Organisation: the High Court

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<p>Now pushing 80, Peter Sweetman has had dozens of victories against planners, including three wins in the European Court of Justice. ‘I look for things where I think they’re going to break the law,' he says. 'Usually I’m right’. Picture: Dara Mac Donaill/The Irish Times</p>

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Mick Clifford: The perpetual appeal of Peter Sweetman

In a rare interview, the serial litigant speaks out about calls to discourage judicial reviews of planning decisions — a move that he says would dilute our human rights

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Master of the High Court wrong to describe Abhaile service as 'a sick joke'

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Mother of toddler loses latest UK court battle to keep him on life-support

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Application for bail adjourned in major drugs case

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Sharp fall in house repossessions

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Man faces murder charge, court told

Chambers to decide on Olympic ban appeal

Dwain Chambers is likely to decide in the next few days whether to challenge his lifetime Olympic suspension by taking legal action against the British Olympic Association's by-law.

Fri, 16 May, 2008

Court adjourns application in libel case

THE High Court yesterday adjourned for three weeks an application for discovery of documents in an action for libel brought by Wayne O’Donoghue, the 23-year-old engineering student who was convicted of the manslaughter of Midleton schoolboy Robert Holohan.

Wed, 16 Jan, 2008

Belfast court freezes assets of alleged fuel smugglers

The High Court in Belfast has frozen £700,000 (€1m) worth of assets belonging to two alleged fuel smugglers from south Armagh.

Wed, 01 Feb, 2006

IBEC welcome for commercial court

RADICAL reform of commercial legal procedures will kick in on January 12 after Justice Minister Michael McDowell announced the setting up of a Commercial Court to deal with cases where the amount in dispute is over €1 million.

Wed, 07 Jan, 2004