Ireland Case Commentaries

Practical Benefit for Service Out to Enforce Foreign Judgments: Contingent Aircraft-Leasing Receivables as Irish Assets

Date: Jul 15, 2026

Practical Benefit for Service Out to Enforce Foreign Judgments: Contingent Aircraft‑Leasing Receivables as Irish Assets 1) Introduction In FW Aviation (Holdings) 1 Limited v VietJet Joint Stock...

Planning Appeal Certification under s.50A(7) PDA 2000: A Question Must Arise from the Judgment, Be Precisely Framed, and Be Dispositive

Date: Jul 15, 2026

Planning Appeal Certification under s.50A(7) PDA 2000: A Question Must Arise from the Judgment, Be Precisely Framed, and Be Dispositive 1) Introduction Lissan Coal Company (Ireland) Limited and LCC...

Unclean Hands and Alleged Illegality Will Not Usually Ground an Order 19, r. 28 Strike‑Out Where Ownership Is Registered and Fair Procedures Require a Trial

Date: Jul 15, 2026

Unclean Hands and Alleged Illegality Will Not Usually Ground an Order 19, r. 28 Strike‑Out Where Ownership Is Registered and Fair Procedures Require a Trial Case: Martin v Martin and Ors (Approved)...

Order 28 Amendments Refused Where a “New” Pleading Is Prolix, Unpleadable and Prejudicial (Order 19, r. 3)

Date: Jul 15, 2026

Order 28 Amendments Refused Where a “New” Pleading Is Prolix, Unpleadable and Prejudicial (Order 19, r. 3) Case: Mohan v The Revenue Commissioners and Ors (Approved) [2026] IEHC 468 Court: High Court...

High Threshold for Refusing Confirmation under s.44(5) Teaching Council Act 2001 and the Centrality of Dishonesty in Teacher Misconduct Sanction

Date: Jul 14, 2026

High Threshold for Refusing Confirmation under s.44(5) Teaching Council Act 2001 and the Centrality of Dishonesty in Teacher Misconduct Sanction 1) Introduction Teaching Council v Clarke (Approved)...

European Arrest Warrant: Strong Mutual-Trust Presumption Defeats Chain-Refoulement Objection and Clarifies Section 11 and Section 44 in Transnational Smuggling Cases

Date: Jul 14, 2026

European Arrest Warrant: Strong Mutual-Trust Presumption Defeats Chain-Refoulement Objection and Clarifies Section 11 and Section 44 in Transnational Smuggling Cases 1) Introduction Minister For...

International protection applicants and trafficking identification: parallel operation of the National Referral Mechanism and s.16 permission

Date: Jul 11, 2026

International protection applicants and trafficking identification: parallel operation of the National Referral Mechanism and s.16 permission Case: E.A. v The International Protection Appeals...

Section 179 Companies Act 2014 is Procedural Only: No Court-Imposed Break of 50/50 Shareholder Deadlock

Date: Jul 11, 2026

Section 179 Companies Act 2014 is Procedural Only: No Court-Imposed Break of 50/50 Shareholder Deadlock Case: Greene v Greene (Approved) [2026] IEHC 566 Court: High Court of Ireland Judge: Mr Justice...

IPAT Medical-Evidence Engagement and Rebuttal of the International Protection Act 2015 s.28(6) Presumption

Date: Jul 11, 2026

IPAT Medical-Evidence Engagement and Rebuttal of the International Protection Act 2015 s.28(6) Presumption 1) Introduction G.M. v The International Protection Appeals Tribunal and Anor (Approved)...

Implicit s.45(2) DPP Directions, Non-fatal Omissions on Returns for Trial, and Brennan Finality Limits on Article 40 Post-Conviction Challenges

Date: Jul 10, 2026

Implicit s.45(2) DPP Directions, Non-fatal Omissions on Returns for Trial, and Brennan Finality Limits on Article 40 Post-Conviction Challenges 1. Introduction Kelly v The Governor of Wheatfield...

Certification of Appeal on Duty of Candour and Presumption of Validity in EU EIA “Sufficient Expertise” Challenges

Date: Jul 10, 2026

Certification of Appeal on Duty of Candour and Presumption of Validity in EU EIA “Sufficient Expertise” Challenges 1) Introduction Rogers v An Coimisiun Pleanala and Anor (Approved) [2026] IEHC 437...

Schedule 24 as an Exclusive Double-Taxation Code: Foreign Royalty Withholding Tax Cannot Be Deducted Under s.81 TCA 1997 Where Treaty/Unilateral Relief Yields No Credit

Date: Jul 10, 2026

Schedule 24 as an Exclusive Double-Taxation Code: Foreign Royalty Withholding Tax Cannot Be Deducted Under s.81 TCA 1997 Where Treaty/Unilateral Relief Yields No Credit 1. Introduction The Revenue...

Reserved Costs for Withdrawn/Moot Interlocutory Injunctions Where Merits Will Be Revisited at Trial

Date: Jul 10, 2026

Reserved Costs for Withdrawn/Moot Interlocutory Injunctions Where Merits Will Be Revisited at Trial Case: GDL Management Group Public Limited Company v Bert's Properties Ltd (Approved) Citation:...

Protective Costs and Discovery in Judicial Review: No PCO for Private Ombudsman Disputes; No “Fishing” Discovery Where Entitlement to Correspondence Is the Merits Issue

Date: Jul 10, 2026

Protective Costs and Discovery in Judicial Review: No PCO for Private Ombudsman Disputes; No “Fishing” Discovery Where Entitlement to Correspondence Is the Merits Issue 1) Introduction Clarke v The...

Section 35 LSRA Injunctions: Mandatory PII Compliance for Irish Barristers and Limits of EU Free-Movement Arguments

Date: Jul 10, 2026

Section 35 LSRA Injunctions: Mandatory PII Compliance for Irish Barristers and Limits of EU Free-Movement Arguments Case: The Legal Services Regulatory Authority v Sallabi (Approved) [2026] IEHC 427...

RTB Jurisdiction Depends on the Correct “Landlord”: Entitlement to Rent under s.5 RTA 2004 and Deference on Point-of-Law Appeals

Date: Jul 10, 2026

RTB Jurisdiction Depends on the Correct “Landlord”: Entitlement to Rent under s.5 RTA 2004 and Deference on Point-of-Law Appeals 1) Introduction Friedman v The Residential Tenancies Board and Ors...

Norwich Pharmacal Disclosure to Enable Statutory Nursing-Home Regulation: Media “Mixed Up In” Requirement Satisfied by Investigative Involvement

Date: Jul 10, 2026

Norwich Pharmacal Disclosure to Enable Statutory Nursing-Home Regulation: Media “Mixed Up In” Requirement Satisfied by Investigative Involvement 1) Introduction In The Chief Inspector of Social...

Reasoned Engagement Required When IPAT Refuses an Oral Hearing Under s.43(b) Accelerated Appeals

Date: Jul 10, 2026

Reasoned Engagement Required When IPAT Refuses an Oral Hearing Under s.43(b) Accelerated Appeals Case: BB v The International Protection Appeals Tribunal and Anor (Approved) [2026] IEHC 450 Court:...

Plaintiff-Sought Stay of Its Own Commercial Proceedings Pending Determination of a Foundational Modular Issue in Related Litigation

Date: Jul 9, 2026

Plaintiff-Sought Stay of Its Own Commercial Proceedings Pending Determination of a Foundational Modular Issue in Related Litigation Introduction In Bam Building Ltd v National Paediatric Hospital...

Section 12(8)(b)(i) PDA 2000: Listing a Submission “Maker” Includes the Agent, the Principal, or “Agent on Behalf of”—and Minor Procedural Errors Do Not Necessarily Ground Certiorari

Date: Jul 9, 2026

Section 12(8)(b)(i) PDA 2000: Listing a Submission “Maker” Includes the Agent, the Principal, or “Agent on Behalf of”—and Minor Procedural Errors Do Not Necessarily Ground Certiorari 1. Introduction...