Terminally-ill woman seeks State to pay costs

A terminally ill woman is seeking orders requiring the State to pay the substantial legal costs of her unsuccessful landmark action aimed at overturning the blanket ban on assisted suicide.

Brian Murray, counsel for Marie Fleming, asked the seven-judge court yesterday to exercise its exceptional jurisdiction to make an order for costs in favour of Ms Fleming despite the fact she had failed in her action.

Counsel for the State asked for the matter to be adjourned for hearing at a later date due to a misunderstanding by his side the matter was for mention only today and not for hearing.