Case Reports

A prison officer who sustained a herniated disc in his back in the course of restraining and lifting a prisoner in January 2013, has had his claim dismissed on the grounds that it was statute barred. Granting the State defendants an application to dismiss the claim which was issued by way of plenary

A woman who was employed as a cleaning supervisor at a hospital in Limerick has had her claim for personal injuries remitted to the High Court for a determination on causation and damages, after the Court of Appeal found that her employer was negligent in failing to provide a safe place of work. All

A teacher whose application for judicial review was dismissed in limine in the High Court, has had his case remitted to the High Court for a fresh determination. Finding that the High Court judge was incorrect to hold that the matter was moot due to the expiration of the sanction imposed, the Court

A man who fractured his wrist when he tried to break his fall caused by an uncovered drain at Cork City Fire Station in July 2013 has been awarded €62,482.50 in the High Court. Finding that Cork City Council was in breach of s.12 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 by failing to

A woman who campaigned for a No vote in the abortion referendum has had her appeal to challenge the outcome of the referendum dismissed in the Court of Appeal. Upholding the High Court's refusal to grant the woman leave to present a petition, Mr Justice George Birmingham, President of the Court of A

A woman’s claim for damages trespass and personal injuries, and violation of constitutional rights arising out of the Gardaí’s forcible entry into her home without a warrant in August 2012, has been remitted to the High Court for an assessment of damages. Allowing the woman’

A priest who raped and sexually abused a boy throughout 2005 and 2006 has lost an appeal against his conviction. In the Court of Appeal, it was argued that the trial judge erred in failing to give a corroboration warning in circumstances where there were “inconsistencies” in the victim&r

Following a ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union that the High Court was justified in refraining to give effect to a European arrest warrant issued in Poland due to fears about fair trial rights, Ms Justice Aileen Donnelly has held that it is necessary to request further informatio

A man who taught drama classes at a primary school in the late 1990s has lost an appeal against his conviction for vaginally and anally raping a former pupil. Stating that there was “clear, indeed, stark evidence that the offences had occurred”, Mr Justice George Birmingham, president of

A pharmaceutical company which was granted a patent now the subject of revocation proceedings in the European Patent Office and in the Irish courts, has had its application for a stay on ‘discovery, the carrying out of experiments or the other interlocutory steps that will require to be taken

A man whose wife committed suicide the day after she was discharged from hospital for a previous suicide attempt, has been awarded €263,220.81 in the High Court. Finding that the woman had not been afforded an appropriate standard of medical care at University College Hospital Galway, Mr Justic

A man who pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of a man in Coalisland in October 2015, and to Grievous Bodily Harm with intent on another man, has been sentenced to eleven years' imprisonment with an extended licence period of four years. Ms Justice McBride, sitting in Dungannon Crown Court, heard tha

The Supreme Court has called for the Oireachtas to address the increasing problem of access to justice as a result of complex commercial litigation. Emphasising the need for a properly regulated scheme or structure, and concurring with the leading judgment of Justice Donal O’Donnell, Chief Jus

A man who was convicted of murder, primarily on the basis of evidence provided by another man involved in the killing of someone in Limerick in 2002, has lost his appeal in the Supreme Court. The man contended that the witnesses reliability may have been impaired due to a mental illness and argued t

A developer, who is the director or shareholder in a number of companies which brought proceedings against First Active Plc, has had his appeal against a costs order made against him dismissed by the Supreme Court. Finding that the High Court had jurisdiction to make the order pursuant to Order 15,