The Arkins Principle: Primacy of Statutory Appeals over Judicial Review & Cost Neutrality Where Leave Is Refused Inter Partes Introduction Arkins v Labour Court ([2025] IEHC 416) concerns a...
Supreme Court Clarifies that Non-Material Data-Breach Damages Are NOT “Personal Injuries” for PIAB Purposes Commentary on Dillon v Irish Life Assurance Plc [2025] IESC 37 1. Introduction Dillon v...
“One Decision, Two Limbs, One Moment” – The Supreme Court Confirms the Holistic-Ex-Nunc Rule for Refugee Status Determinations Introduction Decision: B.D., T.D. & M.D. v. International Protection...
Granting Leave to Amend as a Procedural Safeguard before Strike‑Out; Collateral Attacks Will Be Dismissed; Tailored Isaac Wunder Orders to Protect Court Administration — Nowak v Courts Service of...
Returning “Home” in International Child Relocation: E v L [2025] IEHC 687 on Welfare Assessment, Prior Assurances and Post‑Brexit Enforcement 1. Introduction The decision of Jordan J in E v L [2025]...
L v T [2025] IEHC 573: Sham Separation Agreements Cannot Oust the Court—High Court Prioritises “Proper Provision” and Authorises Property Orders over Beneficial Interests Citation: [2025] IEHC 573 |...
Hicsonmez v Minister for Justice: The High Court Confirms the Mandatory Nature of the 70 + 30-Day Absence Rule in s.15C Irish Nationality & Citizenship Act 1956 1. Introduction This commentary...
Beyond the Personal Injuries Guidelines: Kemmy v. Murray & Anor – Establishing an Autonomous Common-Law Framework for Damages in Child Sexual Abuse Claims 1. Introduction In July 2025 the Irish High...
The Foy Principle: Transparency in Redemption Accounting and Familial Attachment as Decisive Factors in Receiver Injunctions 1. Introduction Foy v O'Connor & BCM Global ASI Ltd ([2025] IEHC 422) is a...
“Ex Motu Mootness” – The High Court’s Inherent Power to Terminate Proceedings Lacking a Live Controversy Commentary on Croghan & Ors v Collins & Ors (Approved) ([2025] IEHC 413) 1. Introduction...
No Automatic Rent Cesser for COVID-19 Closures in Commercial Leases Commentary on BVK Elektra 2 Liffey Phase 1 ICAV v Elite Gastrobars Ltd & Bunker Estates Ltd (High Court, O’Donnell J., 23 July...
“Mind the Guidelines”: Ventaway Ltd v An Coimisiún Pleanála – High Court Clarifies Duty to Give Express Reasons When Departing from an Inspector on SPPR-Based Issues 1. Introduction The decision of...
“No-Prejudice, Proportionality” Test for Extending Time-Limits in International Protection Judicial Reviews Commentary on P. (Zimbabwe) v. International Protection Appeals Tribunal & Ors [2025] IEHC...
The “Five-Year Inactivity / Pressing-Exigency” Test: High Court Applies Kirwan v. Connors to Strike-Out in Nowak v. Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland 1. Introduction Peter Nowak’s...
Re-affirming the “Exceptional Public Importance” Threshold for Leave-to-Appeal in Protection Cases: Commentary on M.M.S. v. The International Protection Appeals Tribunal & Minister for Justice [2025]...
The “Mc Gowan Principles” Particularity, Consistency and Developer-Control in Irish Planning Judicial Review 1. Introduction Mc Gowan & Anor v An Coimisiún Pleanála ([2025] IEHC 405) is a significant...
“Harmless-Error & Workability” Doctrine in Climate–Related Planning Litigation Friends of Killymooney Lough v An Coimisiún Pleanála & Ors [2025] IEHC 407 1. Introduction This High Court decision,...
Cahill v Residential Tenancies Board (IEHC, 2025): The High Court Re-affirms the Absolute and Non-Extendable 21-Day Limit for Section 123 Appeals 1. Introduction In Cahill v Residential Tenancies...
Hegarty v. The Commissioner of An Garda Síochána – The “Distinct-Purpose” Rule and the Reach of s.14(2) Dismissals Introduction The Supreme Court of Ireland has delivered a deeply significant...
The Hegarty Doctrine: Supreme Court Affirms Commissioner’s Power to Invoke Section 14(2) After Completion of Garda Disciplinary Proceedings Introduction In Hegarty v The Commissioner of an Garda...