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What is the Witness Protection Programme, and how is it viewed by the Irish Courts? (Part 1 of 2)
Introduction Ireland’s Witness Protection Programme (“WPP”; “the Programme”)...
Anonymisation of personal data in written judgments
It is common in written judgments concerning assessment of damages in personal injuries cases for the judge to describe in some detail the ailments...
False and misleading evidence in personal injuries claims
Recent news stories suggest that there has been an increase in fraudulent personal injuries claims. In May 2018 RTÉ reported that the insurance...
Restraining ‘McKenzie Friends’ following abuse of process
In Mr Justice Haughton’ recent lengthy judgment in Allied Irish Banks PLC v McQuaid [2018] IEHC 516 orders were granted permanently restraining a...
Public access to court documents
If justice is to be done in public then why are court documents not accessible to the public? Parties have access to court documents filed in...
Oaths
Before giving evidence in an Irish court, most witnesses are required to swear an oath to the following effect: “I swear by Almighty God that the...
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Bank granted order for possession where no defence raised
High Court grants bank order for possession of lands and premises where...
Unclear whether defendant had interest over lands subject to judgment mortgage
High Court: a) refuses well charging order over lands, on grounds that it was...
Summons amended to give correct date of judgment mortgage
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Damages awarded for wind turbine noise nuisance as court declines aggravated and exemplary damages claims
The High Court awarded substantial general damages and property devaluation compensation to two sets of plaintiffs who suffered from prolonged and intrusive wind turbine noise (WTN) at their rural homes, finding that the defendant's operation of a wind farm caused a serious nuisance during night and quiet periods. The court ordered €10,000 per...
Application to amend defence in alleged mishandling of sexual offences investigation granted despite delay
The High Court granted the State defendants' application to amend their defence in ongoing proceedings concerning alleged mishandling of a sexual offence investigation involving the plaintiff as a minor. The court allowed the addition of three preliminary objections: (1) lack of authorisation from the Personal Injuries Assessment Board for...
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The top five most cited cases in Irish superior court judgments
Since 2011, Decisis has published over 9,000 reports of Irish superior court judgments. These reports are searchable by court, judge, topic and key...
The 25 most cited cases in Irish superior court judgments (Nos 6-10)
Since 2011, Decisis has published over 9,000 reports of Irish superior court judgments. These are indexed by topic, and may be found by subscribers...
The 25 most cited cases in Irish superior court judgments (Nos 11-15)
Since 2011, Decisis has published reports of over 9,000 Irish superior court judgments. These are indexed by topic, and can be found by subscribers...
The 25 most cited cases in Irish judgments (Nos 16 to 20)
Since 2011, Decisis has published reports of over 9,000 Irish superior court judgments. These are indexed by topic, and can be found by subscribers...