Gillian O'Hanlon BL

The High Court has quashed the decision of the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) declining to investigate the leak of confidential documents by Leo Varadkar based on its failure to provide adequate reasons for its decision, and has remitted the matter to the Commission for re-consideratio

The Supreme Court has dismissed former Rehab CEO Angela Kerins’ appeal against High Court’s refusal of discovery of Dáil documents and correspondence. Delivering the leading judgment for the Supreme Court, Chief Justice Donal O’Donnell noted that "however framed, the claim i

Northern Ireland’s Crown Court of Derry has given three women suspended sentences for perverting the course of justice and withholding information in respect of the circumstances surrounding showjumper Katie Simpson’s death. Delivering judgment for the Crown Court of Derry, HHJ Neil Raff

The Supreme Court has quashed Gary McAreavey’s conviction for offences pursuant to s.7(2) and (4) of the Criminal Law Act 1997, providing significant clarity in respect of the law of accessorial liability. Delivering judgment for the Supreme Court, Mr Justice Maurice Collins determined that &l

The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal in an attempted murder case concerning the admission of mobile phone traffic and location data into evidence by the Special Criminal Court. Delivering judgment for the Supreme Court, Mr Justice Maurice Collins opined: “Making all due allowance for the

The High Court has referred an insurance dispute involving dancer Michael Flatley to arbitration following unsuccessful argument that an arbitration clause was an ‘unfair term’ in a consumer contract which did not bind him. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Michael Twome

The High Court has dismissed Enoch Burke’s defamation action against the Sunday Independent concerning an article which included untrue statements that he "was annoying" other prisoners and was moved to another cell "for his own safety". Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Rory

The High Court has adjourned possession proceedings to plenary hearing where the plaintiff had not met the requirements to obtain an order for possession in the Circuit Court and where the appellant borrower alleged undue influence by her co-borrower husband. Delivering judgment for the High Court,

The High Court has proposed a solution to difficulties arising from Order 130 of the Rules of the Superior Courts, which prescribes an appeals procedure in relation to repealed freedom of information legislation. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Ms Justice Niamh Hyland commented that in light

The High Court has awarded €228,160 to a site supervisor who fell from an unguarded stairwell while using an angle grinder, causing him to suffer severe personal injuries. Delivering judgment for the High Court in May, Ms Justice Leonie Reynolds remarked that the plaintiff’s employer &ldq

The Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal against a €91,000 High Court award to a patron who slipped on a wet dancefloor in Charleville Park Hotel during a wedding reception. Delivering judgment for the Court of Appeal in November 2023, Mr Justice Seamus Noonan opined: “The fact that th

The High Court has refused an application for default judgment against Promontoria (Oyster) DAC and two receivers in circumstances where there was no procedural basis for same and where no evidence had been tendered on behalf of the plaintiff to warrant a curtailment of the trial process. Delivering

The High Court has upheld the constitutionality of emergency measures introduced in response to the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 which imposed criminal sanctions for certain gatherings and leaving home without reasonable excuse. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice David Nolan stated: &ld

Northern Ireland’s High Court has determined that the failure to hold an oral hearing and to disclose evidence of the De La Salle Order to the applicant in the course of his application under the Historical Institutional Abuse (Northern Ireland) Act 2019 was not procedurally unfair Delivering

The High Court has dismissed a challenge to the marking scheme for the Mandarin Chinese Leaving Certificate exam concerning the preference for the use of simplified written characters in lieu of traditional characters Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Garrett Simons stated that &ldq