Case Reports

The Court of Appeal has concluded that, in the period between 2001 and 2012, there was no culpable delay on the part of the Senior Coroner or the Coroner in conducting the inquest into the death of Pearse Jordan. Upholding the finding of the High Court, Lord Justice Deeny found that the Coroners wer

Three serving Gardaí have been granted orders of certiorari in the High Court, quashing the decision of the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána to substitute the presiding officer of the Board of Inquiry into their alleged breaches of discipline. The Board of Inquiry was established in 2014, and ha

Members of a hillwalking association in County Wicklow have lost an appeal against a declaration that private lands were not subject to any public right of way. The contested route had been subject to dispute between the Enniskerry Walking Associationand the private land-owner, which apparently esca

The sister of a 15-year-old boy who was killed by a soldier in 1972 has been granted an order quashing the decision of the Director of Public Prosecutions not to prosecute the soldier who shot him. Daniel Hegarty “posed no threat to anyone” when he was shot twice in the head without warning, and

The High Court has made a further request for a preliminary ruling the CJEU regarding the effect of Brexit on EU citizens who have been ordered for surrender to the UK under European Arrest Warrants. Explaining that there was no mandate on the CJEU to “act without delay” on the reference already

A former soldier who has been indicted on two counts for his involvement in the killing of an unarmed man who was running away from soldiers in 1974 has had his application to stay his prosecution refused in Belfast Crown Court. Satisfied that a fair trial would be possible, Mr Justice Colton reject

The discovery of two categories of document sought by Celltrion in patent infringement proceedings initiated by Biogen have been ordered in the High Court. Granting one of the categories on Celltrion’s terms, and another on terms offered by Biogen; Mr Justice Max Barrett explained that the princip

A plenary summons served on the King’s Inns by a solicitor claiming for breach of contract, has been set aside in the High Court, due to the fact that it was served outside of the 12-month period prescribed by Order 8, Rule 1 of the Rules of the Superior Courts. Also discharging an unqualified app

Clones Credit Union have been granted summary judgment for the principle sum owed by members who borrowed in excess of €212,000 in 2008. Finding that the defendants had failed to satisfy the low hurdle needed to send the matter to plenary hearing (as per Aer Rianta and Harrisrange), Mr Justice Max

Facebook Ireland Ltd has been unsuccessful in applying for a stay to enable it to appeal an order for reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union made by the High Court. Refusing to grant the stay sought, and ordering that the reference be delivered immediately to the Court of Justice, M

A loan management company and its bankruptcy receivers have lost an appeal against a declaration granted to a farmer that he is entitled to be registered as full beneficial owner of lands by virtue of his adverse possession. ACC Loan Management Ltd and bankruptcy receivers Declan Taite and John Coul

A man employed by Ulster University until 2003 has been unsuccessful in bringing claims in contract and in tort against the university. The man argued that the university had a continuing obligation to “review, regrade, and refund” him in regards to regrading his post. The university had assured

A former employee of An Post who was bullied and harassed by her co-workers after an incident in which another colleague was disciplined for aggressive behaviour towards her has been awarded over €161,000 in damages. In a judgment published yesterday, Mr Justice McDermott accepted that negligence

The High Court has directed that legislative changes must be made in order to address a “lacuna” in the Medical Practitioners Act 2007, which meant that the Medical Council of Ireland was unable to intervene in the Health Service Executive regularly appointing consultants who were not registered

A man who was involuntarily detained in a psychiatric unit for 16 months, despite his consultant psychiatrist expressing the view that he had recovered sufficiently to be discharged after 6 months, has been granted a declaration that the section of the Mental Health Act 2001 used to authorise his co