Case Reports

Northern Ireland’s Court of Appeal has determined that while Northern Ireland's religious education curriculum was conveyed in breach of the “objectivity test” enunciated by the European Court of Human Rights, no breach of Article 2, Protocol 1 ECHR had occurred. Delivering judgmen

The High Court has confirmed that the imposition of District Court scale fees in Circuit Court personal injuries proceedings did not fall foul of the prohibition on scale fees in s.17(4) of the Courts Act 1981. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Anthony Barr considered: “At the

The High Court has entered judgment for nearly €12 million in favour of Everyday Finance DAC arising from guarantees executed under undue influence and without the benefit of adequate legal advice. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Ms Justice Siobhán Stack determined that the trans

The High Court has delivered its first written judgment confirming that the Circuit Court has jurisdiction to order examination and discovery in aid of execution of monetary judgment and that the conclusions reached in Aerospan Board Centre (Dublin) Ltd v. Dean Furniture Ltd (1989) 7 ILT 79 were err

The High Court has refused to determine whether South Dublin County Council would be liable for personal injuries resulting from the intrusion of tree roots into a footpath, but recognised that the judgments in UCC v ESB [2020] IESC 38 could have implications in such cases provided that a plaintiff

Northern Ireland’s Court of Appeal has quashed a man’s convictions for the murder of four British Army officers and membership of a proscribed organisation following its conclusion that the verdict reached in his 1976 trial was unsafe. Delivering judgment for the Court of Appeal, Lady Ch

The High Court has determined that a child’s right to equal treatment was not breached by the differing treatment of children and adults under the provisions of the Criminal Justice (Public Order) Act 1994 (as amended). Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Anthony Barr determined

The High Court has agreed to inspect Bank of Ireland Group’s legally privileged documents following the successful reliance by its employee on the crime/fraud exception to legal privilege. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Ms Justice Nuala Jackson determined: “The present case come

The Court of Appeal has determined that GSOC is entitled to both types of DAR recordings in respect of investigating complaints arising from events which occurred both in the courtroom and its environs for the purpose of fulfilling its statutory duty. Delivering judgment for the Court of Appeal, Mr

The High Court has directed a modular trial in a “slopping out” case which is prima facie out of time, the events complained of having occurred 16 years prior to the institution of proceedings. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Garrett Simons determined that: “It w

The Court of Appeal has determined that a wholly exculpatory statement made by the accused to his solicitor on the first day of his trial should not have been admitted into evidence by the trial judge Delivering judgment for the Court of Appeal, Ms Justice Isobel Kennedy explained that “the re

The Court of Appeal has determined that the full suspension of two sentences for robbery and burglary to facilitate the continuance of the respondent’s rehabilitation was not unduly lenient. Delivering judgment for the Court of Appeal, Ms Justice Úna Ní Raifeartaigh commented tha

The High Court has refused an application for leave to proceed by way of judicial review that was brought out of time by a woman whose complaint to GSOC was refused as being inadmissible for delay. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Ms Justice Siobhán Phelan determined that the applicant

The Supreme Court has determined that An Bord Pleanála failed to give adequate reasons for its decision to grant planning permission for a 1,592-apartment strategic housing development and failed to take relevant considerations into account. Delivering judgment for the Supreme Court, Mr Justi

The Supreme Court has determined that pursuant to s.50A(9A) of the Planning and Development Act 2000, the occasions on which the High Court can refuse remittal will be “rare and exceptional”. Delivering judgment for the Supreme Court, Ms Justice Aileen Donnelly opined that “the Oir