Case Reports

A man whose son was murdered in 1997 has successfully appealed a case management decision not to remove a stay on the hearing of his application to issue judicial review proceedings against the PSNI, the Department of Justice, and the Coroner’s Service. The Court of Appeal said that a comment

Unmarried partners are not amenable to the non-compellability provisions of the Criminal Evidence Act 1992, it has been ruled in the Court of Appeal. Stating that there could be absolutely no doubt that the reference to “spouse” meant only a married spouse, Mr Justice George Birmingham,

A man who had two hip replacements in 2007, which were later found to be defective and recalled by the manufacturer, has had his claim dismissed in the High Court. The manufacturing company submitted that authorisation should have been sought from the Personal Injuries Assessment Board before the pr

A woman who claims that she was under duress and undue influence when she acted as guarantor for loans taken by her son, has been granted an interlocutory injunction restraining receivers from selling, possessing, trespassing upon or otherwise dealing with the secured property. Finding that there wa

The Attorney General for Northern Ireland should apply to intervene in litigation involving the north-south interconnector to clarify devolution issues referred to the UK Supreme Court. Stating that it was desirable for legal questions to be determined against the background of a clear factual matri

A security officer who brought a personal injury claim against a delivery driver, Tesco and Brennans Bread has had his appeal dismissed in the Court of Appeal. In the High Court, it was found that the relationship between the two men involved “jokes, banter and the odd physical engagement&rdqu

A bus company has been directed to reinstate a part-time school bus driver whose contract of employment was terminated in August 2017. The company accused the driver of stealing parts, however the driver maintained that he had permission to take the parts and did so openly.

A couple in Germany whose four children were temporarily taken into care because they insisted on homeschooling them did not suffer a violation of their article 8 rights, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ruled. In yesterday's Chamber judgment in the case of Wunderlich v Germany, the co

Three businessmen who were granted a €9.4 million loan from EBS Building Society in 2009 have successfully argued that they are entitled to defend Promontoria’s claim for the €9.7 million now owed. Refusing to grant summary judgment to Promontoria, Mr Justice David Barniville wa

A man who was subjected to bullying by a senior member of staff has been awarded €26,000 in compensation in the Workplace Relations Commission. Describing the events, some of which had been filmed and posted on Facebook, as "an extraordinary culture of behaviour in the workplace", Adjudication

A woman who was the foster mother of a baby with serious health issues has had her application for judicial review dismissed in the High Court. The child, who weighed only 720gms at birth, was in the care of the foster mother for over a year when the decision was made to place the child with the cou

A man whose suspended sentence for driving offences was reactivated after he was convicted of dangerous driving causing death and serious bodily harm has successfully argued that he is entitled to the benefit of the declaration of unconstitutionality in Moore. Delivering the leading judgment of the

Two men who were found guilty of the murder of a man in South Belfast have been given minimum terms of 20 years imprisonment, and another man has been sentenced to seven-and-a-half years for assisting them by hiding the shotgun in his bedroom. Describing how the men who went to the deceased’s

An adhesive company has failed to appeal a finding of liability against it in a claim for damages brought by a kitchen door manufacturer based in Cookstown. It was found by an independent expert in the High Court that the glue supplied by the adhesive company was not suitable for use with the MDF us

The son of a 93-year-old woman, who has been made a ward of court and is residing in a nursing home on the basis of medical advice, has had his application for her release into his care refused in the Supreme Court. The man has been engaged in a multiplicity of legal proceedings in relation to his m