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Ursula Kilkelly of UCC, on The Fifth Court podcast
In the new episode of The Fifth Court, Ursula Kilkelly speaks about her work...
Parkinsons’ Law of Delay
Originally published in 1957, Parkinson’s Law, or the Pursuit of Progress is most famous for the maxim in its opening line: ‘Work expands so as to...
Citation of ‘free access’ case law – an Australian perspective
In Australian courts there is a longstanding convention (articulated by practice direction or rule in most jurisdictions) that the authorised report...
Developments in the law relating to ‘subject to contract’ correspondence
In property negotiations, it is usual practice for the solicitors on either side to mark the correspondence ‘subject to contract / contract denied’,...
An arbitrator’s jurisdiction: a law unto itself
Often when a dispute arises the court system is what springs to mind. However, the situation is often complicated when the parties have agreed that...
Compulsory purchase orders to facilitate private industrial development
When reading written judgments, it can be easy to forget that the legal struggle reflects a more personal struggle for many litigants. In Reid v....
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Refusal to annul adjudication of bankruptcy following non-disclosure by petitioner
High Court refuses to exercise its discretion to annul an adjudication of...
Application to reinstate judgment obtained in 2002 dismissed on grounds of inordinate delay
High Court grants application to dismiss the plaintiffs' application to...
Judgment mortgage proceedings amended to include specific folio
Supreme Court, in appeal brought by mortgagor against order of the High Court...
Judicial review refused for Georgian couple denied international protection due to absence of Convention nexus and adequate state protection
The High Court refused applications by two Georgian nationals, a married couple, for judicial review of decisions refusing them international protection in Ireland. The court found that while the applicants credibly demonstrated having suffered physical and psychological harm from family members and a police officer in Georgia due to their...
Each party to bear own costs after foreign birth registration judicial review becomes moot
The High Court determined the legal costs arising from judicial review proceedings brought on behalf of a minor concerning an alleged unreasonable delay in the processing of an application to register a foreign birth. The application became moot when the awaited decision issued shortly after proceedings commenced, but before the leave application...
Popular Articles
Developments in the law relating to ‘subject to contract’ correspondence
[This article was originally published in Law Ireland in January 2019] In property negotiations, it is usual practice for the solicitors on either...
Anonymisation of personal data in written judgments
[This article was originally published in Law Ireland in December 2018] It is common in written judgments concerning assessment of damages in...
Citation of ‘free access’ case law – an Australian perspective
[This article, by Jenny Paglia, was originally published in Law Ireland in December 2018] In Australian courts there is a longstanding convention...
Fake Case Law
[Originally published in Law Ireland, March 2019] As April 1st approaches, it is easy to be nostalgic for the days of the annual fake news story....