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Planning law 2026_IEHC_656

Massey -v- An Coimisiún Pleanála and Ors [No. 6]

The High Court granted a declaration that the Commission erred in excluding impacts on Blackwater Callows SPA without site-specific conservation objectives, and limited costs were awarded.

  • Appropriate assessment screening
  • Site-specific conservation objectives
  • Strategic infrastructure development
  • Declaratory relief
  • Costs
  • Appropriate-assessment
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Planning law 2026_IEHC_654

Save the South Leinster Way and Tara Heavey v An Coimisiún Pleanála, Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Ireland, the Attorney General and Springfield Renewables Ltd (No. 3)

High Court judicial review of a wind-farm permission: the Court found missing site-specific conservation objectives made the assessment defective, but refused certiorari on harmless-error grounds.

  • Site-specific conservation objectives
  • Habitats directive
  • Appropriate assessment
  • Harmless error
  • Certiorari
  • Declaratory relief
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Planning and environment law 2026_IEHC_652

Wild Ireland Defence CLG v An Coimisiún Pleanála and Ors [No. 2]

The High Court held that the Board erred by carrying out an appropriate assessment without site-specific conservation objectives for Gearagh SPA, but refused certiorari as the error was harmless.

  • Appropriate assessment
  • Site-specific conservation objectives
  • Habitats directive
  • Birds directive
  • Certiorari
  • Declaratory relief
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Planning law 2026_IEHC_631

Leamlara Preservation Group and Califf Delaney v An Coimisiún Pleanála, Ballysallagh Solar Farm Limited and Cork County Council

The High Court dismissed a planning judicial review over a solar farm permission, rejecting pleaded EIA, AA, project-splitting and bats challenges, and holding relief would be refused in discretion in any event.

  • Planning permission
  • Eia screening
  • Appropriate assessment
  • Project splitting
  • Pleading requirements
  • Expertise of decision-maker
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Intellectual property 2026_IEHC_617

Merck Serono S.A. -v- The Controller of Intellectual Property

The High Court upheld the refusal of Merck Serono’s SPC application for Mavenclad, holding that Santen barred reliance on a later authorisation for the same active ingredient.

  • Supplementary protection certificate
  • Second medical use patents
  • Marketing authorisation
  • Interpretation of article 3 of regulation (ec) no. 469/2009
  • Article 267 tfeu reference
  • Santen
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Extradition law [2026] IEHC 280

Minister For Justice, Home Affairs and Migration v Begean (Approved)

Minister For Justice, Home Affairs and Migration v Begean (Approved) [2026] IEHC 280 (06 May 2026)

The High Court allowed a European Arrest Warrant surrender to Norway after Norway confirmed it sought the respondent for prosecution, not just investigation.

  • European arrest warrant
  • Surrender for prosecution
  • Minimum gravity
  • Correspondence of offences
  • Prior refusal/postponement by another eu state
  • European-arrest-warrant
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Administrative law [2026] IECA 71

McDowell & Ors v Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (Approved)

McDowell & Ors v Sea Fisheries Protection Authority (Approved) [2026] IECA 71 (01 May 2026)

Costs ruling in a fisheries judicial review appeal. The Court ordered the respondent to receive costs, including the costs of the Article 267 reference, with 50% of remaining costs awarded.

  • Costs
  • Judicial review
  • Fisheries regulation
  • Eu reference procedure
  • Fisheries-regulation
  • Eu-reference-procedure
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Contract law [2026] IEHC 210

Liberty Insurance Ltd and Anor v EirGrid PLC (Approved)

Liberty Insurance Ltd and Anor v EirGrid PLC (Approved) [2026] IEHC 210 (02 April 2026)

The High Court held that the MEC bond was not an unenforceable penalty, rejected the discrimination claim, and dismissed the plaintiffs’ action.

  • Penalty clauses
  • Discrimination in utility regulation
  • Performance bonds
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Subrogation
  • Assignment of claims
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Planning law [2026] IEHC 206

McGowan and Anor v An Coimisiun Pleanala and Ors [No. 2] (Approved)

McGowan and Anor v An Coimisiun Pleanala and Ors [No. 2] (Approved) [2026] IEHC 206 (01 April 2026)

High Court refused leave to appeal in a planning judicial review over a telecoms mast, holding the proposed points did not properly arise and were not of exceptional public importance.

  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Urban development
  • Telecoms infrastructure
  • Leave to appeal
  • Directive 2011/92/eu
  • Public interest
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Planning law [2026] IEHC 207

Doyle v An Coimisiun Pleanala and Anor [No. 2] (Approved)

Doyle v An Coimisiun Pleanala and Anor [No. 2] (Approved) [2026] IEHC 207 (01 April 2026)

The High Court refused leave to appeal in a planning judicial review over a telecoms mast, finding no exceptional public importance, no proper legal point, and no basis for a CJEU reference.

  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Planning permission
  • Interpretation of eu directives
  • Site notice regulations
  • Leave to appeal criteria
  • Planning-permission
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