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supreme court rules garda assault claim can proceed under six-year time limit [2002] iesc 34 the has ruled that a damages arising from an alleged intentional by gardaí near wayside celtic football grounds in stepaside was subject to limitation period. terence devlin brought proceedings alleging and
supreme court upholds dismissal of long-delayed mining rights case the has upheld a brought by robert mcgregor & sons (ireland) limited over in counties laois, carlow and kilkenny. chief justice keane dismissed company's appeal from high order staying its proceedings. dispute concerned whether miner
supreme court rejects challenge to dangerous driving conviction over undisclosed witness the has dismissed mary swaine's a arising from collision in which garda motorcyclist was seriously injured. ms swaine had sought quash on basis that prosecutors did not disclose or call evidence independent sean
supreme court refuses husband's bid to appeal high divorce order from kerry case the has refused an application by a husband seeking extra time made in proceedings which originated circuit county kerry. mr justice francis d murphy held that had no jurisdiction hear proposed appeal. itself been heari
supreme court sends air corps member’s public order case back for sentencing despite judge’s improper remark [2002] iesc 33 the has ruled that proceedings against member damien mellett can return to district sentencing, finding a made by judge about possible garda assault claim was inappropriate and
supreme court refuses dpp bid for late appeal in rathluirc prosecution case the has refused to extend time available director of public prosecutions a high order which stopped further district proceedings against john o’sullivan arising from alleged events on 6 june 1999. mr had originally been summ
supreme court orders retrial of fatal athlone-roscommon road crash case [2002] iesc 29 the has ordered a collision involving defence forces sergeant james furey, who was killed near kiltoom on main road. mr furey died after his astra collided with camper van driven by hans otto suckau at junction fo
supreme court rejects bid to halt palmerstown robbery trial over missing cctv footage the has dismissed robert dunne’s attempt stop his prosecution on basis that potentially useful was no longer available. case concerned a january 1998 at parkway services filling station in palmerstown, co dublin, w
supreme court stops palmerstown robbery prosecution over missing cctv evidence the has stopped of robert dunne on a charge connected with parkway filling station in after concerns that was never obtained by gardaí. mr charged robbing money from 18 january 1998. owner, torley, said its various areas
supreme court judge would halt parkway filling station prosecution over missing video evidence [2002] iesc 27 a has said the of robert dunne an alleged robbery at should be prohibited because likely to have recorded incident was not obtained or preserved. delivering his judgment, mr justice hardiman
supreme court dismisses residents’ appeal over access to clonmannon house in wicklow by tom arden the has dismissed an residents of retirement village county claimed rights and changes care arrangements. scheme was established 1980s on about 24 acres surrounding eighteenth-century house. leased indi
supreme court strikes out via net works shareholder oppression petition the has struck a alleging at ireland limited, finding that two petitioners no longer had standing to bring case and their dispute was in any event subject arbitration. proceedings were brought by stuart fogarty aubrey associates
supreme court upholds murder conviction despite questioning before solicitor arrived [2002] iesc 23 the has dismissed anthony buck's appeal over admission of statements he made while detained during investigation into david nugent in clonmel. mr buck had been convicted central criminal february 1998
supreme court rejects kerry farmer’s appeal over challenge to n21 compulsory purchase order the has dismissed an by farmer jeremiah brick his attempt a affecting part of land beside main tralee-killarney road. mr farms at carbaragh, outside tralee. county council’s road improvement scheme ratas ball
supreme court orders superwood companies to provide security for costs in insurance appeal the has ordered insurers’ legal before proceeding with an arising from a fire at companies’ premises 1987. litigation began 1989 after plaintiffs sought compensation under policies following fire. their claim
supreme court judge says abbeylara inquiry could not make culpability findings against individuals a has held that an oireachtas subcommittee investigating the fatal shooting at use inherent parliamentary power to of personal identifiable individuals. proceedings arose from into on 20 april 2000. ga
supreme court judge rejects appeal over abbeylara inquiry into fatal garda shooting a has upheld the central challenge to proposed oireachtas of john carthy at abbeylara, co longford, while saying high court's declaration against parliamentary fact-finding was framed too broadly. died after being sh
supreme court judge says oireachtas had power to conduct abbeylara inquiry a has concluded that the establish parliamentary subcommittee examining incident and committee could make non-binding findings of fact, provided constitutional rights fair procedures were protected. mr justice francis d murph
supreme court judge says abbeylara inquiry exceeded oireachtas powers a has concluded that an sub-committee had no constitutional power to conduct adjudicative capable of making findings personal culpability against garda members over the fatal shooting john carthy at abbeylara, county longford. mr
supreme court rejects oireachtas power to make culpability findings in abbeylara inquiry the has rejected an appeal over proposed into fatal shooting of john carthy at abbeylara, county longford, holding that parliament had no inherent constitutional personal against individual citizens. mr carthy,
supreme court rules oireachtas committee lacked power to make culpability findings over abbeylara shooting [2002] iesc 21 the has ruled that an sub-committee had no inherent investigate fatal of john carthy at in a way could result personal against individual gardaí. mr died on 20 april 2000. later