High Court Clarifies Scope of “Trial Resulting in the Decision” and Sovereignty Limits in Post-Brexit TCA Extradition: Minister for Justice v Maughan [2025] IEHC 346 Introduction On 5 June 2025 the...
Supreme Court Clarifies Status of IFSPs as “Health Services” and Mandates Greater Specificity in Disability Service Statements Introduction Y & anor v. Health Service Executive ([2025] IESC 26) is...
M.S. v Minister for Justice – Curtailing Discovery in Pre-Leave, Moot Judicial Review Proceedings 1. Introduction In M.S. v Minister for Justice ([2025] IEHC 335) Ms. Justice Siobhán Phelan delivered...
Bank Misconduct as a Bar to Restitution – Extending Consumer-Credit Protection to Victims of Forged Mortgages 1. Introduction Bank of Ireland Mortgage Bank v Murray & anor, [2025] IESC 24, is...
Donnan v. Parole Board – Costs Consequences When a Statutory Body Moots Judicial-Review Proceedings by Corrective Action 1. Introduction Donnan v Parole Board ([2025] IEHC 328) is a High Court...
From Suspicion to Proof: The High Evidentiary Threshold for Impugning Discretionary Police Bail Decisions after G.W. v. Commissioner of An Garda Síochána 1. Introduction G.W. v. Commissioner of An...
Tolan v Brindley Manor Federation of Nursing Homes Ltd: High Court Affirms Flexible Approach to Procedural Defects and Nuanced Causation in Fatal-Injury Litigation Introduction In Tolan v Brindley...
“A Mortgage in Name Alone”: The Supreme Court affirms that a loan negotiated on the security of a (void) family-home charge remains a “housing loan” and may be recovered from an unjustly-enriched...
Confirming the Prosecution’s Right of Appeal from Pre-Arraignment Dismissals in the Court Martial A Comprehensive Commentary on R v BSH ([2025] EWCA Crim 706) 1. Introduction In R v BSH the Court of...
Murray & Unjust Enrichment: Supreme Court Narrows the Defences Commentary on Bank of Ireland Mortgage Bank v Murray & anor (Approved) [2025] IESC 24 1. Introduction In Bank of Ireland Mortgage Bank v...
The DT Framework: Supreme Court Guidance on Proving Possession through Statutory Inferences (Director of Public Prosecutions v DT [2025] IESC 25) Introduction Director of Public Prosecutions v DT...
“Calibrating Cross-Examination in Summary Proceedings” A Detailed Commentary on Mars Capital Finance Ireland DAC v. Farrell & Anor – High Court (O’Higgins J) [2025] IEHC 351 1. Introduction Court:...
Extending Section 73 Liens Beyond 2009: The Supreme Court’s Framework in Promontoria (Oyster) DAC v Fox & Kean 1. Introduction Promontoria (Oyster) Designated Activity Company v Fox and Kean ([2025]...
RL v MR – Re-Drawing the Line Between “Living Apart” and “No Normal Marital Relationship” and Strengthening Financial-Disclosure Duties in Family Proceedings Introduction RL v MR ([2025] IEHC 340) is...
“Co-Borrower Status ≠ Consent” – Everyday Finance Ltd v Marsh [2025] IEHC 326 Introduction Everyday Finance Ltd v Marsh is a multi-faceted High Court appeal that touches nearly every fault line in...
“The Five-Fold Safeguard Framework”: High Court Clarifies the Pre-Conditions for Deprivation of Liberty under its Inherent Jurisdiction – Comment on HSE v DD [2025] IEHC 353 1. Introduction In HSE v...
Minister for Justice v Okojie [2025] IEHC 329 – “Once Assured, Always Assured”: The High Court affirms that a clear §45 assurance from an Issuing Judicial Authority stands unless objectively...
Defining “Place of Residence” for Bankruptcy Jurisdiction: Requirement of a Meaningful Connection Introduction This commentary examines the Court of Appeal’s decision in Mobile Telecommunications...
Detention Under Section 41 Confers Lawful Possession: Power to Open Vehicle Boot and Seize Evidence Introduction Director of Public Prosecutions v Noonan ([2025] IESC 22) concerns the narrow but...
Expanding Protective Jurisdiction under Brussels I Recast: Liability Insurance and Consumer Contract Gateways Established in Farley v Mapfre Introduction Farley v Mapfre Asistencia & Ors. ([2025]...