Ireland Case Commentaries

Fannon v Ulster Bank Ireland DAC: Ensuring Absolute Assignments and Appellate Argument Integrity

Date: Mar 7, 2024

Fannon v Ulster Bank Ireland DAC: Ensuring Absolute Assignments and Appellate Argument Integrity Introduction The case of Fannon v Ulster Bank Ireland DAC & Ors ([2024] IECA 51) adjudicated by the...

Establishing the Seriousness Threshold for Poor Professional Performance: Commentary on Ahmed v Fitness to Practice Committee [2024] IEHC 168

Date: Mar 6, 2024

Establishing the Seriousness Threshold for Poor Professional Performance: Commentary on Ahmed v Fitness to Practice Committee [2024] IEHC 168 Introduction The case of Ahmed v Fitness to Practice...

Approval of Broad Pleading Amendments and Jurisdictional Transfer in Equity Civil Litigation: Meehan v Promontoria Scariff DAC & Anor [2024] IEHC 161

Date: Mar 6, 2024

Approval of Broad Pleading Amendments and Jurisdictional Transfer in Equity Civil Litigation: Meehan v Promontoria Scariff DAC & Anor [2024] IEHC 161 Introduction Meehan & Anor v Promontoria Scariff...

Clarifying the Fair and Reasonable Publication Defence: Insights from Desmond v The Irish Times Ltd [2024] IEHC 134

Date: Mar 6, 2024

Clarifying the Fair and Reasonable Publication Defence: Insights from Desmond v The Irish Times Ltd [2024] IEHC 134 Introduction The High Court of Ireland delivered a pivotal judgment in the case of...

Start Mortgages v Kavanagh: High Court Emphasizes Need for Proper Execution and Clear Land Description in Interlocutory Injunctions

Date: Mar 5, 2024

Start Mortgages v Kavanagh: High Court Emphasizes Need for Proper Execution and Clear Land Description in Interlocutory Injunctions Introduction The case Start Mortgages Designed Activity Company v...

High Court of Ireland Establishes Rigorous Standards for Striking Out Claims as Abuse of Process in Hgreit II Montrose OPCO LLC v Cogent Project & Cost Management LTD & Ors

Date: Mar 2, 2024

High Court of Ireland Establishes Rigorous Standards for Striking Out Claims as Abuse of Process in Hgreit II Montrose OPCO LLC v Cogent Project & Cost Management LTD & Ors ([2024] IEHC 113)...

Jacob & Anor v Pepper Finance Corporation: Establishing Res Judicata in Possession Proceedings

Date: Mar 2, 2024

Jacob & Anor v Pepper Finance Corporation: Establishing Res Judicata in Possession Proceedings Introduction The case of Jacob & Anor v Pepper Finance Corporation [2024] IEHC 116 represents a...

Legal Commentary on Donegal County Council v Quinn (Approved) [2024] IEHC 160

Date: Mar 2, 2024

Defining Legal Personality in Summons Applications: Insights from Donegal County Council v Quinn (Approved) [2024] IEHC 160 Introduction The case of Donegal County Council v Quinn (Approved) ([2024]...

Establishing the Duty to Investigate Abnormally Low Tenders: Insights from White Mountain Quarries Ltd t/a Breedon v Mayo County Council [2024] IEHC 259

Date: Mar 2, 2024

Establishing the Duty to Investigate Abnormally Low Tenders: Insights from White Mountain Quarries Ltd t/a Breedon v Mayo County Council [2024] IEHC 259 Introduction The High Court of Ireland...

Enforcement of Solicitors' Charges Over Costs Orders in Bankruptcy Proceedings: Mars Capital Ireland DAC v Hunter (2024) IEHC 118

Date: Mar 1, 2024

Enforcement of Solicitors' Charges Over Costs Orders in Bankruptcy Proceedings: Mars Capital Ireland DAC v Hunter (2024) IEHC 118 Introduction The High Court of Ireland, in the case of Mars Capital...

Ras Medical Ltd v Medical Council: High Court Refines Scope of Discovery Applications in Judicial Review

Date: Mar 1, 2024

Ras Medical Ltd v Medical Council: High Court Refines Scope of Discovery Applications in Judicial Review Introduction The case of Ras Medical LTD T/A Aurelia Cosmetic Clinic & Ahmad Salman v The...

High Court Clarifies Civil Registration Act 2004 in Context of Witness Security Programs: Doe & Ors v Commissioner of An Garda Síochána & Ors [2024] IEHC 115

Date: Mar 1, 2024

High Court Clarifies Civil Registration Act 2004 in Context of Witness Security Programs Doe & Ors v Commissioner of An Garda Síochána & Ors [2024] IEHC 115 Introduction In the recent case of Doe &...

Prosecutorial Delay and Procedural Protections: DOE v Director of Public Prosecutions [2024] IEHC 112

Date: Mar 1, 2024

Prosecutorial Delay and Procedural Protections: DOE v Director of Public Prosecutions [2024] IEHC 112 Introduction The case of DOE v Director of Public Prosecutions (Approved) [2024] IEHC 112...

Supreme Court Establishes Limits on Judicial Discretion in Compelling CFA Compliance under the Child Care Act 1991

Date: Feb 29, 2024

Supreme Court Establishes Limits on Judicial Discretion in Compelling CFA Compliance under the Child Care Act 1991 Introduction The case of M Mc D, (A Child), Re (Approved) presented before the...

Establishing the Necessity of a Decision-Making Representative under the Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act 2015: In Re A Ward: General Solicitor (MC) (Approved) [2024] IEHC 152

Date: Feb 29, 2024

Establishing the Necessity of a Decision-Making Representative under the Assisted Decision-Making Capacity Act 2015 Introduction The judgment in In Re A Ward: General Solicitor (MC) (Approved) [2024]...

Power & Anor v An Bord Pleanála: Upholding Proper Project Definition and EIA Compliance in Windfarm Development

Date: Feb 29, 2024

Power & Anor v An Bord Pleanála: Upholding Proper Project Definition and EIA Compliance in Windfarm Development Introduction The case of Power & Anor v An Bord Pleanála & Ors (Approved) ([2024] IEHC...

Mandamus Orders in Child Care: Upholding Statutory Obligations Amidst Resource Constraints

Date: Feb 29, 2024

Mandamus Orders in Child Care: Upholding Statutory Obligations Amidst Resource Constraints Introduction The Supreme Court of Ireland, in the landmark case M McD, (A Child), Re (Approved) ([2024] IESC...

High Court Upholds Isaac Wunder Order to Prevent Vexatious Litigation in O'Connor v Property Registration Authority of Ireland

Date: Feb 29, 2024

High Court Upholds Isaac Wunder Order to Prevent Vexatious Litigation in O'Connor v Property Registration Authority of Ireland [2024] IEHC 128 Introduction The case of O'Connor v Property...

Maximizing Autonomy in Capacity Assessments: Insights from In Re A Ward [2024] IEHC 151

Date: Feb 29, 2024

Maximizing Autonomy in Capacity Assessments: Insights from In Re A Ward: General Solicitor (LM) [2024] IEHC 151 Introduction The High Court of Ireland delivered an ex tempore ruling on February 28,...

Public Policy and Corporate Identity: Insights from McCool Controls v Honeywell Controls Systems (2024)

Date: Feb 28, 2024

Public Policy and Corporate Identity: Insights from McCool Controls and Engineering Ltd v Honeywell Control Systems Ltd (2024) IESC 5 Introduction McCool Controls and Engineering Ltd v Honeywell...