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High Court ruling on effect of repealed legislation *

Ireland - March 20 2013
If rights and obligations are acquired and incurred under legislation, and the legislation is subsequently repealed, can legal proceedings concerning…

Co-authors: Richard Woulfe.


Public sector update *

Ireland - April 27 2012
The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Phil Hogan, T.D. has initiated a public consultation on national climate policy and legislation.

Co-authors: Catherine Allen, Edward Gleeson, James Bardon, Brian Horkan.


Judicial review: setting aside decisions for “unreasonableness” *

Ireland - April 27 2012
The 2010 Supreme Court decision in Meadows v The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform [2010] IESC 3 clarified the extent to which a decision of an administrative decision-maker might successfully be set aside by way of judicial review on the basis of a lack of proportionality, as opposed to the previous, higher-threshold, bases of utter unreasonableness or irrationality.


Professional regulation – bias *

Ireland - April 27 2012
In December 2011, the Supreme Court unanimously dismissed an appeal by a domiciliary midwife from a High Court decision refusing to restrain the continuation of a professional misconduct hearing on the ground of objective bias.


EU *

European Union, Ireland - April 27 2012
The European Commission is running 26 consultations at present on topics ranging from the future of European Company Law to a revision of the limit values for lead in toys. 

Co-authors: Catherine Allen, Edward Gleeson, James Bardon, Brian Horkan.


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