Case Reports

An application for costs related to judicial review proceedings which were rendered moot before they could be heard has been refused in the High Court. The applicant had been granted leave to seek an order of mandamus compelling the Minister for Justice and Equality to make a decision on her applica

A woman whose Article 40 Inquiry into the lawfulness of her detention was rendered moot has lost her application for costs. The woman and her family had been residing in the State under derived residence rights due to her husband’s EU citizenship but had failed to comply with the European Comm

A 41-year-old man from Belfast who groomed a 14-year-old girl in 2012 has lost an appeal against his conviction. The man was found guilty of a total of nine counts of ‘sexual touching of a person under 16’, seven of which involved penetration, and was sentenced to three-and-a-half years'

A fifty-year-old man who pleaded guilty to raping and sexually assaulting is nieces when he lived at their grandmother’s house between 2001 and 2010 has lost an appeal against the severity of his sentence. The man, who had a history of serious sexual offences and convictions for burglary, was

Inspectors have been appointed by the High Court to investigate allegations made by the Director of Corporate Enforcement against Independent News and Media PLC. Finding that the evidence showed that six of the ten circumstances prescribed by section 748 of the Companies Act 2014 were applicable, Mr

Irish Life have been unsuccessful in their application to dismiss a claim for damages brought by a former employee whose pension was considered an asset in UK bankruptcy proceedings. The claim is based on the fact that the old pension scheme, of which the employee was a member, was approved by the H

A prison officer who sustained a herniated disc in his back in the course of restraining and lifting a prisoner in January 2013, has had his claim dismissed on the grounds that it was statute barred. Granting the State defendants an application to dismiss the claim which was issued by way of plenary

A woman who was employed as a cleaning supervisor at a hospital in Limerick has had her claim for personal injuries remitted to the High Court for a determination on causation and damages, after the Court of Appeal found that her employer was negligent in failing to provide a safe place of work. All

A teacher whose application for judicial review was dismissed in limine in the High Court, has had his case remitted to the High Court for a fresh determination. Finding that the High Court judge was incorrect to hold that the matter was moot due to the expiration of the sanction imposed, the Court

A man who fractured his wrist when he tried to break his fall caused by an uncovered drain at Cork City Fire Station in July 2013 has been awarded €62,482.50 in the High Court. Finding that Cork City Council was in breach of s.12 of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 by failing to

A woman who campaigned for a No vote in the abortion referendum has had her appeal to challenge the outcome of the referendum dismissed in the Court of Appeal. Upholding the High Court's refusal to grant the woman leave to present a petition, Mr Justice George Birmingham, President of the Court of A

A woman’s claim for damages trespass and personal injuries, and violation of constitutional rights arising out of the Gardaí’s forcible entry into her home without a warrant in August 2012, has been remitted to the High Court for an assessment of damages. Allowing the woman’

A priest who raped and sexually abused a boy throughout 2005 and 2006 has lost an appeal against his conviction. In the Court of Appeal, it was argued that the trial judge erred in failing to give a corroboration warning in circumstances where there were “inconsistencies” in the victim&r

Following a ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union that the High Court was justified in refraining to give effect to a European arrest warrant issued in Poland due to fears about fair trial rights, Ms Justice Aileen Donnelly has held that it is necessary to request further informatio

A man who taught drama classes at a primary school in the late 1990s has lost an appeal against his conviction for vaginally and anally raping a former pupil. Stating that there was “clear, indeed, stark evidence that the offences had occurred”, Mr Justice George Birmingham, president of