Acupuncturist loses injuries claim against Dublin Bus over fall down stairs while holding items in both handsHigh Court judge dismisses woman’s case over fractured ankleFri Nov 25 2022 - 17:57
Teenager’s legal action over bus crashing into bridge settles for €75,000Leon McCabe Dillon claimed he was thrown forward in his seat when the bus hit a bridge in MulhuddartFri Nov 25 2022 - 16:14
Group initiates High Court challenge over permission for 208 apartments in KimmageKimmage Dublin Residents Alliance says fast-track approval for €106m scheme is invalidFri Nov 25 2022 - 13:51
Supreme Court dismisses appeals challenging Minister’s operation of asylum-seeking processIssue related to 2015 International Protection Act which established procedures for asylum applicants in IrelandThu Nov 24 2022 - 21:40
Mother of teens in school bus crash awarded €50,000 for traumaLinda Gavin’s daughters were carried from the scene at Caherconlish, Co Limerick in the 2018 incidentThu Nov 24 2022 - 15:43
Drug giant Novartis entitled to €1m VAT refund, court rulesRevenue fails to convince court that Swiss company should not be refundedWed Nov 23 2022 - 16:57
AIB can sell couple’s Dublin house despite no charge on husband’s 50% stakeCourt finds it is ‘just and equitable’ to allow sale of Balbriggan propertyWed Nov 23 2022 - 14:27
Garda’s case seeking reinstatement as member of the force resolvedGda Orlaith Fahy previously won a legal action quashing the Garda Commissioner’s decision to dismiss her over failing a fitness testTue Nov 22 2022 - 14:15
Woman held on remand as HSE seeks appropriate disability placement, court hearsWoman, who has been remanded to prison on consent since August, currently before court over criminal chargesMon Nov 21 2022 - 17:42
Court of Appeal orders fresh hearing of actions by women injured while dismounting playground swingThe Court of Appeal found it was “erroneous” to dismiss the cases against Tipperary County CouncilFri Nov 18 2022 - 14:53
Galway steel company alleges financial controller misappropriated €727,000Coen Steel has secured orders preventing former executive from disposing of assets below €900,000Thu Nov 17 2022 - 16:43
Twitter not objecting to Benfica’s request for order to reveal account holder identityPortugal’s most successful football club claims account posted defamatory comments against it, including allegations of financial and other improprietyThu Nov 17 2022 - 15:03
Provisional liquidators appointed to Co Cavan companies involved in data centre manufacturingACB Design and Construct has made a loss of over €2 million this year, petition documents stateWed Nov 16 2022 - 15:45
Group fails in Supreme Court bid to quash approval for Rathfarnham flood relief worksBallyboden Tidy Towns Group claimed permission for works should have been time-limitedTue Nov 15 2022 - 16:50
South African children who challenged transfer have started new schools, court toldFamily claims decision to transfer them from Co Wicklow to Co Mayo was ‘irrational’Tue Nov 15 2022 - 12:44
Inquest into death of Waterford couple’s newborn baby conducted appropriately - High CourtThe judge found coroner Philip Comyn gave adequate directions on the inquest evidenceTue Nov 15 2022 - 11:41
Dublin-based aircraft lessor claims Greek airline owes it more than €70.5mAirwork Ireland Limited claims Olympus airline defaulted on a series of lease agreementsMon Nov 14 2022 - 18:47
‘Urgent’ dispute over completed apartments enters fast-track commercial listMeath County Council agreed the case was urgent as prospective occupants have been identified for the apartmentsMon Nov 14 2022 - 16:06
Gerard Hutch ordered to pay half of State’s legal costs of failed Supreme Court appealCourt says Hutch and Dowdall had ‘significant personal interest’ in bringing proceedingsMon Nov 14 2022 - 14:14
Practice of taxpayer picking up part of personal injury settlement bill could end after judge’s rulingInsurers have used ‘consent settlement order’ to avoid covering benefits paid to plaintiffs pursuing their claimFri Nov 11 2022 - 18:32
High Court refuses request for summary judgment against Supermac’s for alleged unpaid rentsSupermac's has done enough to merit the matter proceeding to a full hearing, says Ms Justice Marguerite BolgerFri Nov 11 2022 - 12:47
Environmental planning challengers should not have to pay other side’s costs - Supreme CourtMr Justice Brian Murray said the Aarhus Convention requires states to measures to ensure that environmental law proceedings are “not prohibitively expensive”Thu Nov 10 2022 - 13:41
Former meat plant operative withdraws case after CCTV footage showed him operating diggerMan had claimed he was unable to work between December 2016 and May 2019 due to his injuriesWed Nov 09 2022 - 19:00
Supreme Court refers questions to Europe in case challenging Project Ireland 2040Friends of the Irish Environment’s case was previously rejected by the High Court and Court of AppealWed Nov 09 2022 - 13:45
Tribunal entitled to refuse protection for South African who claimed persecution for being a white manApplicant contended crime is out of control in South Africa and said he feared he would be killed if forced to returnTue Nov 08 2022 - 17:15
Former soldier withdraws action alleging ongoing side effects from antimalarial drugThe Minister for Defence denied the claims made by 35-year-old Jason SquiresTue Nov 08 2022 - 15:29
Fianna Fáil councillor withdraws High Court action over ski trip fallDetails of the case emerged during Deirdre Conroy’s campaign as a candidate in the 2021 Dublin Bay South byelectionTue Nov 08 2022 - 14:47
High Court asked to quash permission for increased disposal capacity at Limerick alumina plant Futureproof Clare has based case on significant number of domestic and European Union environmental law groundsTue Nov 08 2022 - 13:18
Zoning objective has ‘effectively sterilised’ Knocklyon site for 22 years, developer claimsJones Investments and its director claim there has never been a rationale for an objective that a school should be built on their landMon Nov 07 2022 - 16:47
State will contest asylum-seeking family’s challenge to accommodation changeCourt hears transfer came amid ‘unprecedendted pressure’ on Ireland’s internatinal protection systemThu Nov 03 2022 - 15:11
Family moved from Wicklow to Mayo amid ‘unprecedented pressure’ on asylum system, court toldSouth African family say decision to transfer them across country at short notice ‘irrational’ and a breach of rightsThu Nov 03 2022 - 12:58
Supreme Court finds State delayed ‘unreasonably’ in providing Irish translation of ActThe State appellants submitted there were practical difficulties in providing an Irish translation of the large number of Acts made each yearWed Nov 02 2022 - 17:25
Rider sues trainer Jessica Harrington over horse fallThe defendants deny liability, contending the bandages used on the horse were safe and correctTue Nov 01 2022 - 20:22
Former soldier (35) sues Minister over health problems allegedly linked to antimalarial drugJason Squires claims he continues to suffer neuropsychiatric and other persistent symptoms as a result of taking LariamTue Nov 01 2022 - 19:27
Asylum-seeking family challenges ‘irrational’ decision to change accommodationSouth African family claims they have been treated in an inhumane mannerTue Nov 01 2022 - 15:18
High Court president hails ‘remarkable’ turnaround in circumstances faced by vulnerable UkrainianJudge says it is ‘hard to overstate’ the dire situation the woman faced when she arrived in IrelandFri Oct 28 2022 - 15:45
Drug firm’s injunction that would cost taxpayer €8m refusedPharma companies sought to prevent sale of generic multiple sclerosis drugThu Oct 27 2022 - 20:16
Supreme Court to hear appeal from man convicted of murdering love rivalThe appeal concerns the admissibility of a 999 call made in the aftermath of the stabbingThu Oct 27 2022 - 16:12
Court rules woman in extra-marital relationship with man is not his cohabitantThere was significant dispute between the woman and the man’s wife over where he had lived in the years before he diedThu Oct 27 2022 - 13:32
Council unlawfully refusing to issue compliance certificate for Meath apartment block, developer claimsCorseet Limited says council believes an administrative default can only be remedied by demolishing and rebuilding the homesWed Oct 26 2022 - 17:57
Girl’s High Court case alleging hit-and-run settled for €30,000 in light of ‘risks’Motor Insurers Bureau was sued because the alleged driver was unidentifiedWed Oct 26 2022 - 16:57
Property firm challenges council’s adoption of Waterford development planRuden Homes Limited claims the decision to adopt the plan was contrary to fair proceduresTue Oct 25 2022 - 16:43
Teacher claims evidence unlawfully obtained by former partner not admissible at fitness-to-practise hearingThe woman is the subject of an ongoing inquiry into her fitness to teachMon Oct 24 2022 - 21:06
Supreme Court dismisses challenge to €15m Hellfire Club visitor centreThe court said the case illustrates the complexity of planning law and judicial review procedures particularly when European law issues ariseMon Oct 24 2022 - 15:54
Consultant gynaecologist seeks orders compelling HSE to perform settlement agreementA court ruling last March found Prof Ray O’Sullivan was entitled to an order cancelling his suspension and reinstating him with immediate effectFri Oct 21 2022 - 17:40
Quarry firm challenges community group’s legal capacity to bring High Court caseBallyshannon Action Group asking court to allow it pursue challenge to planning permission granted for quarryThu Oct 20 2022 - 19:35
High Court reserves judgment in Ulster Bank’s appeal against tracker mortage decisionsLender challenged three decisions of Financial Services and Pensions Ombudsman which found borrowers were entitled to compensationWed Oct 19 2022 - 17:21
Indian chef refused visa over lack of tandoori chicken cooking skills in ‘flawed’ decisionThe decision unfairly claimed the man was unable to provide basic recipes for dishes he would be required to cook in Ireland, said the judgeWed Oct 19 2022 - 15:19
Romanian woman not entitled to non-contributory State pension, court rulesJudge rules Cornelia Mocanu needed to have been dependent on her daughter while in Romania to qualifyWed Oct 19 2022 - 15:16
Angela Kerins to appeal ‘determinative’ disclosure ruling to Supreme CourtIf Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal, it would be the second time it considers an issue in her 2014 caseTue Oct 18 2022 - 14:16
