Ireland Case Commentaries

Inviolability of the Dwelling and Child Tenants: Constitutional Duties to Remedy Legislative Omissions in Tenancy Law

Date: Nov 28, 2025

Inviolability of the Dwelling and Child Tenants: Constitutional Duties to Remedy Legislative Omissions in Tenancy Law I. Introduction A. The case in outline This commentary examines the judgment of...

Children’s Equality, Tenancy Succession and Close Scrutiny of Age-Based Classifications: Commentary on ZG & EW (A Minor) v Ireland & Attorney General

Date: Nov 28, 2025

Children’s Equality, Tenancy Succession and Close Scrutiny of Age-Based Classifications Commentary on ZG and EW (A Minor) v Ireland and the Attorney General, [2025] IESC 49 (Donnelly J) 1....

Age-Based Succession to Tenancies, Article 40.1 Equality and the Form of Constitutional Challenges: Commentary on ZG & EW v Ireland [2025] IESC 49

Date: Nov 28, 2025

Age-Based Succession to Tenancies, Article 40.1 Equality and the Form of Constitutional Challenges: Commentary on ZG & EW v Ireland & Attorney General [2025] IESC 49 Court: Supreme Court of Ireland...

Use Immunity for Compelled Password Disclosure: The Supreme Court’s Framework for Digital Searches in Poptoshev v DPP

Date: Nov 28, 2025

Use Immunity for Compelled Password Disclosure: The Supreme Court’s Framework for Digital Searches in Poptoshev v DPP [2025] IESC 47 1. Introduction The Supreme Court’s decision in Yavor Poptoshev v...

Removing the Kelly v Hennessy Threshold for Psychiatric Injury Accompanying Physical Harm: Commentary on Sykula v O’Reilly [2025] IEHC 638

Date: Nov 28, 2025

Removing the Kelly v Hennessy Threshold for Psychiatric Injury Accompanying Physical Harm: Commentary on Sykula v O’Reilly [2025] IEHC 638 1. Introduction This High Court decision, delivered by...

Applications for Leave to Issue Execution Are Not “Actions Upon a Judgment”: Commentary on Start Mortgages DAC v McDaid [2025] IEHC 634

Date: Nov 28, 2025

Applications for Leave to Issue Execution Are Not “Actions Upon a Judgment”: Commentary on Start Mortgages DAC v McDaid [2025] IEHC 634 I. Introduction This commentary analyses the decision of...

Structural Confidentiality of ECN Communications and Strict Necessity for Inspection: Commentary on Ryanair DAC v CCPC [2025] IEHC 644

Date: Nov 28, 2025

Structural Confidentiality of ECN Communications and Strict Necessity for Inspection: Commentary on Ryanair DAC & Ryanair Holdings plc v CCPC (No. 3) [2025] IEHC 644 1. Introduction This judgment of...

Attesting a Codicil and the Witness–Beneficiary Rule: High Court Clarifies the Scope of Section 82 Succession Act 1965

Date: Nov 28, 2025

Attesting a Codicil and the Witness–Beneficiary Rule: High Court Clarifies the Scope of Section 82 Succession Act 1965 1. Introduction This commentary examines the decision of the High Court of...

Flexible Application of National Density Guidelines, “Accessible Locations” and Reasons in Split-Scheme Appeals – Commentary on AAI Baneshane Ltd v An Coimisiún Pleanála (No. II) [2025] IEHC 642

Date: Nov 28, 2025

Flexible Application of National Density Guidelines, “Accessible Locations” and Reasons in Split-Scheme Appeals – Commentary on AAI Baneshane Ltd v An Coimisiún Pleanála (No. II) [2025] IEHC 642 1....

Each Phase Must Stand Alone: Project‑Splitting, “Accessible Locations” and Saving Conditions after AAI Baneshane Ltd v An Coimisiún Pleanála [2025] IEHC 641

Date: Nov 28, 2025

Each Phase Must Stand Alone: Project‑Splitting, “Accessible Locations” and Saving Conditions after AAI Baneshane Ltd v An Coimisiún Pleanála [2025] IEHC 641 1. Introduction This commentary examines...

Will and Preferences First: HI and JK v LM [2025] IEHC 674 and the Appointment of Decision-Making Representatives under the 2015 Act

Date: Nov 28, 2025

Will and Preferences First: HI and JK v LM [2025] IEHC 674 and the Appointment of Decision-Making Representatives under the Assisted Decision-Making (Capacity) Act 2015 1. Introduction This...

Corporate Standing and Discrimination by Association under the Equal Status Acts: Commentary on XTX Markets Technologies Ltd v Aviva Investors Liquidity Funds plc [2025] IEHC 651

Date: Nov 27, 2025

Corporate Standing and Discrimination by Association under the Equal Status Acts: Commentary on XTX Markets Technologies Ltd v Aviva Investors Liquidity Funds plc [2025] IEHC 651 1. Introduction The...

Conclusive Title of Registered Chargeholders and the Four‑Question Test for Summary Possession: Commentary on Mars Capital Finance Ireland DAC v Walshe [2025] IEHC 661

Date: Nov 26, 2025

Conclusive Title of Registered Chargeholders and the Four‑Question Test for Summary Possession: Commentary on Mars Capital Finance Ireland DAC v Walshe [2025] IEHC 661 1. Introduction 1.1 Background...

Objective State Records, Self‑Generated Tax Returns and Abuse of Rights under the Free Movement Regime: Commentary on Nisa v Minister for Justice [2025] IEHC 647

Date: Nov 22, 2025

Objective State Records, Self‑Generated Tax Returns and Abuse of Rights under the Free Movement Regime: Commentary on Nisa v The Minister for Justice [2025] IEHC 647 1. Introduction This commentary...

Termination on Notice, Psychiatric Injury and Reputation in Commercial Consultancy Contracts: Commentary on Tracey t/a Engineering Design and Management v Burton & Ors [2025] IEHC 689

Date: Nov 22, 2025

Termination on Notice and the Limits of Tort Duties in Commercial Consultancy Contracts: Commentary on Tracey t/a Engineering Design and Management v Burton & Ors [2025] IEHC 689 1. Introduction This...

Separate Humanitarian Assessment and the “Something More” Threshold in Section 49 Reviews: Commentary on S.M. v Minister for Justice [2025] IEHC 629

Date: Nov 21, 2025

Separate Humanitarian Assessment and the “Something More” Threshold in Section 49 Reviews: Commentary on S.M. v Minister for Justice [2025] IEHC 629 1. Introduction This judgment of the High Court...

Murphy v Butler [2025] IEHC 636: Drafting Solicitor Evidence, Section 90 Succession Act 1965, and the Boundary with the Armchair Principle

Date: Nov 21, 2025

Murphy v Butler [2025] IEHC 636: Drafting Solicitor Evidence, Section 90 Succession Act 1965, and the Boundary with the Armchair Principle 1. Introduction This High Court decision of Ms Justice Emily...

Hamill v Revenue Commissioners: Limits of EU Rights of Defence and Access to File in Tax Audits Involving the Taxpayer’s Own Documents

Date: Nov 21, 2025

Hamill v Revenue Commissioners: Limits of EU Rights of Defence and Access to File in Tax Audits Involving the Taxpayer’s Own Documents 1. Introduction The decision of Quinn J in Hamill v The Revenue...

Clarifying the Interaction between Section 28(6), Safe Country Designations and State Protection: Commentary on G.G. v International Protection Appeals Tribunal [2025] IEHC 625

Date: Nov 21, 2025

Clarifying the Interaction between Section 28(6), Safe Country Designations and State Protection: Commentary on G.G. v International Protection Appeals Tribunal & Ors [2025] IEHC 625 1. Introduction...

Authority of Court Messengers and Assignee Mortgagees in Executing Possession Orders: Commentary on Everyday Finance DAC v Carroll [2025] IEHC 626

Date: Nov 21, 2025

Authority of Court Messengers and Assignee Mortgagees in Executing Possession Orders: Commentary on Everyday Finance DAC v Carroll [2025] IEHC 626 1. Introduction This commentary examines the High...