Case Reports

A man sought by Polish authorities under a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) can be surrendered despite systemic and generalised deficiencies in the courts of Poland presenting a risk to the fundamental right to a fair trial being breached, the High Court has ruled. Following a referral to the Court of

A man who sought to set aside the judgment and order of the Court of Appeal, alleging that Senior Counsel for the receiver misled the Court in relation to the admission of new evidence granted in an earlier hearing, has had his application refused by the Court of Appeal. Stating that it was regretta

A firm that developed a quarry on lands in County Laois on the basis of an exclusive licence with the landowner has been granted permanent injunctions restraining the owner from interfering with their business. The quarry firm and the landowner entered into the licensing agreement and planning permi

A woman who has rented a property in Dublin for over 13 years has been given an opportunity to reformulate her claim against the State and vulture fund Promontoria, which took charge over the property in September 2015. While accepting that Promontoria was not the woman’s landlord, Mr Justice

A greyhound owner who brought an application for judicial review of a decision taken by the Control Appeal Committee of the Irish Greyhound Board has had his application dismissed in the High Court. The Appeal Committee had dismissed the man's appeal against a finding that a prohibited substance was

A man who left school at the age of 15 to work on the family farm, and who was promised a 90 acre plot by both his father and mother before their deaths, has successfully challenged his mother's will in which he was left just three acres after a family rift involving his in-laws. Finding that the ma

A former councillor who received €80,000 in allegedly corrupt payments from a developer has had his convictions quashed by a 4:1 majority in the Supreme Court. Finding that the reverse burden of proof imposed on the accused to disprove the allegation the payments were corrupt was a "clear inroa

A doctor who worked as a senior house officer (SHO) in obstetrics and gynaecology at University Maternity Hospital Limerick (UMHL) has been suspended from the Register of Medical Practitioners due to a lack of basic medical knowledge and competence. Within days of taking up a position in obs and gyn

A former parish priest who sexually abused and raped a 12-year-old boy has been successful in his appeal against the severity of his sentence. In 2017, the man was sentenced to a total of eight years imprisonment for rape and sexual assault, to run consecutive to a sentence of seven years imposed in

A vulture fund has been granted summary judgment against a man who secured loans from Anglo Irish Bank in 2008, which were bought by the fund from IBRC in 2014. The two loans amounted to €1.06 million, and the man owed approximately €1.33 million when they were called in by the fund in 201

The Director of Public Prosecutions has successfully appealed the finding that a trial judge misdirected a jury in a prison officer’s trial for possession of €6,000 worth of drugs. In the Court of Appeal, the man’s conviction for possession was overturned on grounds related to the a

A woman who taught in a grant-aided pre-school in Galway for over 20 years, but was not admitted to the Teachers Superannuation Scheme, has had her award of compensation overturned in the Supreme Court. Finding that the woman was treated less favourably than her comparators, the woman was awarded &e

A man who was thrown off a horse while he was working at a farm in Cork has been awarded €77,345 in the High Court. Finding that the employer was liable for the accident due to his decision to park his tractor in a location which was likely to spook the horses when they rode past it, Mr Justice

A woman who was seven months pregnant at the time of her dismissal from a job in which she worked for approximately 10 weeks, has lost her appeal to the Labour Court. The woman asserted in evidence that she had told a colleague of her pregnancy the week before her dismissal, and although her uniform

A man who was arrested pending extradition to the US upon his release from a term of imprisonment for child sexual assault and child pornography convictions in Ireland, has lost an application for judicial review in which he sought to be prosecuted in Ireland for offences investigated in the US. Fin