Politics
Constituencies Constitutional Challenge – Legal Submissions
OUTLINE LEGAL SUBMISSIONS
ON BEHALF OF THE PLAINTIFFS
Privacy and the Hustings
Do election candidates have a right to privacy?
Balance in the Criminal Law?
The plans of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform had predecessors; the odd thing is they were not generated here, but in the UK.
Speaking Truth to Power?
… opponents of a candidate have a privilege for statements about the candidate for which, made bona fide, they are not answerable in the absence of malice.
The Campaign
The calling of the General Election brings me to reach to my bookshelf for âStrategy in a Nutshellâ? by Captain F. F. Boyd [1915] Gale & Polden Ltd.
Constituencies Constitutional Challenge – Directions
THE HIGH COURT RECORD NO. 2819P/2007 Between CATHERINE MURPHY and FINIAN McGRATH Plaintiffs And THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, HERITAGE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, IRELAND AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Defendants 26th April 2007 1. The Defendants have served a Defence. 2. The parties will exchange legal submissions (sequentially). 3. The proceedings will be listed for mention before Clarke J. on Wednesday, 2nd May 2007. 4. It is hoped the trial will commence on Thursday, 3rd May 2007
Climate change is politics
So, climate change has now definitely joined with Godzilla and pasta in the ranks of âploiticalâ? issues,
Constituencies Constitutional Challenge – Motion (3)
THE HIGH COURT RECORD NO. 2819P/2007 Between CATHERINE MURPHY and FINIAN McGRATH Plaintiffs And THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, HERITAGE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, IRELAND AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Defendants 25th April 2007 The proceedings are listed for mention at 9.30 am on 26th April 2007 in Court 1, Distillery, Church St. Dublin 7. (Clarke J.)
L’Etat, c’est qui?
He confesses the purpose of the obligation to register with the Standards in Public Office Commission was to limit the expression of views and opinions in opposition (yes, in support of also, but he does not mention that) to politicians.
Constituencies Constitutional Challenge – Motion (2)
THE HIGH COURT RECORD NO. 2819P/2007 Between CATHERINE MURPHY and FINIAN McGRATH Plaintiffs And THE MINISTER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT, HERITAGE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, IRELAND AND THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Defendants 23rd April 2007 1. The Plaintiffs’ motion for directions came before the Court. 2. Counsel for the Plaintiffs indicated that the respective counsel for the parties had discussed the issues and the Defendants had indicated that their defence was being drafted and was expected to be completed shortly. 3. Counsel […]