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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Payzone can not defend Nagle claims, court hearsElectronic payments group Payzone cannot defend the claims of chief executive John Nagle and chief financial officer John Williamson…Wed Jan 30 2008 - 00:00
Claims on Lynn property to be heard after saleThe home of missing solicitor Michael Lynn and his wife Bríd Murphy at Sandymount in Dublin is to be sold, after which there …Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00
Developer seeks €6m from solicitor over property dealA property developer has initiated legal proceedings claiming judgment for some €6Tue Jan 29 2008 - 00:00
Lawyers urged to sue State over rightsA High Court judge has invited lawyers for a homeless man to sue the State for alleged breaches of his human rights after being…Sat Jan 26 2008 - 00:00
Judge turns down school's plea for non-jury trialA private school in Co Dublin that employed convicted sex abuser Derry O'Rourke as its swimming coach has lost a High Court bid…Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00
Ruling in favour of cigarette warnings in IrishA primary school teacher has won her High Court bid to have health warnings on cigarette packets sold here published in Irish…Fri Jan 25 2008 - 00:00
Judgment for €2m against clients of LynnA bank has secured judgment at the Commercial Court for more than €2 million against an Air Corps officer and his wife over loans…Thu Jan 24 2008 - 00:00
Auctioneer must pay balance of €1.7m awardAn auctioneer alleged to have secretly profited from selling an elderly woman's lands for an alleged undervalue of £110,000 to…Thu Jan 24 2008 - 00:00
Waste firm seeks to protect dataA major waste company has claimed before the High Court that five senior managers who left the company on the same day earlier…Wed Jan 23 2008 - 00:00
Court allows Siptu to make submissions in hotel wage challengeSiptu has been permitted by the High Court to make submissions in an action in which the Irish Hotels Federation and a small …Tue Jan 22 2008 - 00:00
Payzone claims it was 'entitled' to fire chiefsElectronic payments company Payzone has argued before the High Court that it was entitled to move this week to dismiss chief …Sat Jan 19 2008 - 00:00
Attempted robbery charge challengedA Dublin man charged in connection with the attempted robbery of a cash transit van in Co Kildare last November has secured leave…Thu Jan 17 2008 - 00:00
Teachers settle school bullying claim caseSix teachers at a Dublin secondary school who claimed they were bullied and harassed by their school principal have settled their…Wed Jan 16 2008 - 00:00
Brothers challenge council over use of school landThe Presentation Brothers are challenging a local authority decision aimed at preserving land adjoining the order's former secondary…Tue Jan 15 2008 - 00:00
Council breached human rights of TravellerSouth Dublin County Council breached the human rights of a young Traveller with cerebral palsy living in "exceptional" overcrowded…Sat Jan 12 2008 - 00:00
Court appoints examiner to building firmConstruction: The slowdown in the construction industry has led to the High Court appointing an examiner to a building firm …Sat Jan 12 2008 - 00:00
Dunnes guilty of copying label's designsA UK clothing company has won its High Court action alleging that Dunnes Stores breached European regulations by copying a woman…Sat Dec 22 2007 - 00:00
Insurer AIG to void Lynn's policies, court toldMissing solicitor Michael Lynn's major insurers, AIG Insurance, have told the High Court that it is voiding policies with the…Sat Dec 22 2007 - 00:00
Barrister failed to give money from client to RevenueA High Court judge has said there appears to be little doubt a fraud was perpetrated by a barrister who, while acting as tax …Fri Dec 21 2007 - 00:00
Supreme Court reverses residency decisionRuling overturned: The Supreme Court has unanimously overturned a High Court decision that the Minister for Justice unlawfully…Fri Dec 21 2007 - 00:00
Rapist's sentence increased to 10 yearsThe Court of Criminal Appeal (CCA) has upheld the DPP's arguments that a three-year suspended sentence imposed on a man for the…Thu Dec 20 2007 - 00:00
Challenge to tender processPublications distributor Newspread has taken a legal challenge to a "flawed" and "unfair" tendering process under which its contract…Wed Dec 19 2007 - 00:00
DPP appeals High Court decision over newspaper's alleged contemptThe DPP has brought an appeal to the Supreme Court against a High Court decision refusing to jail a newspaper editor and journalist…Wed Dec 19 2007 - 00:00
VHI tells court of concern at 'risk selection'The VHI has expressed concerns to the High Court that new companies in the health insurance market, while not making "risk equalisation…Wed Dec 19 2007 - 00:00
