Andrew McKeown BL

The High Court has denied two interlocutory applications taken by Kilkenny County Council. Mr Justice Garrett Simons heard the proceedings as part of a judicial review taken by the Mount Juliet Estates Residents Group against Kilkenny County Council pursuant to the statutory procedure provided for u

A couple who live near a proposed wind farm in Co Galway have lost a legal bid to overturn planning permission for the development in the High Court. Mr Justice David Barniville held that John Rushe and Maire Ní Raghallaigh have failed in their application for judicial review seeking an order

The High Court has found that the District Court was correct in accepting garda evidence on what the garda could see on CCTV footage when the CCTV evidence was subsequently lost. Ms Justice Mary Rose Gearty heard the consultative case stated based on a series of events which began with a car chase t

The Court of Appeal has increased the sentences of four men for armed robbery of a post office. The Director of Public Prosecutions sought a review of each of the sentences imposed on grounds of undue leniency pursuant to s.2 of the Criminal Justice Act 1993.

The High Court has ruled that an application made under Order 28, rule 11 of the Rules of the Superior Courts, commonly referred to as amendments under the “slip rule”, may be heard by a judge sitting in the relevant list, who does not necessarily have to be the judge who originally made

The High Court has ruled that Edmund Honohan SC, the Master of the High Court, erred in extending time for an appeal of a decision of the Circuit Court. Mr Justice Charles Meenan heard the matter by way of an appeal taken by Malcolm Trevor Jones against an Order of the Master of the High Court where

The High Court has found that a house and a watch found inside the house were acquired using the proceeds of crime. Mr Justice Alexander Owens found that the property at 18 Mallin Avenue, Rialto and the watch found in the search of the property are items of property acquired using the proceeds of cr

The Court of Appeal has increased a man’s five-year sentence for manslaughter to seven years following a leniency appeal taken by the DPP. The judges said that, in concluding that the offence is properly placed at the higher end of the medium culpability band, the court does not intend to sugg

The High Court has ruled that a woman suing the National Maternity Hospital must provide it with her medical charts after the hospital lost them. Mr Justice Max Barrett heard the motion for judgment in default of defence in medical negligence proceedings arising out of an ectopic pregnancy.

The High Court has ruled that a woman who cared for her partner in the years before his death should have the benefit of his South Dublin property. Mr Justice Senan Allen heard the application, pursuant to s.194 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010, for

Members of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have been let out of proceedings taken by a lay litigant against the Committee and Dublin City Council, and the plaintiff’s application for an early trial pursuant to Order 50, rule 2 of the Rules of the Superior Courts has been refused by the Hig

Writing for Irish Legal News, barrister Andrew McKeown interrogates the insurance industry's narrative about the effect of litigation on insurance premiums in Ireland. With debate raging over so-called "compensation culture", the insurance corporations blame rising premiums solely on lawyers and the

A new report assessing whether the lack of third-party litigation funding and class actions in Ireland is a barrier to litigation has been launched by Chief Justice Frank Clarke. International legal experts were welcomed to Dublin to launch the report from the EU Bar Association Ireland and the Iris

Barrister Andrew McKeown critically examines the proposals put forward by legal tech expert Professor Richard Susskind OBE in his latest book. Online Courts and the Future of Justice is a fascinating read for lawyers and non-lawyers alike. It is clear that Professor Susskind is sincerely interested

Large parts of the landmark Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 were commenced by Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan through statutory instrument earlier this month. S.I. No. 502/2019 - Legal Services Regulation Act 2015 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2019 has come into force as of