Case Reports

The mother of a 28-year-old man who died in a police cell at Lisburn PSNI station has lost an appeal against the decision to dismiss her application for judicial review. In her application, the woman claimed that the reinstatement and redeployment of the PSNI officer who was the custody sergeant on

A man who brought proceedings to challenge the constitutionality of a provision of the Electoral Act 1997 after he was told by Fianna Fáil that the candidate in his constituency “must be a woman” has successfully appealed the finding that he did not have locus standi to bring the

A man who has been accused of creating a website facilitating access to child pornography, and whose surrender to the United States has been ordered, has lost his appeal to the Supreme Court in which he raised issues with the role of the Minister for Justice and Equality under the Extradition Act 19

The Chief Constable of the PSNI must take steps to secure the practical independence of investigators concerned with the further investigation into the death of 24-year-old Jean Smyth, who was shot in Belfast in 1972. Finding that the Chief Constable had not demonstrated the independence of the Lega

A man who killed his dad’s partner on Christmas Day 2017 has been sentenced to a minimum period of 17 years before he can be considered for release by the Parole Commissioners. The man had “planned to trap and torture her”, and had purchased handcuffs, duct tape, masks, and two mac

A solicitor and junior counsel who were ordered to pay the costs incurred by the State in judicial review proceedings which were brought as a strategy to delay deportation, have been told that the court will take no action against them. Mr Justice David Keane said that in the ordinary course he woul

A 29-year-old man who was sentenced to three years' imprisonment for defilement of a child under 17 has lost an appeal against the severity of his sentence. The man had met a 14-year-old girl on social media in 2015, and although her profile stated that she was 20 years old, he realised that she was

A company which operates a nightclub in Dublin has successfully argued that it is entitled to set-off €52,000 owed to a security firm, in circumstances where the firm gave an indemnity for personal injury claims arising from acts, negligence, or failures in its provision of security services. I

A man who pleaded guilty shortly before trial to offences of attempted murder, criminal damage, and resisting police, has had his sentence for attempted murder increased after the Northern Ireland Court of Appeal agreed with the Director of Public Prosecutions that the initial sentence was unduly le

A dissident republican who was caught planting a bomb under a police officer’s car in 2015 has been sentenced to 25 years for the attempted murder of two police officers, together with a concurrent sentence of 20 years for possession of explosives with intent to endanger life. Sitting in Belfa

Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council have been granted an order restraining a man from issuing further proceedings against it or its employees without permission from the President of the High Court. Describing some of the man’s actions as “subtle if not overt intimidation-type t

Pearse Jordan’s mother has successfully appealed the decision of the Court of Appeal to order a stay on her application for damages for the state’s failure to carry out a prompt investigation into the circumstances of her son’s death, in violation of Article 2 ECHR. Finding that th

Denis O’Brien has lost his appeal to the Supreme Court over a decision of the Committee on Procedures and Privileges (CPP) which was in relation to statements made in the Dáil. Finding that granting relief in the circumstances would amount to a collateral challenge to the statements, Mr

A man who has been accused of sexually abusing his sisters between 1974 and 1985 has been granted an order prohibiting the Director Of Public Prosecutions from further prosecuting him in relation to the alleged offences. Finding that the lapse of time, together with the death of potential witnesses

The Medical Council has lost an application to have an application under section 76 of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 heard in camera. Emphasising the importance in having an open hearing, Mr Justice Peter Kelly, President of the High Court said that he would direct that the s.76 hearing proceed