The Supreme Court has ruled that solicitor John Caldwell is entitled to have the Mahon planning tribunal pay more than half of the
total costs of his successful legal challenge to the tribunal.
The costs are likely to be substantial.
Mr Caldwell had challenged the refusal by the tribunal to hear submissions from him before proceeding to inquire into land deals in Co Dublin in which he was allegedly involved with former Fianna Fáil TD Liam Lawlor and businessman Jim Kennedy.