Gillian O'Hanlon BL

The High Court has granted an order pursuant to s.3 of the Legal Practitioners (Ireland) Act 1876 to James Lucey & Company in respect of outstanding counsels’ fees due to a former client. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Oisin Quinn determined that “there is no clos

The High Court has awarded €17,500 in general damages to a cleaner who gradually developed contact dermatitis on her hands through exposure to chemical cleaning substances at work. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Ms Justice Nuala Jackson determined that “the dermatitis in this ins

The High Court has acceded to an application made by a defendant solicitor seeking to dismiss 2010 professional negligence proceedings against him on grounds of delay, the solicitor’s first such application having failed before the High Court in 2021. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Ms

The Supreme Court has determined that the District Court could, at the case-management stage, refuse to accept jurisdiction of criminal cases in respect of which it had previously accepted jurisdiction. Delivering judgment for the Supreme Court, Mr Justice Peter Charleton determined: “If a col

A coroner in Northern Ireland has determined that the use of lethal force by British Army soldiers which led to the shooting and subsequent death of Francis Bradley in 1986 was justified, reasonable and appropriate. Delivering judgment for the High Court, His Honour Judge Peter Irvine KC highlighted

The High Court has determined that a decision of An Bord Pleanála refusing planning permission for a high-rise apartment block development in North Wall should be quashed and that the matter should be returned to the point in time when the mistake in the decision-making process occurred. Deli

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of a mother whose carer’s allowance was reduced on a means-tested basis when her son’s father began residing with their family. Delivering the lead judgment for the Supreme Court, Mr Justice Maurice Collins emphasised that the Supreme Court&rsqu

The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of two women who were charged with offences introduced by the Health (Amendment) Act 2021 when they refused to enter mandatory quarantine upon the return from the UAE in 2021. Delivering judgment for the Supreme Court, Ms Justice Aileen Donnelly determined

The High Court has rejected an application for interlocutory reliefs preventing the development of the former Crown Paints site at Coolock, Co Dublin for use as accommodation for international protection applications and for use as an IPAS Accommodation Centre. Delivering judgment for the High Court

The High Court has granted a stay on the implementation of part of a decision by the Irish Aviation Authority which purported to cap passenger numbers in Dublin Airport in 2025. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Barry O’Donnell opined: “The potential consequences of a po

The High Court has determined that no privilege attached to documents allegedly containing legal advice given by a retired solicitor where such advice could not have been provided legitimately by him. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Michael Twomey opined that “one could rega

The High Court has set aside third party proceedings issued by Dublin City Council against Irish Water in light of a four-year delay. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Conleth Bradley stated that “if the underlying policy is to put the third party in as good a position as poss

The High Court has expressed that Tusla, the Department of Children and the Department of Public Expenditure and Reform need to work together to solve pay issues driving staff recruitment and retention deficits in special care units. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice John Jordan con

Northern Ireland’s High Court has dismissed a challenge from the Police Ombudsman to a decision by the chief constable of the PSNI to hold a misconduct meeting in respect of a death in detention. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Michael Humphreys determined that the relevant

The High Court has highlighted the practicality of granting orders requiring security for costs as against serial individual litigants in circumstances where their innocent opponents often cannot recover on foot of orders for costs granted in their favour. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr