High Court president Ms Justice Mary Irvine to retire in July
First woman to be appointed to role to step down after two years
Justice Caroline Costello
Appeals court upholds ruling that language school company should not be wound up
Parties had fallen into dispute over how business was run
Fingleton proceedings to be reconstituted due to health concerns
Court of Appeal expresses concerns over capacity to give legal instructions
Pharma patent appeals dismissed by Court of Appeal
Case involved Clonmel Healthcare and Merck Sharp and Dohme
Environmental group fails in court bid to overturn Project Ireland plan
Friends of the Irish Environment claimed move fails to properly address climate change
Judge ‘mistaken’ in not deciding on warrant issued for seizure of editor’s phone
The editor of The Democrat had his phone siezed following Strokestown repossession
Scientology drug rehab centre in Meath gets approval
Court of Appeal upholds High Court decision on An Bord Pleanála’s refusal to grant persmission
Clamping firm liable for €1.7m in VAT, court rules
NCPS claimed release fee was ‘damages’ for trespass not a service to the car owner
Court overturns order making Sean Dunne repay €7,000 a month to creditors
Judge cited evidence of bankrupt businessman’s monthly income being €1,371
Sean Dunne’s High Court application heard in private
Bankrupt businessman applied to vary order to pay €7,000 per month to creditors
Apartment owners in Co Meath sue developers over defects
Judge refused to direct Saltan Properties to provide security for costs
Court rules Cox cannot access O’Flynn papers in legal dispute
O’Flynn group firms suing former employees over alleged €12.5m profit at business’s expense
Court orders Sean Dunne to give home address to bankruptcy trustee by Friday
Order arises from allegation developer not complying with court order
Cement company loses most of appeal for documents in alleged market abuse case
Goode Concrete claimed competitors engaged in predatory selling to eliminate it
Car dealer loses appeal against VW Ireland over termination of dealership
Pat O’Leary was a main VW and Audi dealer in Macroom, Co Cork for 24 years until 2013
Woman who sued over caravan park fall loses damages appeal
Philomena White suffered a serious arm injury after fall at Woodstown Caravan Park
Former property tycoon Sean Dunne earning ‘€200 a month’
Erstwhile developer tells US court of inability to pay sanction of $9,330 imposed on him
Judge rejects ‘Alice in Wonderland’ claims by Dunnes over Point Village settlement
Dunnes Stores loses appeal over €15.5m payment to receivers relating to Point Village development
Court strikes out appeals against €1m damages awarded to workers on N7
Court of Appeal rules the appeals from employers as abuse of process
Facebook loses Supreme Court appeal in Max Schrems case
Data protection commissioner raised concerns about revamped data privacy agreement
Supreme Court to rule on Facebook’s appeal over EU-US data transfer case
Decision is expected on Friday in case arising from complaints by Max Schrems
Dunnes Stores fails to overturn award in legal dispute at Galway shopping centre
Heffernan instructed staff to close the doors at store minutes after receiving legal proceedings from centre’s operator
Supreme Court to rule on Facebook data transfer appeal
Social media giant contesting referral of various issues to European Court of Justice
Judge recommends third contempt order against Seán Dunne
US court criticises bankrupt developer’s ‘recalcitrant behaviour’ in asset transfer case
Teacher denies telling female pupil to call when he had house to himself
High Court gives teacher permission to challenge finding of child sexual abuse against him
Solicitor claims discriminatory remarks made as she is ‘a woman and a black African’
Woman tells High Court she was questioned about qualifications and not allowed represent client at Mental Health tribunal
High Court refuses injunction to stop HSE investigating consultant surgeon
Dr Declan Buckley sought injunction against HSE arising out of decision in 2017 to place him on administrative leave
Facebook’s court appeal over data transfer case set for January
Supreme Court refuses attempt by UK data expert to join case
Woman fails in bid to introduce evidence in repossession case
Patricia Hinde seeking to block receiver appointed by fund from selling her house
Dundalk food company to close with 169 job losses
Authentic Food Group Ltd granted permission to appoint joint provisional liquidators
Merck executive in High Court challenge over ‘resignation’
Cork finance director told she is ‘deemed to have resigned’
Hospital consultant seeks injunctions against employer
Dr James Gray in court bid to prevent disciplinary hearing against him next week
Serie A agent gets freezing order against Irish media firm
High Court grants order preventing firm reducing its assets below €18m
Housing protesters have left Belvedere Place property
Take Back the City group occupied vacant building which is to be turned in apartments
Facebook Supreme Court appeal to be heard in December
Social network wants to halt data-transfer referral to European court
Craft brewer ‘locked out’ of premises wins interim injunction
Award-winning Whiplash shares facility with unrelated microbrewery
Two new judges nominated to Court of Appeal
Ms Justice Caroline Costello and Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy to take up roles shortly
Proceedings aimed at jailing golfer for alleged breach of contract resolved
Kevin Beirth undertakes not to claim membership of Professional Golfers Association
Sean Dunne: ‘I have been treated like Pablo Escobar’
Seen & Heard: Bankrupt developer also claims he has no hidden assets or income
Seán Dunne’s escape from bankruptcy foiled by ‘incredible’ attitude
High Court blames builder’s ‘wilful and deliberate’ failure to co-operate with official
Seán Dunne bankruptcy extended as judge says he is ‘deeply dishonest’
‘I find it difficult to conceive of a bankrupt who could be more obstructive’
Woman entitled to tax exemption after inheriting family home
Revenue sought to clarify laws as it believed Leanne Deane should pay €52,000 CAT bill
Agreement in charity case - ODCE to access Console computers
Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement agreed protocols with charity founder Paul Kelly and his wife Patricia
Ocean Energy Europe ‘disappointed’ at OpenHydro liquidation
French parent of Irish tidal energy company employing 100 cites ‘deterioration’ in market
Legal action by Kerry Group against employee settled
Group claimed it had evidence man had removed data and was in talks with rival firm
Court grants injunction against subcontractors blockading schools
Firm that took over from Sammon insists it does not owe money for works carried out
Judge dismisses businessman’s IBRC claim due to delay
Former SIAC chief Finn Lyden brought case over 2006 Anglo Irish investment
Kerry jeweller sues rivals over alleged passing off of products
Brian de Staic claims shop opened by former employees is piggybacking on his success
Dentist used secret camera to spy on rival colleague, court told
Michael Maguire and James Hiney both operate from a building in Mullingar they co-own
Jerry Beades made no repayment on €2m mortgages for decade - court hears
Anti-eviction activist and businessman opposes lender application for possession order
Family ‘evicted’ while on school run return to Cork home
Court told since 2016 landlord had occasionally sought higher rent payments
Woman evicted while collecting kids from school, court told
Catherine Hadley returned to rented home of six years to find ‘new tenant’ had moved in
Seán Dunne ‘misled’ Irish bankruptcy official, court told
Counsel says certain answers amounted to ‘clear’ non co-operation
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