Case Reports

A man who was convicted of committing grievous bodily harm with intent has lost an appeal against his conviction, which he contended was unsafe due to irregularity in the trial judge’s taking of the jury’s verdict. Finding that the conviction was safe, Lord Chief Justice Declan Morgan was satisf

Stapleford Finance Designated Activity Company have been refused an application for summary judgment of almost €17m against a man who allegedly breached the terms of a deed of settlement which was agreed in 2014. Finding that Stapleford’s application did not satisfy the Aer Rianta threshold, Mr

A father and son who had €20,000 in cash seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau have successfully argued that the cash should have been excluded from evidence as it was unconstitutionally obtained on foot of an invalid search warrant. Ms Justice Iseult O’Malley emphasised that the Court should not

The daughter of a farmer whose inheritance of the family farm was awarded to her brother in the High Court on the basis of promissory estoppel has lost her appeal against the finding that the entirety of the lands should have been awarded. However, Mr Justice Michael Peart varied the order of the Hi

The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants has been granted an order setting aside judicial review proceedings which were brought against them by an Irish accountant. Describing the accountant’s experience as a “near never-ending nightmare”, Mr Justice Max Barrett found that the ACCA w

A doctor who was sanctioned with an “advice” due to a finding of poor professional performance has been unsuccessful in an application for judicial review in the High Court. The doctor sought orders quashing the sanction, and also submitted that the lack of a right to appeal the sanction was unc

A Precious Life protester who was served a number of Police Information Notes pursuant to the procedure on Police Response to Stalking and Harassment, has been refused judicial review in the High Court. Finding that the procedure for issuing PINs did not require the PSNI to seek the views of the per

An appeal by the Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police over the nature of the duty to investigate ill-treatment amounting to a violation of article 3 of the ECHR has been unanimously dismissed by justices in the Supreme Court. Lord Kerr gives the main judgment, with which Lady Hale agrees. Lord Ne

A man from Cork who was convicted of murder by a unanimous jury verdict has had his conviction quashed on appeal. Finding that the trial judge had erred in law in allowing the jury to visit the rubbish chute that the man had pushed the deceased into, Mr Justice Mahon said it was of greater concern t

A former member of An Garda Síochána whose case against the Commissioner of An Garda Síochána was described as one of the saddest to come before the Court of Appeal since it was established, has lost her appeal against the order of the High Court dismissing her claim at the conclusion of her evi

The Minister for Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht has successfully appealed a decision of the High Court which designated certain streets and street alignments associated with the 1916 Rising as National Monuments for the purposes of the National Monuments Act 1930. Stating that such designations we

Gerry Adams has lost an appeal against his convictions in the 1970s, which he claimed were invalid due to the fact that they had been signed by the Minister of State for the Northern Ireland Office, and not the Secretary of State – which he contended was required by the legislation. Dismissing the

The State has successfully appealed orders of the High Court which overturned a Circuit Court decision regarding the interpretation of “ownership” under the Police Property Act 1897. Finding that the Circuit Court had correctly interpreted the statute, Mr Justice Sean Ryan, President of the Cour

A woman who petitioned for her own bankruptcy in 2016 has had her period of bankruptcy extended for nine months for failing to disclose assets of €8,000 which comprised loans and gifts given to her children. Stating that there was “grounds for disquiet” due to the extent of the woman’s discr

A couple who have been involved in various protracted proceedings against the State, which in this case include a further 21 named individuals, have lost their appeal against a 2010 High Court order. The couple submitted that the High Court judge was incorrect to strike out their motion for judgment