Ireland Case Commentaries

Refusal to Engage with Recommended Supports as Ground for Interim Suspension under Section 60 – A Commentary on Medical Council v PQ [2025] IEHC 390

Date: Jul 15, 2025

Refusal to Engage with Recommended Supports as Ground for Interim Suspension under Section 60 – A Commentary on Medical Council v PQ [2025] IEHC 390 1. Introduction This commentary analyses the...

“Statutory Enforcement v. Judicial Review” – Procedural Limits Clarified in Malone v GCHL Ltd & Ors [No. 3] ([2025] IEHC 397)

Date: Jul 15, 2025

“Statutory Enforcement v. Judicial Review” – Procedural Limits Clarified in Malone v GCHL Ltd & Ors [No. 3] ([2025] IEHC 397) 1. Introduction This third judgment in the long-running environmental...

“Proportional ‘Wasted-Costs’ Orders for Late Amendments” – Commentary on Lobov v McGregor [2025] IEHC 398

Date: Jul 15, 2025

“Proportional ‘Wasted-Costs’ Orders for Late Amendments” – Commentary on Lobov v McGregor [2025] IEHC 398 1. Introduction Lobov v McGregor is a High Court of Ireland decision delivered electronically...

From Rent to Trade: The Exclusive-Possession Test for Emergency Accommodation Income after Hade v Revenue Commissioners

Date: Jul 15, 2025

From Rent to Trade: The Exclusive-Possession Test for Emergency Accommodation Income after Hade v Revenue Commissioners 1. Introduction The High Court decision in Hade v Revenue Commissioners ([2025]...

“Good and Sufficient Reason” Re-Defined: When Public Interest in Systemic Bias Outweighs Planning Certainty – A Commentary on Thomson v. An Bord Pleanála [2025] IESC 31

Date: Jul 15, 2025

“Good and Sufficient Reason” Re-Defined: When Public Interest in Systemic Bias Outweighs Planning Certainty – A Commentary on Thomson & anor v. An Bord Pleanála [2025] IESC 31 1. Introduction The...

Limiting Qualified Privilege Under Section 18(2): Bird v Iconic Newspapers and the Boundary of Media Defences

Date: Jul 15, 2025

Limiting Qualified Privilege Under Section 18(2): Bird v Iconic Newspapers ([2025] IESC 30) Introduction Bird v Iconic Newspapers is the Supreme Court of Ireland’s leading decision on the scope of...

“Appropriate & Necessary”: The High Court’s Tailored-Disclosure Standard for Maintenance Variation Applications – Commentary on D.D v N.B.T. [2025] IEHC 402

Date: Jul 12, 2025

“Appropriate & Necessary”: A Tailored-Disclosure Standard for Maintenance Variation Applications (Commentary on D.D v N.B.T. [2025] IEHC 402) 1. Introduction D.D v N.B.T. is a High Court (Family Law)...

Prosecution Appeals and the “Interests-of-Justice” Threshold After Jury Acquittal – Director of Public Prosecutions v JS [2025] IESC 32

Date: Jul 12, 2025

Prosecution Appeals and the “Interests-of-Justice” Threshold After Jury Acquittal – Director of Public Prosecutions v JS [2025] IESC 32 Introduction Case reference: The People (DPP) v JS, Supreme...

Five-Year Inactivity Now “Almost Fatal”: High Court’s Post-Kirwan Clarification in Dennis Guilfoyle Developments Ltd v Wardrop [2025] IEHC 414

Date: Jul 11, 2025

Five-Year Inactivity Now “Almost Fatal”: High Court’s Post-Kirwan Clarification in Dennis Guilfoyle Developments Ltd v Wardrop [2025] IEHC 414 1. Introduction The High Court (Barr J) in Dennis...

Sutton v DPP (No. 2): High Court Clarifies that Previously-Disclosed Material Cannot Constitute “New Evidence” in Successive Prohibition Applications

Date: Jul 9, 2025

Sutton v Director of Public Prosecutions & Ors [2025] IEHC 375: Clarifying the Non-Applicability of “Date of Knowledge” and Reinforcing the One-Proceeding Rule in Criminal Judicial Review...

“Will Not Be Issued” v. “Cannot Be Issued”: Singh v. Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the Proper Exercise of Ministerial Discretion under s.12(1)(i) of the Employment Permits Act 2006

Date: Jul 9, 2025

“Will Not Be Issued” v. “Cannot Be Issued” Singh v. Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment ([2025] IEHC 383) Introduction In Singh v. Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the High...

“Occupation Is Not a Shield”: Planetwhite Ltd v Hogan & Anor and the Limits of Section 72(1)(j) of the Registration of Title Act 1964

Date: Jul 9, 2025

“Occupation Is Not a Shield”: Planetwhite Ltd v Hogan & Anor and the Limits of Section 72(1)(j) of the Registration of Title Act 1964 1. Introduction Planetwhite Ltd v Hogan & Anor ([2025] IEHC 378)...

Mars Capital v Kane & Anor – High Court Clarifies Business-Record Evidence and Parallel Proceedings in Mortgage Debt Litigation

Date: Jul 9, 2025

Mars Capital Finance Ireland DAC v Kane & Anor [2025] IEHC 379 High Court confirms: (1) business-record evidence under the 2020 Act is admissible through a transferee’s deponent, and (2) a lender may...

Independent Admissibility of Business Records and Deponent Credibility in Summary Possession Proceedings – Comment on EBS Mortgage Finance & Mars Capital Finance DAC v. Bedford (No.3) [2025] IEHC 381

Date: Jul 9, 2025

Independent Admissibility of Business Records and Deponent Credibility in Summary Possession Proceedings Commentary on EBS Mortgage Finance & Mars Capital Finance DAC v. Bedford (No.3) [2025] IEHC...

Beyond Habeas Corpus: High Court Clarifies the Scope of the Article 40.4 Court-Fee Exemption

Date: Jul 8, 2025

Beyond Habeas Corpus: High Court Clarifies the Scope of the Article 40.4 Court-Fee Exemption 1. Introduction In McGreal v Concannon & Brown and McGreal v Courts Service Staff & Ors ([2025] IEHC 425)...

Erosion of the Strike-Out Distinction & Clarification of Ministerial Non-Liability for Court Language Facilities – Commentary on O Cadhla v. An tAire Dlí agus Cirt & Ors

Date: Jul 5, 2025

Erosion of the Strike-Out Distinction & Clarification of Ministerial Non-Liability for Court Language Facilities Comprehensive Commentary on O Cadhla v. An tAire Dlí agus Cirt agus Comhionannais &...

The O’Grady Principle: When Clear Notice and an Unequivocal Waiver Cure Pre-Trial Counsel Difficulties in European Arrest Warrant “Trial-in-Absentia” Cases

Date: Jul 5, 2025

The O’Grady Principle: When Clear Notice and an Unequivocal Waiver Cure Pre-Trial Counsel Difficulties in European Arrest Warrant “Trial-in-Absentia” Cases 1. Introduction Minister for Justice v...

Doyle v Houston (2025): Trespass Injunctions ex debito justitiae Against Former Homeowners Post-Execution

Date: Jul 4, 2025

Doyle v Houston (2025): Trespass Injunctions ex debito justitiae Against Former Home-Owners After Execution Introduction In Doyle v Houston ([2025] IEHC 373) Mr Justice Kennedy delivered what is...

“No Locus, No Claim” — High Court Clarifies the Consequences of Fraudulent Assertions and Permission-Based Occupation in Adverse Possession Cases (Von Geitz v O’Brien & Mazars [2025] IEHC 399)

Date: Jul 4, 2025

“No Locus, No Claim” — High Court Clarifies the Consequences of Fraudulent Assertions and Permission-Based Occupation in Adverse Possession Cases Commentary on Von Geitz v O’Brien & Mazars ([2025]...

Re-defining “Reasonable Grounds” for Further and Better Discovery in Illegal-Adoption Litigation – A Commentary on Clarke v Saint Patrick's Guild (In Liquidation) & Ors [2025] IEHC 374

Date: Jul 3, 2025

Re-defining “Reasonable Grounds” for Further and Better Discovery in Illegal-Adoption Litigation Commentary on Clarke v Saint Patrick's Guild (In Liquidation) & Ors [2025] IEHC 374 1. Introduction...