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Banking law [2025] NIKB 69

Curistan v Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Ltd

Curistan v Irish Bank Resolution Corporation Ltd [2025] NIKB 69 (12 December 2025)

The High Court dismissed claims by Sheridan companies and Peter Curistan against Irish Bank Resolution Corporation over lending, sale process, interest, and swap allegations.

  • Breach of contract
  • Misrepresentation
  • Negligence
  • Fiduciary duties
  • Shadow directorship
  • Interest overcharging
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Education law [2025] NIMaster 18

JG v Education Authority & Ors

JG v Education Authority & Ors [2025] NIMaster 18 (07 November 2025)

The court struck out the plaintiff’s breach of statutory duty claim in a special educational needs case, holding the Northern Ireland regime does not create a damages remedy.

  • Breach of statutory duty
  • Special educational needs
  • Negligence
  • Strike out applications
  • Special-educational-needs
  • Breach-of-statutory-duty
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Civil procedure [2025] NIKB 53

Young v Santander Consumer (UK) Plc

Young v Santander Consumer (UK) Plc [2025] NIKB 53 (10 October 2025)

The High Court in Northern Ireland dismissed William Young’s appeal against strike-out, holding his claim against Santander disclosed no reasonable cause of action.

  • Strike out applications
  • Negligence
  • Malicious prosecution (civil)
  • Deceit
  • Abuse of process
  • Strike-out-applications
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Civil procedure [2025] NIMaster 14

Carey v Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland

Carey v Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland [2025] NIMaster 14 (08 September 2025)

The court held that the plaintiff’s pleadings and replies were too vague and speculative, ordered revised particulars, refused a split trial, and adjourned discovery.

  • Pleadings
  • Vicarious liability
  • Misfeasance in public office
  • Negligence
  • Discovery
  • Limitation
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Civil procedure [2025] NIMaster 13

Doherty v Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland

Doherty v Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland [2025] NIMaster 13 (07 August 2025)

The court struck out a legacy tort claim against the PSNI, holding that the pleading contained bare assertions and no material facts linking police agents to Eileen Doherty’s murder.

  • Pleadings
  • Strike out applications
  • Vicarious liability
  • Negligence
  • Misfeasance in public office
  • Assault
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Tort [2025] NIKB 38

Madden v Madden

Madden v Madden [2025] NIKB 38 (11 June 2025)

The High Court in Northern Ireland dismissed a personal injury claim arising from an explosion, finding the plaintiff failed to prove the accident occurred as alleged.

  • Negligence
  • Causation
  • Expert evidence
  • Adverse inference
  • Expert-evidence
  • Personal-injury
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Civil procedure [2025] NIMaster 10

Auld & Anor v Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland & Ors

Auld & Anor v Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland & Ors [2025] NIMaster 10 (14 May 2025)

The Northern Ireland High Court refused strike out applications in Hooded Men claims and allowed amendments to add parties and alternative relief to set aside earlier settlements.

  • Strike out applications
  • Abuse of process
  • Res judicata
  • Issue estoppel
  • Cause of action estoppel
  • Fraudulent settlement
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Tort [2025] NICty 3

McDaid v Spanboard Products Ltd

McDaid v Spanboard Products Ltd [2025] NICty 3 (14 May 2025)

The County Court for Northern Ireland held Spanboard Products Limited liable for Ms McDaid’s noise-induced hearing loss, rejected limitation, and awarded £14,726.85 in damages.

  • Negligence
  • Breach of statutory duty
  • Noise induced hearing loss
  • Limitation
  • Noise-induced-hearing-loss
  • Personal-injury-damages
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Tort [2025] NIKB 14

Finegan v McDonald

Finegan v McDonald [2025] NIKB 14 (28 February 2025)

Road traffic accident claim in which negligence was admitted. The court awarded damages for physical injury, PTSD-related psychiatric injury, and past loss of earnings, but rejected speculative business and cardiac claims.

  • Negligence
  • Damages
  • Psychiatric injury
  • Loss of earnings
  • Personal-injury
  • Road-traffic-accident
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Civil procedure [2024] NICA 80

The Governor & Company of the Bank Of Ireland v Conway

The Governor & Company of the Bank Of Ireland v Conway [2024] NICA 80 (12 December 2024)

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland upheld a High Court ruling reinstating parts of a defence and counterclaim in a long-running bank guarantee dispute.

  • Strike out applications
  • Guarantee and indemnity
  • Fiduciary duty
  • Negligence
  • Breach of contract
  • Counterclaim
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