Justice Charles Meenan

Former prisoner challenges HSE over refusal of community mental health services

Man (30s) has history of violent offending and fears relapse due to lack of services

Mon May 23 2022 - 16:11

Hospital caterer challenges award under new personal injury guidelines

Personal injuries board failed to give adequate reasons for award, woman claims

Tue May 17 2022 - 07:52

Legal world divided on legacy of retiring High Court president

Mary Irvine angered barristers with guidelines slashing minor personal injury awards

Sat Apr 30 2022 - 06:00

Solicitor arrested after Garda search of offices takes High Court case

Action brought by solicitor James Flynn, who formerly served as taxing master, and his firm

Mon Apr 04 2022 - 16:33

Garda who won action preventing her dismissal brings fresh case

Orlaith Fahy has not been reinstated to duty despite judge’s order, High Court has heard

Mon Apr 04 2022 - 15:49

Judges slashed damages for minor personal injuries under an unconstitutional law, court told

Minister must have thought ‘all her Christmas’ came together’ when damages cut

Wed Mar 30 2022 - 21:36

Legal challenge to guidelines on personal injury awards opens

Woman disputes €3,000 award for footpath trip and fall, seeking between €18,000 and €34,000

Wed Mar 30 2022 - 08:00

Garda accused of groping waitress takes action to stop disciplinary hearing into alleged incident

Permission to bring judicial review proceedings granted by judge

Mon Mar 28 2022 - 17:34

Consultant doctor brings fresh challenge seeking to be allowed return to work

Gynaecologist was placed on administrative leave after concerns raised about research

Tue Mar 22 2022 - 15:24

Court directs Harte’s conviction challenge be heard on notice to DPP

Alan Harte is challenging the constitutionality of his conviction for Kevin Lunney attack

Mon Mar 21 2022 - 21:40

Prisoner takes court action over period of ‘almost solitary confinement’

Constitutional rights breached of man jailed for assault on ex-girlfriend, court told

Thu Mar 17 2022 - 14:15

Permission for 99 buy-to-let apartments in Dublin is challenged in High Court

Judicial review proceedings taken against An Bord Pleanála over Beaumont scheme

Mon Mar 07 2022 - 20:47

Court told of former Facebook moderator’s security concerns

Non-EU national is suing platform over alleged mental-health damage

Thu Mar 03 2022 - 17:16

Developer challenges €470,000 levy payments to councils

Company planning to building healthcare centres for the Health Service Executive

Wed Mar 02 2022 - 16:22

Owner of Stardust granted permission to bring judicial review over new inquests

Judge wants inquest challenge to be heard as soon as possible

Mon Feb 28 2022 - 20:56

Stardust owner seeks to block off possibility of ‘unlawful killing’ verdicts

Eamon Butterly wants to prevent inquests into deaths in fire from making him ‘target’

Fri Feb 25 2022 - 14:06

Judges ‘inundated’ with challenges to planning decisions

High Court judge claims complex applications are putting judicial resources under pressure

Wed Feb 23 2022 - 16:41

Dún Laoghaire project could show the way forward for cycleways

Despite clear social and environmental benefits, cycleways are opposed by many, so how can plans to spend hundreds of millions on them be made to work?

Sat Feb 19 2022 - 05:05

High Court halts dezoning of developer’s housing land in Offaly

Consdorf Investments ICAV granted stay on Offaly County Council’s recent decision

Fri Feb 11 2022 - 17:15

Michael Lynn’s request for adjournment of fraud trial rejected

Former solicitor facing 21 counts of theft regarding €30m from financial institutions

Wed Feb 02 2022 - 20:23

Decision not to expel student who allegedly injured classmate with chisel challenged

School’s board of management initiates High Court proceedings over incident

Mon Jan 31 2022 - 17:40

Businessman Declan Ganley entitled to half of legal costs in Covid challenge

Action was dismissed after judge held it had become moot

Fri Jan 21 2022 - 18:23

Judge fixes hearing for preliminary issue in personal injuries guidelines challenge

Issue raised is whether a judge who took part in guidelines vote should recuse themselves from lead case, court hears

Wed Jan 19 2022 - 15:43

Developer wins leave to challenge refusal of Carrickmines planning permission

Council refused development at Priorsland last year

Wed Jan 12 2022 - 16:25

Family of teen killed in road crash challenges referral of driver to youth programme

Another teenager who was ‘racing’ at time of passenger Barry Griffin Jnr’s death has been jailed

Tue Dec 14 2021 - 17:33

Challenge brought against alleged policy to refuse station bail

Actions concern individuals accused of breaching domestic violence orders

Fri Dec 10 2021 - 21:10

State insists guidelines slashing personal injury awards are for the ‘common good’

Opposition to challenges will focus on controlling insurance costs and promoting consistency in personal injury awards

Thu Dec 09 2021 - 21:15

Lecturer claims he failed to secure full-time post due to dyslexia

High Court hears Andrew Stewart alleges UL neglected to take his disability into account

Mon Dec 06 2021 - 21:07

Court places stay on investigation into Kerry county councillor

Breandan Fitzgerald from Dingle faces allegations over vote on draft local area plan

Tue Nov 30 2021 - 13:09

Contempt of court proceedings brought against Garda Commissioner

Det Aidan Bracken, who is currently on sick leave, takes case over assessment of injuries

Wed Nov 24 2021 - 15:22

Court challenge over Waterford Traveller accommodation resolved

Council decision not to not build seven-bay halting site to be set aside, High Court hears

Tue Nov 23 2021 - 13:58

Woman who was sexually assaulted brings High Court action over exclusion from State scheme

Victim’s application was refused because it was made outside the allowed time limit

Mon Nov 22 2021 - 20:53

Former inmates challenge ‘slop out’ scheme exclusion

Two men take High Court cases over State decision not to compensate them

Mon Nov 22 2021 - 20:50

Woman takes legal action to prevent 19.5m antenna next to home in Co Cavan

Sharon Gumley claims An Bord Pleanála breached county development plan and EU directive

Thu Oct 28 2021 - 17:51