Settlement of €12.2m for two brothers with cerebral palsyMother sued gynaecologist and Coombe hospital for alleged medical negligenceTue Mar 23 2021 - 16:42
Quinn Insurance must provide security for PWC’s huge legal costs, court rulesQIL’s primary business now is the prosecution of its claims against PWCMon Mar 22 2021 - 19:56
Woman loses challenge over termination of 15-year tenancy in Dublin flatCourt upholds RTB tribunal ruling that notice to leave Ballsbridge property was validMon Mar 22 2021 - 13:01
Man loses challenge over refusal of widower's pensionCourt rules man was not legal spouse of woman as past divorce not valid in StateFri Mar 19 2021 - 22:27
Arklow Shipping tells court it did not pressurise captainCompany is seeking €1.4m from Drogheda Port CompanyFri Mar 19 2021 - 18:26
Local group wins legal challenge over €160m Cork incineratorEnvironmentalists opposed planning permission to Indaver facility in RingaskiddyFri Mar 19 2021 - 17:54
Woman in ‘chilling’ situation refusing nutrition, court hearsJudge permits order allowing feeding of patient with serious mental health issuesThu Mar 18 2021 - 16:26
Father who raped daughter (6) loses Supreme Court appealMan began assaulting girl day after her mother died and continued for four yearsThu Mar 18 2021 - 14:54
Dublin wastewater plant decision should not be ‘box-ticking exercise’, court hearsIrish Water wants planning application to be reconsidered after inspector compiles reportTue Mar 16 2021 - 17:24
Case over death of woman (19) in road crash settled for €90,000Aisling Dolan was a passenger in car struck by a jeep in Co Wexford in May 2018Tue Mar 16 2021 - 13:18
Man found civilly liable for Omagh bombing fails in High Court rights challengeLiam Campbell awaiting appeal outcome on extradition to LithuaniaMon Mar 15 2021 - 20:59
Challenge to Phibsborough social housing development to be fast trackedSite is a protected but derelict stuctureMon Mar 15 2021 - 19:33
Judge orders urgent transfer of elderly woman to nursing homeHSE secures High Court order to move woman due to safeguarding concernsMon Mar 15 2021 - 15:35
Personal insolvency arrangement for golf shop director refusedJudge dismisses appeal as ‘relevant debt’ had not been established for Michael HoranFri Mar 12 2021 - 18:55
Paddy McKillen jnr company case over Covid construction pause adjournedBlue Whisp claims restrictions are irrational, disproportionate and discriminatoryFri Mar 12 2021 - 12:58
Judge makes directions in Douglas Village shopping centre caseOwners of centre seeking €30m after allegedly defective Opel went on fireThu Mar 11 2021 - 15:41
Mother loses action over alleged negligence in fertility treatmentDoctor admits making ‘terrible mistake’ in letter but judge rules surgery was correctThu Mar 11 2021 - 13:37
Third of superior court judicial roles now held by womenNomination of Siobhán Stack SC to High Court follows retirment of Justice Bernard BartonWed Mar 10 2021 - 17:50
Court orders winding up of company linked to collapsed former Dolphin CapitalJudge grants petition from Cork woman in late 70sWed Mar 10 2021 - 11:59
Minister loses appeals over home-schooled Leaving Cert studentsCourt found it was ‘unreasonable’ to exclude students from calculated grades schemeTue Mar 9 2021 - 15:57
Judge questions if insurers will pass personal injury savings to customersMr Justice Bernard Barton raised concerns about the guidelines adopted last weekendTue Mar 9 2021 - 14:37
Boy secures €80,000 settlement in claim over lazy eye treatmentHSE makes offer to Micheál Keane,of Abbeyknockoy, Co Galway over failuresMon Mar 8 2021 - 16:24
Farmer wins orders overturning consent for grid connection from wind farmIan Collins from Bantry brought proceedings against An Bord Pleanála and the StateMon Mar 8 2021 - 15:33
HSE wants DNA test on unidentifed man in psychiatric hospital for 30 yearsGardaí and HSE want sample taken while man is alive to aid posthumous proceduresMon Mar 8 2021 - 14:41
Girl left scarred after falling into brambles at school secures settlement of €90,000Mr Justice Garrett Simons says settlement offer for child seemed ‘very generous’Mon Mar 8 2021 - 13:09
New guidelines for personal injuries awards ‘might be just about right’Adoption of the guidelines has moved the controversy out of the judicial and into the political arenaSun Mar 7 2021 - 17:03
Judges vote to adopt new guidelines to reduce personal injury damagesJudicial Council voted in support of document by Personal Injuries Guidelines CommitteeSat Mar 6 2021 - 17:19
Q&A: What are the new award guidelines for personal injuries?New guidelines replace Book of Quantum which set guidelines for award amountsSat Mar 6 2021 - 14:16
Judges to vote on new guidelines to cut damages awardsMinister for Justice ready to make changes if proposals approvedFri Mar 5 2021 - 21:47
McKillen jnr initiates High Court challenge over construction lockdownBlue Whisp argues allowing some construction but not all is unlawful discriminationFri Mar 5 2021 - 12:22
Teenager injured after goalpost fell on her secures €52,000 settlementGirl may require cosmetic surgery on forehead in the future, court toldFri Mar 5 2021 - 11:48
High Court refuses compensation to woman whose partner has Hepatitis CAppellant claimed over ‘loss of consortium’ with man who got disease in mother’s wombThu Mar 4 2021 - 13:44
Compensation in contaminated blood case doubled to €455,000The woman was aged nine when her father died after receiving contaminated productsWed Mar 3 2021 - 17:56
Seanad voting rights case asked: ‘Is there a constitution in the world without oddities?’University of Limerick graduate says refusal to allow him to register as an elector is unconstitutionalWed Mar 3 2021 - 17:37
Legal challenge brought over decision a woman was overpaid pensionReview was carried out by the Department of Social Protection after the woman’s deathTue Mar 2 2021 - 17:58
Killybegs group challenges refusal to approve new fish weighing systemJudge notes applicants claim fishing vessels have to endure longer waiting times because of inadequate weighing systemsTue Mar 2 2021 - 17:16
High Court judge dismisses lead challenge over Leaving Cert calculated grades processStudent claimed direction by Minister on school historical data resulted in points being unfairly downgradedTue Mar 2 2021 - 12:04
Legal costs in dispute over €228,000 ‘may exceed €500,000’High legal costs raise serious issues about access to justice, says judgeMon Mar 1 2021 - 21:20
Residents get leave to challenge Dundrum apartment developmentBord Pleanála granted permission for 446 homes after it designated the proposed project a strategic housing developmentMon Mar 1 2021 - 18:56
Settlement of €80,000 for girl injured after aunt had partial seizure while drivingJudge says case is very unusal and there was a ‘huge hurdle’ concerning liabilityMon Mar 1 2021 - 15:36
Leaving Cert: High Court to rule on challenge to 2020 calculated grades processStudent claims direction by Minister to remove school historical records from system resulted in unfair downgrading in examMon Mar 1 2021 - 11:37
Deceased farmer’s nephew not entitled to €1m Kerry Group shares, court rulesMan remains entitled to lower value of Kerry Co-Op shares gifted in uncle’s 1990 willSat Feb 27 2021 - 09:39
Couple in 80s have bankruptcy extended by five yearsJudge cites lack of co-operation with trusteeFri Feb 26 2021 - 17:16
Order halting works on Sandymount cycleway issued by High CourtTraffic on Strand Road was due to be reduced on Monday to facilitate opening of cycle routeFri Feb 26 2021 - 14:27
Residents challenge permission for 446 apartments in DundrumFast-track permission was granted for south Dublin development in JanuaryFri Feb 26 2021 - 13:42
Developer wins leave to appeal against quashing of permission on Connolly sitePermission was quashed over issue around car parkThu Feb 25 2021 - 15:40
Gardaí ordered to give husband secret recordings made of him by wifeMan brought High Court proceedings seeking discovery of audio and video filesWed Feb 24 2021 - 15:27
Judge to rule later on Fingleton bid to halt INBS caseIBRC claims include €6bn losses arose from loans made when Fingleton was CEOWed Feb 24 2021 - 14:18
Priest’s hand-made replacement will did not revoke original will, judge rulesFr Patrick John Mannion’s object in avoiding lawyers’ fees ‘spectacularly failed’, court hearsWed Feb 24 2021 - 12:36
Couple can remain in Dublin 4 property after judge refuses injunctionReceivers sought injunction concerning Lansdowne Road property pending hearingWed Feb 24 2021 - 10:52