Gillian O'Hanlon BL

The Court of Appeal has upheld the decisions of the High Court finding that Ireland is the most appropriate forum for hearing Declan Ganley’s defamation proceedings and refusing to strike out the proceedings against two defendants. Delivering judgment for the Court of Appeal, Mr Justice Denis

Northern Ireland’s Court of Appeal has upheld orders of the High Court quashing decisions providing for the early release on licence of Robert Clarke. Delivering judgment for the Court of Appeal, Lord Justice Adrian Colton explained: “It would be an absurdity for a declaration of eligibi

In its first written judgment on the application of s.50 of the Land and Conveyancing Law Reform Act 2009, the High Court has granted orders discharging a restrictive covenant over a plot of land in Co Limerick. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice David Nolan concluded: “In my o

The High Court has set aside an order granting leave to serve proceedings outside of the jurisdiction in circumstances where the moving party had failed to disclose that it was litigating proceedings concerning the same dispute in Tripoli. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice David Nol

The High Court has refused to grant leave to challenge a decision of the Ombudsman upholding a refusal of civil legal aid by the Legal Aid Board. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Anthony Barr determined that the applicant had not made out an arguable or stateable case that the resp

The High Court has authorised the HSE to provide as a “last resort” blood transfusions and other treatments to a pregnant minor against the wishes of the minor and her parents, who are Jehovah’s Witnesses. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Mark Heslin explained tha

The High Court has imposed sentences of two weeks’ imprisonment on Martina and Ammi Burke for contempt of court. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Brian Cregan opined: "Mrs Burke and Ms Burke — just like their brother Enoch — are not exceptional. They are just exce

The High Court last month struck out Enoch Burke’s proceedings against members of a Disciplinary Appeals Panel involved in the hearing of his appeal against his dismissal from his teaching role, in circumstances where the proceedings were rendered moot. Delivering judgment for the High Court,

The High Court has disallowed the DPP’s appeal against the acquittal of a man found in possession of cocaine pursuant to an illegal search. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Micheál P. O’Higgins highlighted that the issue of statutory interpretation arising in the

The High Court has dismissed the claim of a dental assistant who suffered personal injuries when she tripped over a vacuum cleaner at work. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Anthony Barr observed: “It is always possible to come up with steps that can be taken to eradicate any

Northern Ireland’s High Court has ordered a woman to pay back £34,145.30 to a man who falsely misrepresented to her that he had provided her with a loan, when in reality the transaction amounted to a sale of her property. Delivering judgment for Northern Ireland’s High Court, Mr Ge

The High Court has determined that the trial of a Garda for road traffic offences should not be remitted back to the District Court for re-hearing where the trial had not been conducted in due course of law. Delivering judgment for the High Court in December, Ms Justice Denise Brett found that the a

The High Court has refused to find that an out of hours GP service was negligent in failing to diagnose appendicitis in an 11-year-old child. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Ms Justice Leonie Reynolds was satisfied that Dr Rachel Finnegan acted with the standard of care expected of her and t

The Court of Appeal has determined that the imposition of consecutive sentences was proportionate in respect of a prisoner who both placed advertisements for sexual services online in the names of his victim, his solicitor and two prosecution barristers and made threats to kill those barristers. Del

The High Court has determined that the court is not precluded by the provisions of the Guardianship of Infants Act 1964 from considering an application for access to a child in the absence of an expert report conveying the “views of the child”. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr