Case Reports

The Collector-General of the Revenue Commissioners has been successful in a case for the recovery of €1.7 million in VAT due and owing against a man who sought discovery of the documentation on which Revenue was relying. Background

A psychiatric nurse, identified only as T, has successfully challenged a Fitness to Practise report. The matter has been remitted to the Committee. T took judicial proceedings against the Chief Executive Officer of The Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (the CEO), the Fitness to Practise Committ

Sir Declan Morgan, the Lord Chief Justice, sitting with Lord Justice Treacy and Mr Justice Huddleston as the Divisional Court of the High Court of Justice of Northern Ireland, has dismissed an application for judicial review arising out of the ‘downstream monitoring’ of police interviews

The High Court has held that a ward is not entitled to a costs order against the Health Service Executive (HSE). Background

Ryanair DAC has lost judicial review proceedings challenging the legality of the Government of Ireland’s coronavirus travel advice. The High Court found that the government did not usurp the legislative power, and that it did not exceed its executive power.

The High Court has dismissed the HSE’s application to set aside an Order renewing a personal injuries summons. Background

The High Court, in what it described as the first written judgment on the suspension of pharmacists under the Pharmacy Act 2007 s.45, has suspended a pharmacist from practice. Background

The Supreme Court, in two separate judgments related to the Freedom of Information Act 2014, has held that public bodies must justify their refusal to disclose confidential or commercially sensitive documents under the Act. The judgment of the court in both cases was delivered by Ms Justice Marie Ba

The High Court has denied an application to vary or vacate a nurse’s suspension order. Background

The High Court has found that the balance of justice lies in favour of the prosecution of a man who, while a minor, allegedly assaulted gardaí and damaged court property while attempting to escape custody. Background

The High Court has rejected a challenge taken by the Friends of the Irish Environment (FIE) against a decision of the Legal Aid Board (LAB) not to grant it legal aid. Background

The High Court has declined to refer an environmentalist group's case to the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). Background

The High Court, sitting qua the Central Criminal Court (as the court of re-trial), has certified that a man is entitled to compensation for wrongful conviction. The man had been acquitted of murder but a newly-discovered fact revealed that there had been a miscarriage of justice.

The High Court has made an order striking off a solicitor from the Roll of Solicitors for dishonesty. Background

The High Court has denied the State permission to appeal in a case where the court quashed the deportation order of two relatives of an EU citizen, having heard that they offered to undergo DNA testing at their own expense. Background