“Good reason” review under s. 76(3) Medical Practitioners Act 2007: High Court confirms cancellation where misconduct is extreme and process is fair 1) Introduction Medical Council v Bukhari...
Contempt Committal for Defying Possession Orders: Right of Appeal Does Not License Ongoing Disobedience Case: Teltsch v Buckley and Anor (Approved) [2026] IEHC 410 (High Court, Cregan J., 22 June...
No Order as to Costs in a Successful Case Stated Appeal Where the Determinative Jurisdictional Point Was Not Canvassed Below Introduction This costs judgment of the High Court (Bradley J.) in DPP v...
Modular Trial Discretion: Liability–Causation–Loss of Chance as a Single Module and Quantum Severable Even Where Liability Dominates Trial Time 1) Introduction In Persona Digital Telelphony Ltd and...
A “Sherwin-compliant” Four-Step Duty to Reason Findings of No Material Contravention (Including Framework Plan Maps) 1. Introduction In MacSweeney v An Coimisiun Pleanala and Ors (Approved) [2026]...
Statutory Planning Record Integrity and Publication: Permanently Accurate s.111(7) Records and s.146 Disclosure of Superseded Inspector Reports Case: Environmental Trust Ireland v An Coimisiun...
Renewal of Personal Injury Summons: “Special Circumstances” Require Necessity and Reasonable Expedition—General COVID/Staffing Difficulties and Liability Admissions Will Not Excuse Multi‑Year...
Warrants for Possession Must Name the Court Messenger and Be Personally Adopted by the County Registrar: Article 40.5 Governs the Manner of State Enforcement 1) Introduction Ooi v Ireland Ors...
No-order-as-to-costs for unsuccessful “pathfinder” public interest judicial reviews where the litigation resolves a holding-list cohort without clarifying uncertain law Case: MJ v The Minister for...
Renewal of an Expired Personal Injuries Summons: Awaited Expert Report Must Be Reasonably Necessary and Pursued with Expedition 1) Introduction In Broughan v Bon Secours Health System Company Ltd By...
Rejecting a Shareholder “Right” to Company Legal Advice: Legal Advice Privilege Prevails Against Shareholders (Following Jardine Strategic) Case: Globoforce Group PLC trading as Workhuman v...
Beneficiary standing and delay in “probate actions”: refusal to strike out a challenge to a joint tenancy deed where executors withhold an affidavit of scripts Case: Martin & Ors v Horan & Anor...
Statutory Unfair Dismissal Appeals: Circuit Court Jurisdiction Cannot Be Defeated by a Late “No Dismissal” Case, and Costs May Follow a Discrete Preliminary Issue 1) Introduction Nowak v Intesa San...
Exceptional-Case Threshold for Prohibiting Criminal Trials on Disclosure, Delay and Missing Evidence: Trial Court as Primary Guardian of Fairness Case: G.D. v The Director Of Public Prosecutions...
Proportionate discovery in employment-contract litigation: authority/ratification documents ordered; comparator pay discovery refused absent pleaded basis 1. Introduction Nowak v Intesa San Paolo...
Costs in Failed Constitutional Judicial Review: Applying Little to Make “No Order as to Costs” Where Public Importance and Deterrence Justify Departure 1) Introduction This ruling in S.N. [A Minor]...
Judicial Review of University Fitness-to-Practise Decisions: “Regulatory Nexus” Amenability and Finality After De Novo Internal Appeals Case: Orimolusi v The Provost, Fellows and Scholars Of The...
Anchor-parent caregiving limits justify full home transfer and enhanced child maintenance under the 2010 Act Introduction In K.L v M.N (Cohabitation; ancillary relief) (Approved) [2026] IEHC 474, the...
Default Judgment in Personal Injuries Actions Requires Prior Service (and Proof of Service) of the Affidavit of Verification 1. Introduction In Meyler v Blimka [Trading as Bungee Fit] and Ors...
Determinate s.15A Sentences “Specify” the Minimum Term: Temporary Release Bar Under s.27(3I) Unless Grave Humanitarian Reason 1) Introduction This High Court judicial review decision ([2026] IEHC...