Rape victim sisters awarded €1.2m damagesTWO SISTERS who sued a neighbour after he raped and sexually assaulted them while they babysat his children when they were teenagers…Fri Mar 14 2008 - 00:00
Court upholds deportation of woman and daughtersA LENGTHY legal battle by a woman to prevent the deportation of herself and her two daughters on grounds of fear of female genital…Fri Mar 14 2008 - 00:00
Court dismisses legal challenge by five men convicted on IRA chargesFIVE MEN jailed for membership of the IRA were not legally entitled to challenge the legality of their detention before the Supreme…Thu Mar 13 2008 - 00:00
Dramatic rise in number of cases before Commercial CourtNew figures released yesterday show a dramatic increase in the number of cases coming before the Commercial Court.Wed Mar 12 2008 - 00:00
Music firms sue Eircom over downloadsFOUR MAJOR record companies have brought an unprecedented High Court action aimed at compelling Eircom, as the largest broadband…Tue Mar 11 2008 - 00:00
Eircom taken to court over illegal music downloadsFour major record companies have brought a High Court action aimed at compelling Eircom to take measures to prevent its networks…Mon Mar 10 2008 - 00:00
High Court finds hospital negligent over birth injuryA YOUNG boy would not be severely mentally and physically disabled except for the "substandard and negligent" management of his…Sat Mar 08 2008 - 00:00
Appleby reminds court of powers in DCC caseTHE DIRECTOR of Corporate Enforcement has reminded the High Court it can of its own volition make disqualification orders following…Fri Mar 07 2008 - 00:00
State to oppose Livingstone claim over inquiry on death of wifeTHE STATE has indicated in the High Court that there is "a major issue" over the entitlement of a former senior inspector of …Fri Mar 07 2008 - 00:00
Irish translation sought in criminal trialA DUBLIN man seeking to have his criminal trial simultaneously translated into Irish made legal history yesterday.Fri Mar 07 2008 - 00:00
Maze escaper can stand trial over Tidey kidnapping, court rulesTHE SUPREME Court has cleared the way for the trial of Maze Prison escaper Brendan McFarlane on charges connected with the 1983…Thu Mar 06 2008 - 00:00
Court adjusts will for daughter who was left outONE OF two sisters who was left out of their late mother's will despite devoting herself for a long time to the care of her disabled…Wed Mar 05 2008 - 00:00
Decision to preserve school land as playing fields overturnedA HIGH Court judge has overturned as unlawful a local authority decision aimed at preserving 4Wed Mar 05 2008 - 00:00
Court orders Lynn clients to repay €1.6m loaned by IIB for six propertiesA COUPLE who were clients of missing solicitor Michael Lynn have been ordered by the Commercial Court to repay €1Tue Mar 04 2008 - 00:00
Aer Arann says it cancelled contract for aircraft due to fears for safetyAER ARANN has claimed before the High Court it had such concerns about the safety of aircraft and the competency of pilots chartered…Sat Mar 01 2008 - 00:00
Judgment reserved in Travellers' case against councilsTHE HEARING of an action for damages by a Traveller couple and their eight children, who claim that delays in housing them led…Fri Feb 29 2008 - 00:00
'Sunday World' ordered to pay €900,000 libel damagesA High Court jury today awarded €900,000 to a man the Sunday World described as a "Traveller drug king"Thu Feb 28 2008 - 00:00
Former soldier tells court of 'terror' during mortar attack on Lebanon postA FORMER soldier has told the High Court he was "absolutely terrified" when his post in Lebanon came under mortar attack during…Thu Feb 28 2008 - 00:00
Sentence in Laytown case reducedTHE COURT of Criminal Appeal has reduced from eight years to six the jail sentence imposed on mother of two Kelly Noble for the…Thu Feb 28 2008 - 00:00
Noble sentence reduced by 2 yearsThe Court of Criminal Appeal today reduced from eight years to six the sentence imposed on Dublin mother-of-two Kelly Noble for…Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
Soldiers sue over stress and injury after Lebanon attackTWO YOUNG soldiers whose Irish peacekeeping camp in Lebanon came under mortar attack in an incident in which another soldier …Wed Feb 27 2008 - 00:00
Judge rules Lynn must repay loans of €1.3mA HIGH Court judge has made an order requiring missing solicitor Michael Lynn to repay loans of some €1Tue Feb 26 2008 - 00:00
Directors ordered to pay €1.8mA High Court judge today ordered two company directors to pay €1.8 million to meet the debts of their construction company.Mon Feb 25 2008 - 00:00
Developer to pay €20,000 over 'shameful' e-mailProperty developer Simon Kelly has undertaken to pay €20,000 to charity to avoid further High Court action against him for contempt…Sat Feb 23 2008 - 00:00
HSE may operate on man (93) unable to give consentThe HSE has secured a High Court order allowing surgeons to perform an urgent and potentially life-saving operation on a 93-year…Sat Feb 23 2008 - 00:00
Soldier tells court pizza was 'spiked'A soldier has brought a High Court challenge to his proposed discharge from the Army after he tested positive for cannabis.Thu Feb 21 2008 - 00:00
House dispute involving author is settledA dispute in which the author of a controversial best-selling book claimed she was entitled to remain in her parents' home in…Wed Feb 20 2008 - 00:00
Miscarriage of justice appeal by NevinThe first stage of convicted murderer Catherine Nevin's attempt to have her conviction declared a miscarriage of justice will…Tue Feb 19 2008 - 00:00
Nevin appeal to be heard tomorrowThe first stage of murderer Catherine Nevin's attempt to have her conviction declared a miscarriage of justice will come before…Tue Feb 19 2008 - 00:00
Three judges to hear Taoiseach's tribunal caseA three-judge High Court will hear on April 1st the challenge by Taoiseach Bertie Ahern to the conduct by the Mahon tribunal …Fri Feb 15 2008 - 00:00
Government asked to outline plan in Foy caseThe High Court yesterday gave the Government two months in which to outline how it proposes to rectify breaches of human rights…Fri Feb 15 2008 - 00:00
Team engineers case for parity in court againA long-running action by 36 engineers with the former Team Aer Lingus to be treated on the same basis as comparable Aer Lingus…Wed Feb 13 2008 - 00:00
Taoiseach denies not being candid with inquiryTaoiseach Bertie Ahern vehemently denies the construction of events put by the Mahon tribunal on certain banking transactions…Tue Feb 12 2008 - 00:00
Ahern challenges tribunal at High CourtTaoiseach Bertie Ahern has taken a High Court challenge to the "manifestly unconstitutional" handling by the Mahon tribunal to…Tue Feb 12 2008 - 00:00
Solicitor's Dublin home for saleThe home of missing solicitor Michael Lynn and his wife Bríd Murphy at Sandymount in Dublin is to be sold by public auction on…Tue Feb 12 2008 - 00:00
Davy appeals ruling on bonds adviceStockbroking firm J & E Davy has brought a High Court challenge to a decision by the Financial Services Ombudsman upholding…Sat Feb 09 2008 - 00:00
Abused swimmers to receive major payoutsA 10-year battle for compensation by 13 female swimmers who were abused by their coach, convicted sex offender Derry O'Rourke…Sat Feb 09 2008 - 00:00
O'Rourke abuse victims reach legal settlementA 10-year battle for compensation by 13 female swimmers who were victims of convicted sex abuser swimming coach Derry O'Rourke…Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
Labour Court to quash hotel pay orderThe Labour Court has agreed to quash an order it made in November fixing the wages and working conditions of some 25,000 low-…Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
Ruling today on Mulhall appealThe Court of Criminal Appeal will rule today on a bid by Dublin woman Linda Mulhall to secure a reduction in her 15-year sentence…Fri Feb 08 2008 - 00:00
Hoteliers resist rises for low paidThe Irish Hotels Federation (IHF) is resisting a decision by the Labour Court to sanction wage increases for low-paid hotel staff…Thu Feb 07 2008 - 00:00
Attempt to end contracts invalid - PayzonePayzone plc has conceded before the High Court that the purported termination last month of the contracts of its chief executive…Thu Feb 07 2008 - 00:00
Ex-NIB executive fights disqualification moveA former head of finance with National Irish Bank is opposing an application by the Director of Corporate Enforcement for a court…Wed Feb 06 2008 - 00:00
Start of challenge to laws on wage ratesA High Court challenge to the constitutionality of laws under which a statutory minimum wage and working conditions were fixed…Wed Feb 06 2008 - 00:00
Judge pledges early hearing of cardinal's action over abuse filesA full High Court hearing is expected to take place later this month of the dispute over documents between Cardinal Desmond Connell…Tue Feb 05 2008 - 00:00
'Vampire-like demands' allegedSolicitor Thomas Byrne has claimed before the Commercial Court he was the victim of "vampire-like demands for capital" by property…Tue Feb 05 2008 - 00:00
Court criticises corporate regulator's 'draconian' lawsThe Supreme Court has strongly criticised the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) and the "draconian" laws…Sat Feb 02 2008 - 00:00
Court grants Payzone executives injunctions on dismissalsPayzone chief executive John Nagle and chief financial officer John Williamson have secured High Court injunctions restrain- …Sat Feb 02 2008 - 00:00
Cardinal brings court challenge over documentsCardinal Desmond Connell has begun High Court proceedings challenging the production of allegedly legally privileged documents…Fri Feb 01 2008 - 00:00
Judge says evidence lacking on torture fearsA Nigerian woman arrested in Sligo more than two years ago for deportation after she came out of hiding to see her two children…Thu Jan 31 2008 - 00:00
