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Criminal law [2026] IEHC 290

McGuinness v The Director of Public Prosecutions (Approved)

McGuinness v The Director of Public Prosecutions (Approved) [2026] IEHC 290 (12 May 2026)

The High Court held that an oral indication of conviction in a Circuit Court road traffic appeal was not a final, legally operative conviction without sentence and a formal order.

  • Double jeopardy (autrefois convict)
  • Summary conviction
  • Fair procedures
  • Delay in prosecution
  • Status of oral conviction
  • Remittal and prohibition
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Criminal law [2026] IEHC 227

Bank of Ireland Mortgage Bank U.C. v Murray & Anor (Approved)

Bank of Ireland Mortgage Bank U.C. v Murray & Anor (Approved) [2026] IEHC 227 (15 April 2026)

High Court refused leave for judicial review in a criminal prosecution challenge, holding the complaints were for the trial court and that the application was not pursued with sufficient urgency.

  • Prohibition of criminal trial
  • Adequacy of alternative remedy
  • Delay in judicial review
  • Disclosure obligations
  • Lawfulness of warrants
  • Authorisation to enter premises
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Criminal law [2026] IESC 15

Donegal County Council v Quinn & anor (Approved)

Donegal County Council v Quinn & anor (Approved) [2026] IESC 15 (06 March 2026)

The Supreme Court made no costs order in the appeal but awarded High Court costs against Conor Quinn, following its earlier ruling that a firm of solicitors could seek a summons.

  • Issuance of summons
  • Costs in appeals
  • Authorisation of prosecutors
  • Costs-in-appeals
  • Summons-issuance
  • Prosecutorial-authorisation
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Administrative law [2026] IEHC 126

Burke v O'Longain and Ors (Approved)

Burke v O'Longain and Ors (Approved) [2026] IEHC 126 (20 February 2026)

The High Court struck out Enoch Burke’s proceedings as moot after two disciplinary appeal panel members resigned and the third confirmed she would not continue.

  • Mootness
  • Natural justice
  • Disciplinary appeals
  • Injunctions
  • Bias
  • Natural-justice
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Criminal law [2025] IEHC 458

O'Malley v Garda Commissioner & Ors (Approved)

O'Malley v Garda Commissioner & Ors (Approved) [2025] IEHC 458 (12 August 2025)

The High Court refused leave for judicial review, finding no arguable basis that the Circuit Court breached fair procedures when it refused an adjournment and heard the appeal.

  • Certiorari
  • Fair procedures
  • Adjournment of appeal
  • Leave to seek judicial review
  • Judicial-review
  • Fair-procedures
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Criminal law [2025] IEHC 355

Ward v Director of Public Prosecutions (Approved)

Ward v Director of Public Prosecutions (Approved) [2025] IEHC 355 (20 June 2025)

The High Court granted mandamus requiring the District Court to state a case, holding the applicant’s section 10 argument was not frivolous.

  • Mandamus
  • Appeal by way of case stated
  • Frivolous applications
  • Interpretation of statutory certificates
  • Alternative remedies
  • Judicial-review
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Criminal law [2024] IECA 268

Casserly v The Director of Public Prosecutions (At the suit of Garda Allan Doherty) (Approved)

Casserly v The Director of Public Prosecutions (At the suit of Garda Allan Doherty) (Approved) [2024] IECA 268 (10 October 2024)

The Court of Appeal held that a renewed demand was required after the appellant failed to provide urine, and quashed the conviction.

  • Failure to comply with specimen requirement
  • Fair procedures
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Burden of proof
  • Fair-procedures
  • Statutory-interpretation
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Criminal law [2024] IEHC 545

AG v A Judge of the District Court & Ors (Approved)

AG v A Judge of the District Court & Ors (Approved) [2024] IEHC 545 (16 September 2024)

The High Court quashed a District Court refusal to issue private summonses against gardaĂ­, holding that the judge gave inadequate reasons on prematurity and abuse of process.

  • Private prosecution
  • Abuse of process
  • Issuance of summons
  • Adequacy of reasons
  • Discretion of district court judge
  • Private-prosecution
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Administrative law [2024] IEHC 541

O'Neill v Atlantic Troy Ltd (Approved)

O'Neill v Atlantic Troy Ltd (Approved) [2024] IEHC 541 (09 September 2024)

The High Court quashed Circuit Court orders after finding the appeal hearing was unfair because the judge intervened excessively and impeded fair procedures.

  • Judicial review
  • Fair procedures
  • Natural justice
  • Objective bias
  • Equal status act 2000
  • Burden of proof
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Criminal law [2024] IEHC 298

Collins v Director of Public Prosecutions (Approved)

Collins v Director of Public Prosecutions (Approved) [2024] IEHC 298 (15 May 2024)

The High Court held that a District Court remand under s.99(8A) could validly be made a week after sentence, as an administrative step within the statutory 15-day period.

  • Suspended sentences
  • Jurisdiction
  • Functus officio
  • Remand procedures
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Suspended-sentences
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