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supreme court dismisses council appeal over €350,461.72 firefighter injury award the upheld a high damages assessment arising from 1998 fire tender collision, including findings on future earnings and firefighter’s retirement. has dismissed dublin city council’s against to derek curley for injuries
supreme court allows pension claimant to amend case against waterford crystal the allowed amendments subject further revision and approval, but refused proposed fraud conspiracy allegations irish pensions trust. it also late replies both defences. former employee walter croke his claim company over
appeal court upholds two-year sentence for violent disorder after fatal dublin assault the of criminal dismissed sean mackey’s appeal, finding trial judge had justified difference between his and a co-accused’s properly assessed role. dpp v mackey has against prison arising from an outside dublin’s
supreme court sends child’s habitual-residence dispute back for rehearing the allowed mother’s appeal, finding that high had not made necessary factual findings to decide whether child was habitually resident in canada before being taken ireland. has a appeal child-abduction case and sent rehearing.
appeal court orders retrial after ruling on drug case evidence the of criminal found that about confidential information should not have been given and fingerprints taken in custody destroyed. it also upheld one challenge to accused’s failure comment exhibits. 139/2003 has allowed james bowes’s agai
high court refuses romanian woman’s bid to stop prosecution over passport allegations the rejected her judicial review challenge, finding that refugee act did not bar criminal and article 31 of convention had been incorporated into irish law. [2004] iehc 440 has refused a application prosecutions ar
supreme court rules bus éireann’s uk routes qualify as passenger road services the allowed appeal and answered “yes” to case-stated question on meaning of transport act 1932. has ruled that between ireland united kingdom are within it company’s referred high by an commissioner. case concerned a fuel
court refuses leave to appeal over guilty pleas, citing no unfairness the of criminal said applicant’s decision plead was his own, while expressing concern about limited consultation before hearing and short time he had consider plea. 128/98 refused w.g. against convictions following pleas nine samp