Author Archives: Edward McGarr
Corrib Gas case update
THE HIGH COURT Record No: 840P/2005 BETWEEN: SHELL E & P IRELAND LIMITED Plaintiff And PHILIP MCGRATH, JAMES PHILBIN, WILLIE CORDUFF, MONICA MULLER, BRID MCGARRY, PETER SWEETMAN Defendants And THE MINISTER FOR COMMUNICATIONS MARINE AND NATURAL RESOURCES, IRELAND AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Defendants to the counterclaim of second and fifth defendants Update (6th June 2008) 1. The High Court, on the application of the Defendants to the Counterclaim, has ordered the trial of a preliminary issue. 2. The issue will […]
We’re coming in! Don’t shoot!
The credit crunch is causing an increase in company liquidations. The Office of Director of Corporate Enforcement has noted, in its latest Press release, the occurrence of 40 company insolvencies in April 2008 compared with 30 per month in late 2007.
The Ritz Hotel
t is inconceivable, impossible really, for such litigation to occur without the involvement of lawyers. The absence of funding for such a case in Ireland ensures the denial of justice without the embarrassment of a positive refusal by the Irish Executive (the Government), or the judiciary, of funding.
Family day at the Dail
The Dail is firmly under the thumb of the Government, whereas our Constitution envisages that it should be the reverse.
Secret
What is staggering is that the reason the public needs to know such things is to ensure that the HSE management effectively deals with the problems that would be revealed generally.
Damages
In OâConnor v OâDriscoll [2004] IEHC the Plaintiff was a bank executive who was injured in a road traffic accident (âRTAâ?). The court made the following finding; The case is highly unusual. The physical injuries sustained by the plaintiff were soft tissue damage to his neck and low back as well as some relatively minor damage to three upper teeth on the left side. The plaintiff in addition to these physical injuries also underwent a severe psychological reaction to the […]
Public works contracts
SIAC was one of many persons who tendered for the provision of a new sewerage system for the town of Ballinrobe. Its tender, on price, was the lowest. Mayo county Council awarded the contract to the next highest tenderer. In the judgment of the County Council’s engineer, SIAC’s tender would, in due course, be discovered not to be the cheapest.
Stop thief!
There is a qualified privilege for words spoken, without malice, to protect property or detect crime.
A Laughing Stock
Now, we risk being the laughing stock of Australia (and the UK in due course) because none of our lawyers have sold shares in themselves.
Ambulance Chasing: a corporal work of mercy?
There is need for a new charity to be established in Ireland. It will seek out people suffering personal injury. It will advise that the injured person (âthe victimâ?) should immediately consult a solicitor to determine whether there is a cause of action arising from the incident in which the victim was injured.