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
Man who says sister was murdered due to albinism wins protection refusal appealMan’s claims centre on there being a significant market in his home country for body parts for people with albinismMon Oct 17 2022 - 19:07
An Bord Pleanála will not oppose challenge to permission for 115 Dundrum apartmentsIt is understood the board concluded that it erred in how it applied a section of the local planMon Oct 17 2022 - 13:16
Lawyers had no authority to appeal order after client was admitted to wardship, court rulesThe court struck out the appeal as having been improperly brought without instruction or lawful authorityFri Oct 14 2022 - 20:42
Tracker mortgage rulings can only be overturned on ‘serious and significant’ error, court toldUlster Bank challenge to decision in cases of three borrowers does not meet ‘high threshold’ required, says ombudsmanFri Oct 14 2022 - 17:58
High Court uses new guidelines to award €87,000 to carer knocked off her bikeThe cyclist fractured her wrist and clavicle in the 2019 accident in Summerhill, DublinThu Oct 13 2022 - 21:41
Decision in surrogacy case could have ‘unintended consequences’, court toldLawyers for the State argued that issues surrounding international surrogacy are ‘enormously complex’Thu Oct 13 2022 - 20:06
Girl (5) with autism sues State over alleged failure to provide school transportNearest school with suitable place was 18km away and parents had to borrow car, court toldThu Oct 13 2022 - 17:11
Court of Appeal finds no legal errors to undermine decision to refuse residence permission for Brazilian nationalAfter the appeal was heard, the court was advised the appellant had obtained Portuguese citizenshipWed Oct 12 2022 - 21:36
Couple pursuing High Court case over lack of surrogacy legislation waive anonymityWoman says her son does not stand in the same position as his sibling with regards to family entitlementsTue Oct 11 2022 - 20:28
An Bord Pleanála concedes in challenges to permission for 1,000 homes in Dublin and KildareLocal residents took High Court cases over approval of apartment schemes in Killiney, Blackrock and ClaneMon Oct 10 2022 - 13:12
Court upholds finding it was unreasonable for insurer to refuse play centre’s Covid closure claimThe judge dismissed Hiscox S.A.’s appeal against a finding of the Financial Services and Pensions OmbudsmanThu Oct 06 2022 - 18:38
Dublin Circuit Court judge was wrong to refuse divorce application of couple who lived outside county, High Court rulesThe court had jurisdiction to deal with the proceedings on account of the husband’s work in Dublin, the High Court foundThu Oct 06 2022 - 14:55
HSE counsellors must alert Tusla when adult clients disclose historic child abuse, court rulesThe issue arose due to the altered statutory interpretation of the word ‘child’ in the Children First ActWed Oct 05 2022 - 19:28
High Court quashes permission for student accommodation in LimerickEnvironmental Trust Ireland succeeded in its challenge to the development on one groundWed Oct 05 2022 - 15:50
Woman sues children’s hospital over disclosure of test results to fatherHospital admitted negligence in sending results to both her parents as well as third-party consultantTue Oct 04 2022 - 16:52
DPP to appeal High Court ruling over presentation of evidence to District Court Following a High Court judgment, the cabinet approved emergency legislation allowing any Garda to conduct District Court prosecutionsMon Oct 03 2022 - 21:36
Mart must pay €75,000 to farmer attacked by bullCourt found Co Offaly mart operator was negligent in how it moved animals from a pen to a chuteMon Oct 03 2022 - 13:15
As it happened: The Budget Day that saw unveiling of a €4bn cost-of-living planRead back on our budget live blog coverage from the day Paschal Donohoe warned severe inflationary pressures are likely to continue next yearTue Sept 27 2022 - 20:03
Future of Irish wool may be in insulation rather than Aran jumpersNew markets for wool could provide solution for farmers struggle to meet shearing costsMon Sept 26 2022 - 05:30
