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supreme court dismisses dpp appeal over committal procedure the held that district orders extending time to serve a book of evidence counted as steps under 1967 act, so its preliminary examination continued apply. [2002] iesc 52 has dismissed director public prosecutions’ against an order quashing d
supreme court upholds order halting prosecution after finding real risk of unfair trial the dismissed director public prosecutions’ appeal, affirming high court’s prohibiting and further m.k. on two charges. has appeal affirmed a charges relating to an alleged incident in 1981–83. judgment, delivere
supreme court dismisses elizabeth shannon challenge over private chambers meeting in sligo inheritance case the has dismissed shannon’s to a circuit heard sligo, finding no evidence that anything improper occurred during brief between trial judge and counsel chambers. underlying proceedings concerne
supreme court upholds order stopping former creative labs worker bringing further cases without permission the has upheld an preventing employee maurice kiely from legal proceedings against company or co-worker szilvia benkovszka first obtaining high court. ms justice denham dismissed kiely's appeal
supreme court overturns full costs penalty for late defence amendment in raheny house dispute the has overturned a high order requiring three defendants to pay all of plaintiff michael larkin's legal date as price being allowed amend their long-running over raheny. underlying proceedings were brough
supreme court refuses bid to halt bankruptcy steps over £71,433 legal costs debt the has refused michael colin jeffrey mcmullen’s attempt bankruptcy-related proceedings arising from more than £71,000 in owed dublin firm kent carthy & company. arose earlier high litigation brought by mcmullen against
supreme court halts prosecution over childhood sexual allegations after eight-year delay the has stopped a arising from alleged activity between two siblings when both were children, finding that an inordinate in bringing case to trial outweighed public interest continuing it. p.m. was nine and his
supreme court restores leave for judicial review over allegation of false evidence the set aside an order discharging leave, finding challenge was not shown to be unarguable. it did decide whether conviction should quashed. has restored a man pursue his district conviction, after he alleged that pro
supreme court upholds deportation order against nigerian woman despite pregnancy challenge the has upheld of national iyabode abimbola oladapo, rejecting an argument that her prevented state from requiring to leave ireland. ms oladapo arrived in ireland december 1999 and sought refugee status, sayin