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NI: Attempt to oust company’s founding shareholder results in £185,000 damages
The High Court has awarded both personal damages and repayment to the company in an unfair prejudice claim against a Coleraine company which voted to oust a founding shareholder.
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Northern Ireland: Dispute over Belfast land purchase dismissed
The High Court has dismissed all seven headings of a land conveyance counterclaim, deeming it to be “clearly an abuse of process” following a dispute offer a land purchase.
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Supreme Court: Solicitor Appeal Allowed in SDT
The Supreme Court has allowed an appeal brought by a solicitor who had been found guilty of misconduct by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal.
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Why some judges can’t accept parental alienation
The concept of parental alienation is recognised in psychiatric textbooks yet some judges have still to accept its validity.
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Toxic Spill: Woman claims works damaging her home
A woman who claims she had to abandon her Dublin 4 home due to a toxic chemical spill at a neighbour’s property has claimed before the High Court that repair works are causing further damage to her house. Last year Sharon Keane, and her two children claims she had to move out of their family […]
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High Court approves €1.38m debt write-off
The High Court has approved a personal insolvency scheme that will allow a debt write-off for a 52-year-old man of approximately €1.38m in debt owed to a financial fund. Under the terms of the the Personal Insolvency Arrangement (PIA) Alan Jenkins, who had debts of approximately €2.5m, will see that sum reduced to zero after […]
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Bayer to face Irish Roundup Compensation Claims
Bayer, the new owner of Monsanto has been ordered by a Californian Judge to pay punitive damages of $39 million to Dewayne Johnson, a Father of three who worked as a Grounds Keeper for a school district in San Francisco following his Roundup Compensation Claim. He alleged that his exposure to the popular herbicide Roundup […]
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High Court Challenge Over Pension Access
A High Court challenge has been brought by a man over the refusal of the Minister for Social Protection to grant him access to his late partner’s pension.
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Order for Possession: Warning Against “Legal Advice”
The High Court has dismissed an appeal against a Circuit Court order for possession on the basis that the defendant’s case consisted of “wide-ranging” arguments that relied upon archaic legislation deemed to “make no sense as a matter of Irish law”. Background The defendants, who executed a mortgage over their property by way of security […]
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Expert Witness excluded due to Conflict of Interest
The Supreme Court has ruled that an expert witness retained by a plaintiff in competition proceedings should be excluded from the case on the basis that he had previously provided advise to the defendant in separate proceedings.
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Minor Approval: Change in Northern Ireland?
Following a five-year campaign by personal injury lawyers and recommendations from Lord Justice Gillen’s review of civil justice in Northern Ireland in 2017, the Department of Justice has opened a consultation on mandatory court approval of children’s compensation claims.
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Return to Work: Going legal “difficult” sick staff
Many of the State’s largest employers have said they plan to demand staff return to the office for at least part of the working week, while an employment law expert has warned it will be “very difficult” for employees who get sick to bring legal actions. The Cabinet this week approved plans for non-essential workers […]
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