Ryanair Ltd -v- Goss [2016] IECA 328 (15 November 2016)

Ryanair Ltd -v- Goss [2016] IECA 328 (15 November 2016)

Ryanair knows in broad outline the case it must meet regarding complaints to the Irish Aviation Authority; further particulars are not necessary for fair procedures, and the High Court's refusal to order them is affirmed.

Citation
[2016] IECA 328
Parties
Appellant: Ryanair Limited; Respondent: John Goss
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
15 November 2016
Procedural Posture
Civil Appeal / Court of Appeal Judgment
Outcome
appeal dismissed
Legal Topics
Particulars of Pleadings, Discovery, Defamation, Fair Procedures
Civil Procedure Defamation Particulars of Pleadings Discovery Fair Procedures

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Parties

Ryanair Limited

Appellant

John Goss

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Civil Appeal / Court of Appeal Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the defendant should be ordered to provide further and better particulars regarding complaints made by Ryanair pilots to the Irish Aviation Authority
  2. 2 Whether the particulars already supplied enable Ryanair to know in broad outline the case it must meet at trial

Ratio Decidendi

Ryanair knows in broad outline the case it must meet regarding complaints to the Irish Aviation Authority; further particulars are not necessary for fair procedures, and the High Court's refusal to order them is affirmed.

Court Disposition

appeal dismissed

Orders

  • High Court decision affirmed; no order directing defendant to answer disputed particulars