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Latest Judgments
Application to wind up trading company refused as alternative debt enforcement remedies available
The High Court refused an application by a firm of solicitors seeking to have a trading company wound up due to non-payment of substantial legal fees that had become the subject of a High Court judgment and statutory demand. Despite clear lapses in management and...
Appeal dismissed as injunction restraining trespass on mortgaged property upheld
The Court of Appeal dismissed appeals brought by the defendant, a barrister, against several decisions of the High Court, which had granted the plaintiff an interlocutory injunction restraining the defendant from trespassing on a property subject to a judgment...
Plaintiffs awarded costs and enforcement rights after challenge to judgment mortgage dismissed
The High Court ruled on costs and final orders following a substantive application by the plaintiffs for well-charging relief, arising from a dispute over a judgment mortgage registered against property. The plaintiffs were entirely successful in their claims and in...
ICC Reopens Investigation into the Philippines
Earlier this year, the International Criminal Court (“the ICC”) expressed its...
The Windsor Framework: A New Post-Brexit Agreement Governing the EU-UK Relationship
Since the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union, the new relationship that has emerged has been a rocky one. Nonetheless, the EU...
Scotland’s Devolved Powers Explained: The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
In one of its last acts of 2022, Scotland’s devolved parliament voted to pass the Gender Recognition Reform Bill. The Bill, if enacted, would have...
High Court judges continue to have split opinions on orders made regarding loss of earnings
Where an individual finds themselves out of work for a considerable period of time, such as following an accident at work, they may be entitled to...
Cian O’Carroll solicitor speaks about medical negligence on The Fifth Court podcast
In the new episode of The Fifth Court podcast, solicitor Cian O'Carroll speaks to presenters Mark Tottenham and Peter Leonard about his path into...
Acts of Union “Shattered” Part 2: UK Supreme Court confirms Acts of Union “Suspended” by Northern Ireland Protocol
On 10 December, 2021, I wrote about how the High Court of Northern Ireland found in Re Allister and Ors [2021] NIQB 64 that the Northern Ireland...
Popular Judgments
Application to wind up trading company refused as alternative debt enforcement remedies available
The High Court refused an application by a firm of solicitors seeking to have...
Appeal dismissed as injunction restraining trespass on mortgaged property upheld
The Court of Appeal dismissed appeals brought by the defendant, a barrister,...
Plaintiffs awarded costs and enforcement rights after challenge to judgment mortgage dismissed
The High Court ruled on costs and final orders following a substantive...
No Supreme Court order for costs in delay case raising important legal questions
The Supreme Court considered the issue of costs following the dismissal of an appeal concerning claims arising from a failed property transaction. The original proceedings were struck out in the High Court for inordinate and inexcusable delay, a decision upheld by the Court of Appeal and ultimately affirmed by the Supreme Court. Notably, the...
Judicial review of refusal of protection for Georgian LGBT applicant dismissed as state protection deemed effective
The High Court refused the applicant's request for judicial review of a tribunal's decision to deny international protection. The applicant, a bisexual national of Georgia, claimed a risk of persecution if returned due to his sexual orientation and activities, including participation in LGBT events and political activism. While both the...
Popular Articles
The Windsor Framework: A New Post-Brexit Agreement Governing the EU-UK Relationship
Since the departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union, the new relationship that has emerged has been a rocky one. Nonetheless, the EU...
Scotland’s Devolved Powers Explained: The Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
In one of its last acts of 2022, Scotland’s devolved parliament voted to pass the Gender Recognition Reform Bill. The Bill, if enacted, would have...
High Court judges continue to have split opinions on orders made regarding loss of earnings
Where an individual finds themselves out of work for a considerable period of time, such as following an accident at work, they may be entitled to...
Cian O’Carroll solicitor speaks about medical negligence on The Fifth Court podcast
In the new episode of The Fifth Court podcast, solicitor Cian O'Carroll speaks to presenters Mark Tottenham and Peter Leonard about his path into...