“Exceptional Circumstances” Re-Defined: Caraglass Ltd t/a Zeeko v Minister for Education — High Court Clarifies Corporate Self-Representation and Procurement Time-Bar 1. Introduction Caraglass Ltd...
Cahill v. Residential Tenancies Board – Re-affirming the “Entirely Successful” Rule on Costs and the Threshold for Remote-Hearing Complaints 1. Introduction In Cahill v. Residential Tenancies Board...
Exceptional Threshold to Set Aside Leave Reaffirmed, with a Duty‑of‑Candour and Intention‑to‑Defend Requirement for Public Bodies: Commentary on Doyle & Anor v Dublin City Council [2025] IEHC 441...
Inherent Jurisdiction as the Only Lawful Route for Deprivation of Liberty and Contact Restrictions Not Permissible Under the Assisted Decision‑Making (Capacity) Act 2015: Commentary on HSE v M.T....
Murphy v. Roscommon County Council (High Court, 2025): A Landmark on (1) the Low “Arguable Grounds” Threshold for Judicial Review of a Circuit Court’s Refusal to State a Case and (2) the Obligation...
Adjournments Pending Foreign Proceedings Require Proven Overlap and Proportionality: High Court prioritises expeditious hearing and domestic warrant control in Ryanair v CCPC Introduction In Ryanair...
Expert Evidence and Demonstrable Loss as Gatekeepers: High Court clarifies early strike‑out of solicitor‑negligence claims under Order 19, rule 28 Introduction In Zapryanova v Rochford Gibbons...
“Demonstration & Satisfaction” and the Contextual Duty to Give Reasons – A Commentary on Sexton v. An Bord Pleanála [2025] IEHC 449 1 – Introduction Sexton v. An Bord Pleanála (“Sexton”) is the High...
“Reserving Costs” as the Default After an Unsuccessful Summary-Judgment Motion Commentary on Xerotech Ltd v Ayro Inc ([2025] IEHC 439) 1. Introduction In Xerotech Ltd v Ayro Inc, Ms Justice Emily...
Drawdown Trumps Unfulfilled Valuation Preconditions in Commercial Lending: Borrowers Have No Right to Bank Valuations Absent Assumption of Responsibility Case: Allied Irish Banks PLC & Everyday...
Beyond Irish Borders: High Court Clarifies that Leave under Order 15 Rule 39 is Not Required for Derivative Actions Concerning Foreign-Registered Companies 1. Introduction Case: O'Donoghue & Manning...
In re Y (Adoption): Late Applications, Mature Children’s Wishes and the Threshold for Dispensing with Parental Consent under Section 54(2A) of the Adoption Act 2010 1. Introduction This High Court...
The “Initials-Distinction” Principle: Injunctions Framing Brand-Name Restraints Do Not Per Se Catch Related Acronyms Comment on Choice Broadcasting Ltd v Bauer Audio Ireland Ltd [2025] IEHC 462 1....
The “Reasonable-Offer” Doctrine Reaffirmed: Sherlock Mongans v Clare County Council and the Consequences of Refusing Emergency Accommodation 1. Introduction Sherlock Mongans & Anor v Clare County...
Clarifying the Limits of Regulation 7: Capacity Expansions in Existing IPAS Centres and Judicial Review – Commentary on Sexton & Ors v Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and...
Rochford v. Kelly: Financial Hardship Alone Cannot Displace the Default Costs Rule in Private Tort Actions Against the State Introduction In the supplemental costs judgment of Rochford v. Kelly & Ors...
Beyond Gorry: The High Court Defines the Minister’s Discretion to Refuse Revocation of a Deportation Order Despite a Post-Order Marriage 1. Introduction I & Anor v Minister for Justice ([2025] IEHC...
Executor Expenses and Income on Specific Legacies – New Guidance from Dillon v Connolly [2025] IEHC 424 1. Introduction Dillon v Connolly ([2025] IEHC 424) arises from the long-running administration...
“Staged Environmental Injunctions”: The High Court’s New Template for Delayed Waste-Site Remediation (Commentary on Cork County Council v Collins, [2025] IEHC 429) 1. Introduction In this landmark...
“Evidential Estoppel & Late-Stage Pleadings: The New High-Water Mark in Irish Mortgage Enforcement” Commentary on Bank of Ireland Mortgage Bank UC v Cody & Ors [2025] IEHC 419 1. Introduction This...