged misconduct seek teaching jobsTeacher allegedly made sexual advances to student while drinking in his homeFri Dec 15 2017 - 19:24
Pilot denies that Ryanair email was defamatoryTed Murphy tells High Court that email did not infer that the airline’s managers were selling their shares in advance of a profit warning.Fri Dec 15 2017 - 18:03
‘Groundhog day’ for girl in inappropriate secure care placement, High Court toldJudge warns Tusla to find place for troubled girlThu Dec 14 2017 - 17:53
Appeal over ruling in 1916 Rising Moore Street case to be heard next weekState seeks to overturn findings that various buildings on street are a battlefieldThu Dec 14 2017 - 16:32
State failed murder victim Seamus Ludlow and his family, High Court judge saysState to pay half legal costs of family after failed bid to force set up of garda inquiryThu Dec 14 2017 - 15:42
Woman left paralysed and almost blind after aneurysm secures €5mBernadette Surlis sued HSE alleging negligence in care at Sligo General Hospital in 2013Wed Dec 13 2017 - 17:59
Court’s decision on partial retrial of Ian Bailey case an ‘error’State asks Court of Appeal to overturn ruling linked to action over Toscan du Plantier inquiryWed Dec 13 2017 - 13:26
Two nurses have registrations suspended for six monthsNurses were on duty in Cork hospital when woman died in chair with restraint beltTue Dec 12 2017 - 16:49
Supreme Court upholds PTSB claim on repossessionsDecision on six properties could have significant implications for many casesTue Dec 12 2017 - 13:53
Brian Rattigan wins Supreme Court appeal over murder convictionCourt finds comments by trial judge unintentionally conveyed ‘advocacy’ for prosecutionTue Dec 12 2017 - 13:06
Judge refuses to fast-track Ryanair ‘screen scraping’ caseJudge says it is hard to understand why airline had not progressed similar casesMon Dec 11 2017 - 18:24
Court finds €1m land owned by ward of court can be sold for €100,000Relatives who will buy land judged to have provided more than €1m of care to the manMon Dec 11 2017 - 18:11
Fund sues couple for recovery of €3.34mThe loans were made to the couple in 2008 by Anglo Irish BankMon Dec 11 2017 - 16:25
Dáil recognition of Traveller ethnicity has no legal effect, says judgeEnda Kenny’s statement deemed irrelevant to Traveller family’s bid for accommodationFri Dec 08 2017 - 18:35
‘Accident prone’ man faces legal bill over ‘opportunistic’ claimThomas Moore’s injuries action over traffic incident at best an ‘exaggerated’ one, judge saysFri Dec 08 2017 - 15:25
Court allows liquidation of four companies after nine-year battleWexford-based MJ Power Construction among firms Revenue sought to wind upThu Dec 07 2017 - 20:16
DPP to review decision over alleged perjury by prison officersReview sought by convicted rapist who was assaulted while serving a six-year sentenceThu Dec 07 2017 - 17:32
Dispute over former Zanzibar complex to be fast-trackedProperty owner alleges actions of businessman are frustrating plansWed Dec 06 2017 - 16:22
Supreme Court refuses Thomas McFeely bankruptcy appeal hearingPriory Hall developer wanted to appeal earlier rejection of extension appealWed Dec 06 2017 - 15:21
Alan Shatter awarded cost of appeal in case over alleged data breachEx-minister argued against ruling that his claim Mick Wallace cautioned by gardaí breached ActsWed Dec 06 2017 - 11:51
High Court rules against Devins hearing more of VW emissions caseLack of fair procedures in dealing with pretrial issues among reasons citedTue Dec 05 2017 - 17:24
Residents seek Supreme Court appeal of Apple data centreCourt must find Athenry case has public importance before appeal can be broughtTue Dec 05 2017 - 12:28
Rohingya man challenges refusal to let his wife come to IrelandMan seeking to have two children join him here from orphanage in BangladeshTue Dec 05 2017 - 12:22
UCD sues for 15% stake in pharma process firm founded by facultyFounders of Applied Process Company say claim is ‘baseless and opportunistic’Mon Dec 04 2017 - 17:29
Kelland Homes sues over allegedly defective insulation boardsBuilder claims €2m damages over shrinkage that caused floors in 58 homes to sinkMon Dec 04 2017 - 16:11
Supreme Court pays tribute to ‘truly great’ and ‘modest’ late Chief Justice Thomas Finlay‘One of the leading advocates of his generation,’ Chief Justice Frank Clarke said in ceremonyMon Dec 04 2017 - 12:35
Challengers to IL&P recapitalisation to appeal court decisionFour shareholders lost High Court objection to emergency law which recapitalised IL&PFri Dec 01 2017 - 20:26
Pensioner awarded over €320,000 for faulty hip jointIn excess of 1,000 claims advanced over alleged injury caused by DePuy implantFri Dec 01 2017 - 17:13
Supreme Court appeals have implications for thousands of non-EEA peopleTwo Mauritian families are involved in the cases over students’ rights to remain at workThu Nov 30 2017 - 20:11
Ryanair treated pilots like robots, court told in defamation case‘They forgot about us as human beings,’ former captain claimsThu Nov 30 2017 - 18:35
High Court asked to clarify insolvency legal issuesRuling could affect more than 600 cases involving Personal Insolvency ArrangementsThu Nov 30 2017 - 16:07
Court to rule work ban for asylum seekers is unconstitutionalState asked the court for a further deferral of its decision until March next yearThu Nov 30 2017 - 12:29
Court told Ryanair refused to accept ‘yes under duress’ vote by pilotsFormer Ryanair pilot gives evidence in defamation action by RyanairWed Nov 29 2017 - 21:20
Judge almost halves €121,000 damages over car park collisionAnna Fogarty’s injuries could not have been sustained in ‘less traumatic circumstances’, judge saysWed Nov 29 2017 - 15:11
Couple’s ‘petty squabbles’ over children’s weekend trip ‘a waste of court time’Couple live in same house but communicate about the children via emailWed Nov 29 2017 - 13:25
High Court judge: ‘Fake law’ cases should not be toleratedPrevalence of ‘agenda-driven pressure groups’ aiding litigation since economic collapseTue Nov 28 2017 - 19:27
Next Dáil ‘unconstitutional’ if number of TDs not increasedEx-Labour Party TD Joe Costello fears election could come before constituency changes approvedTue Nov 28 2017 - 11:42
High Court ruling on VW emissions case due next weekGerman car giant is challenging right of Castlebar District Court to hear the caseMon Nov 27 2017 - 15:51
Seán Dunne may cross-examine bankruptcy official, court rulesCross-examination of official assignee Chris Lehane permitted for ‘procedural fairness’Mon Nov 27 2017 - 13:57
Court to hold urgent hearing of Costello case over Dáil numbersEx-Labour TD claims number of TDs after a snap election would breach ConstitutionMon Nov 27 2017 - 12:36
Murder victim’s family lose legal bid to get commissions of inquiry into 1976 murderThe State says Seamus Ludlow was the victim of a ‘callous sectarian murder’ and has apologised to the family over the conduct of the Garda investigationFri Nov 24 2017 - 19:08
GSOC urges High Court to overturn costs order over ‘one-sided’ investigationDistrict Court had ruled couple involved in collision with car driven by off-duty Garda should get costsFri Nov 24 2017 - 15:44
High Court asks European Court of Justice to clarify EU law amid Brexit concernsQuestions about the transfer of international protection applications to the UK need to be ‘made clear’Thu Nov 23 2017 - 21:54
