O’Doherty and Waters to dispute costs in their case against lockdown
The High Court awarded more than €100,000 legal costs against the activists after their failed challenge to the state over the constitutionality of Covid-19 laws
Request for report on FitzPatrick trial collapse didn’t go to watchdog
An Oireachtas committee’s request for more detail on the multimillion-euro legal action against the former Anglo chief did not proceed after Dáil ended
Bam Ireland takes €20m High Court action against National Children’s Hospital board
The construction company, which is the main contractor for the project, is going to court following an award of €20 million being made to it by an independent conciliator which the board has rejected
33 per cent increase in complaints made about solicitors and barristers
More than 805 complaints received by Legal Services Regulatory Authority in past six months with over half alleging misconduct
French consumer watchdog probes holiday home scam
Irish counterpart CCPC has told 150 complainants here it may pursue agents involved in leaseback scheme currently under criminal investigation
Leading lawyer hits out at ‘lack of diversity in the Irish judiciary’
International criminal justice figure Fergal Gaynor says the outdated system of devilling excludes all but the wealthy from practice of the law
Press Up hopes to use fast-track commercial court in suits against insurer
The cases follow the landmark High Court ruling which found that four pub owners are entitled to be compensated by insurer FBD for the disruption their businesses suffered due to restrictions resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic
Thousands of PIAB cases to be assessed under new guidelines
Some 19,000 cases currently with the PIAB will be subject to the revised guidelines adopted by the Judicial Council
Pornhub, Ireland and the spectre of image-based abuse
The porn giant MindGeek has routed €1.5 billion of profit through its Dublin subsidiary since 2015. But now it’s the target of a huge US and Canadian crackdown on illegal content hosted by its flagship site Pornhub. Could a similar investigation happen here?
Wild Geese whiskey owners must find €1m to continue legal fight against Irish Distillers
A Supreme Court ruling has dismissed Protégé International’s appeal of a protective costs order
Supermac’s is ordered to pay €12,000 to worker fired while on sick leave
Labour Court found the dismissal by the fast-food chain was ‘devoid of procedures’ and ‘fundamentally unfair’
Commercial Court is hearing more international cases worth billions of euro
Mr Justice Barniville said the court would see a further increase in such cases as a result of Brexit
Law Society warns against new powers given to watchdogs
Legal group claims that proposed changes to the forthcoming competition bill would damage Ireland’s attractiveness as an investment location
Elaine Byrne: A decade on from Moriarty, what have we really learned from it all?
Even though the CAB continues to examine the tribunal’s findings, Judge Moriarty did the state some service as his reports changed the law, informed policy and prompted a cultural change
Everseen’s submissions ‘under seal’ in legal action with Walmart
Cork-based tech firm valued at over €100m claims US retail giant stole its trade secrets
Shopping centres owner takes action against Claire’s Accessories over rent arrears
Hammerson, which owns the Ilac Centre, Dundrum Town Centre and Swords Pavilions, has sought a summary judgment against the US retailer
German police search home of Dolphin Trust founder
Prosecutors seize servers, data and files from offices linked to Charles Smethurst’s collapsed property fund in which 1,800 Irish people invested
Comment: Work laws need to be re-examined for the digital age
Algorithms and big data cannot be allowed to compromise basic entitlements
Tycoon stung for €1.25m legal fees in Nama case
Northern Ireland developer Frank Boyd took an ill-fated action against the state agency to recover millions in interest swap payments
Dolphin Trust case judgment reveals struggle of elderly investor to find answers
Kathleen Dineen, 78, sent a string of letters in a bid to find out why she hadn’t received payment on her investment before eventually seeking an order to wind up the company involved