Justice Liam Mckechnie
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Couple cannot pursue 30-year-old planning case, Supreme Court rules
- Commercial Property
- July 31, 2018, 21:16
The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that a couple who believe they were victims of planning corruption cannot sue Dublin City Council because a delay i(...)

Hoteliers sue Dublin City Council over planning rejection
- Commercial Property
- February 13, 2018, 19:42
A couple who allege they were the victims of a corrupt planning decision are bidding to sue Dublin City Council more than 30 years after it refused t(...)

Supreme Court to rule on Pro-Life Campaign application
- High Court
- February 6, 2018, 16:34
The Supreme Court will rule on Wednesday whether the Pro-Life Campaign can be heard in the State’s appeal of the extent of the constitutional rights o(...)

Cabinet to pick chief justice from three-judge shortlist
- Crime & Law
- July 26, 2017, 05:00
The Cabinet is expected to choose the new chief justice from a shortlist of three candidates at its final meeting before the summer recess on Wednesda(...)

Court redress is becoming the preserve of the wealthy
- Opinion
- June 9, 2017, 05:23
The Supreme Court has invited the Oireachtas to consider the citizen’s constitutional right of access to the courts in the context of the Persona case(...)

Whatever happened to competition of bin collectors?
- Politics
- June 21, 2016, 01:00
Domestic bin collection services in Ireland are run in a way that is highly unusual in the European Union and the developed world generally, according(...)

Council drops appeal against Poolbeg incinerator judgment
- Environment
- August 9, 2015, 17:47
Dublin City Council (DCC) has withdrawn its Supreme Court appeal against a High Court judgment in which senior staff were severely criticised for secr(...)

Retrial refused in burglary case over admissibility of evidence ruling
- Supreme Court
- June 22, 2015, 13:52
A seven-judge Supreme Court has unanimously refused to order a retrial of a man lawfully acquitted of burglary charges under a rule of evidence altere(...)

Supreme Court decision offers gardaí ‘get-out clause’
- Crime & Law
- April 17, 2015, 13:50
The Supreme Court’s landmark decision to relax rules on evidence in criminal trials will provide a “get-out clause” for gardaí who do not adhere to hi(...)

Supreme Court judge criticises ruling on evidence in trials
- Crime & Law
- April 16, 2015, 01:01
A Supreme Court judge has vehemently criticised a landmark decision of the court, saying in his dissenting judgment that it has given An Garda Síochá(...)