Legal News

The Garda and the State have settled an action for false arrest over what the High Court heard was a case of mistaken identity.

A man who believes he was born in a mother and baby home has been awarded €225,000 out of the estate of his estranged birth mother.

A mother whose baby collapsed and suffered a brain injury while on her breast after birth has sued for nervous shock in the High Court.

A deceased Catholic priest’s original hand-made will remains valid and was not revoked by a later will also made by him without legal assistance, a High Court judge has ruled.

The last will of a deceased woman, who left an estate with a net value of some €1.08 million, can be treated as valid, the Court of Appeal has ruled.

Those found organising a party or gathering could face a fine of up to €1,000

The company behind a €100 million redevelopment plan for the Stillorgan Leisureplex in Dublin claims it could suffer “millions and millions of losses” if it does not get a High Court injunction giving it possession of the premises from its tenant.

A 93-year-old woman is “perfectly entitled” to continue residing at her family home regardless of a judgment for €779,000 against her son, who owns the property, the High Court has ruled.

The European Court of Justice should uphold its 2016 decision that personal data cannot be seized and held indiscriminately by governments even on national security grounds, the court’s advocate general has said in an opinion.

A civil action arising out of an incident in which a mother and her son say they were assaulted by gardaí in their home can proceed, the Court of Appeal has ruled.