Gillian O'Hanlon BL

The High Court has awarded €228,160 to a site supervisor who fell from an unguarded stairwell while using an angle grinder, causing him to suffer severe personal injuries. Delivering judgment for the High Court in May, Ms Justice Leonie Reynolds remarked that the plaintiff’s employer &ldq

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal against a €91,000 High Court award to a patron who slipped on a wet dancefloor in Charleville Park Hotel during a wedding reception. Delivering judgment for the Court of Appeal in November 2023, Mr Justice Seamus Noonan opined: “The fact that th

The High Court has refused an application for default judgment against Promontoria (Oyster) DAC and two receivers in circumstances where there was no procedural basis for same and where no evidence had been tendered on behalf of the plaintiff to warrant a curtailment of the trial process. Delivering

The High Court has upheld the constitutionality of emergency measures introduced in response to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 which imposed criminal sanctions for certain gatherings and leaving home without reasonable excuse. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice David Nolan stated: &ld

Northern Ireland’s High Court has determined that the failure to hold an oral hearing and to disclose evidence of the De La Salle Order to the applicant in the course of his application under the Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Act 2019 was not procedurally unfair Delivering

The High Court has dismissed a challenge to the marking scheme for the Mandarin Chinese Leaving Certificate exam concerning the preference for the use of simplified written characters in lieu of traditional characters Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Garrett Simons stated that &ldq

The High Court has determined that An Bord Pleanála failed to properly consider the potential impact of a school floodlighting development on the conservation objectives of the nearby Bellanagare Bog Special Protection Area for the restoration of the Greenland white-fronted goose. Delivering

The High Court has quashed a drug driving conviction where the Circuit Court found by implication that the arresting garda had formed the requisite opinion that the applicant had committed an offence under s. 4(1A) of the Road Traffic Act 2010. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Ms Justice Marg

The Supreme Court has remitted a personal insolvency matter to the High Court having determined that on appeal from the Circuit Court, the High Court had fully re-heard the action. Delivering judgment for the Supreme Court, Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne concluded: “The basis of the High Court&rsq

A High Court judge has opined extensively on legal costs in Ireland in a judgment delivered in the course of litigation as between siblings over inherited family property. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Michael Twomey opined that “there was no obligation on her to provide a

Northern Ireland’s High Court has determined that certain provisions of the Illegal Migration Act 2023 constitute a diminution of rights and are incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Michael Humphreys determined that, &ldq

The High Court has granted leave to apply for judicial review of the Legal Aid Board’s decision to revoke a legal aid certificate which had originally been granted in the context of intended proceedings to set aside a 1988 judgment. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Garrett Si

Northern Ireland’s Court of Appeal has determined that a minimum tariff of 20 years for the premeditated murder of the late Lu Na McKinney “signalled a permissible move towards higher tariffs to reflect the horrific elements of this crime”. Delivering judgment for the Court of Appe

The Supreme Court has directed that applicants seeking appointment as commissioners for oaths and any person supporting such applications must now include a statement that they are not aware of any matter relating to an applicant’s suitability for appointment, unless already specified in the a

The High Court has found that gardaí did not have adequate regard to the An Garda Siochána Code when attempting a ‘compliant stop’ of a civilian vehicle which resulted in a collision. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Tony O’ Connor stated that &ldquo