Case Reports

A woman who was attacked by two dogs during an evening walk in 2012 has been awarded €234,557 in the High Court. Finding the woman to be a credible witness in giving evidence, Mr Justice Barr was satisfied that she had suffered moderate PTSD as a result of the attack, and accepted evidence from he

A private medical clinic which was denied accreditation of a one-day course on cosmetic surgery has successfully appealed against the decision of the High Court to refuse its application for judicial review. Allowing the appeal, Mr Justice Sean Ryan, President of the Court of Appeal, found that the

A builder who sought orders to dismiss negligence proceedings brought against him by a family who had to move out of their home due to health concerns, has had his application refused by the High Court. According to Mr Justice Eagar, the builder himself had contributed to delay in the proceedings; a

The State has been granted an order dismissing proceedings brought by a man against various public bodies on the grounds that they were an abuse of process. In addition to a number of orders, Mr Justice Robert Eagar granted the State an Isaac Wunder Order – restraining the man from bringing any fu

An order for deportation of an Algerian man who arrived in Ireland under a false identity in 1997 after being convicted of terrorism in Algeria, and who has subsequently been convicted of terrorism offences throughout Europe, must be reconsidered by the Minister for Justice and Equality. The ministe

A man who sought to claim job-seeker’s allowance based on his employment as a casual labourer for two weeks in the State has had his appeal adjourned pending the outcome of the Court’s reference to the Court of Justice of the European Union. Finding that there were a variety of interpretations o

A woman who was awarded €75,000 after her finger was severed by a hydraulic door, has had her award overturned by the Court of Appeal. Ms Justice Irvine found that there was no legal basis for finding that the pub was liable for the woman’s injuries.

An order requiring employment tribunal claimants to pay a fee in order to bring a claim has been declared unlawful under both domestic and EU law as it prevents access to justice, the UK Supreme Court has ruled. Parliament has conferred statutory rights on employees, including through legislation gi

An employee of the Health Service Executive has been granted an injunction directing the HSE to restore her to her contractual position as Area Director of Nursing. The Court of Appeal had previously granted the woman a declaration to the effect that her unilateral reassignment was a breach of contr

A man who was convicted of murder based on DNA evidence which was found on items he discarded after shooting a man in Dublin, has had his appeal dismissed in the Supreme Court.In the joint judgment of Mr Justice Clarke, Ms Justice Dunne, and Ms Justice O'Malley, it was held that the man’s right to

A woman who moved to Ireland while pregnant with her second child, in the face of a recommendation from UK social workers that the child should be placed in foster care, has successfully appealed the decision of the High Court that the UK should assume jurisdiction over the proceedings regarding the

A property developer who was harassed and intimidated after the breakdown of property transactions in 2006 has been awarded €10,000 in the High Court. The Court heard that the farmers from whom he bought 15 acres of land for €1.3 million in 2005, employed a debt recovery agency to recover a furt

An agricultural merchant company owed over €300k by one farmer since 2009, has been granted a declaration in the High Court that the farmer set up a company with his wife in order to defraud his creditors. Background

The Board of Management of a secondary school in Wicklow has lost its case against An Bord Pleanála, in which it sought an order of certiorari and various declaratory reliefs based on its failure to comply with the Planning and Development Act 2000 and disregard for anti-obesity policies when grant

The Supreme Court has upheld a finding of the Court of Appeal which overturned an award of almost €130,000 in a case which arose due to the State’s incorrect interpretation of EU law. Accepting that the man at the centre of the proceedings had suffered because of the error, Ms Justice Iseult O�