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Supreme Court allows appeal from High Court, and awards costs to an undischarged bankrupt who brought proceedings to challenge the legislation that prevented her from standing for election, where the legislation was amended immediately after the the issue of the proceedings, on the grounds that the amendment was an "event" giving rise to an entitlement to costs.
McKechnie J: Adjudication of bankruptcy - prohibition on undischarged bankrupts running for election - challenge to prohibition - change of legislation following commencement of action - proceedings redundant - application for costs - application refused in High Court (Kearns P) - 20 March 2014, commencement of action - 1 April 2014, bill approved to amend legislation - 16 April 2014, Electoral (Amendment) (No.2) Act 2014 signed into law - s. 41(k) of the Electoral Act 1992 - full defence filed by state bodies - whether proceedings had become moot because of unilateral actions of defendants - costs in Irish legal system - rules and general principles - conduct of litigation - mootness - costs following the event - identification of the "event".
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