2019

Civil Practice and Procedure - Notice of Application to file Ancillary Claim - Rule 18.5 of the Civil Procedure Rules - Whether Ancillary Claim statute barred - Law Reform (Tort-feasors) Act.

Judicial review - Substantial change of circumstances case after leave to apply granted - Whether new application for leave to apply needs to be filed - Whether claimant's statement of case can be amended with the leave of the court, specifying new grounds for judicial review - Application for specific disclosure - Variation of earlier court order made by a judge of concurrent jurisdiction - Extension of time to apply for leave - Judicial review procedure.

Limitation of Actions Act; sections 3, 4, 14 and 30 – Adverse Possession – Whether joint tenancy has been severed – Whether there was a partnership to operate jointly owned property for mutual benefit.

Constitutional law – Right to fair trial within a reasonable time – Period before charge 27 years – Period after charge 7 years – Incest – Indecent Assault – Whether delay breached right to hearing within a reasonable time – Whether right to fair hearing breached or is likely to be breached – Whether stay of proceedings the appropriate relief – Charter of Fundamental Rights and Freedoms (Constitutional Amendment) Act – Section 16.

Contract - Novation - Whether there was consent of the parties.

Limitation of actions – Application for an enlargement of the time for filing a claim form under the Fatal Accidents Act – Considerations for the Court.

Judicial review – Statutory interpretation – Whether the industrial disputes tribunal has the statutory authority to replace more than one member of a three-member division after the hearing of a dispute in relation to which it was constituted has begun and before an award is made – Whether the matter should be remitted to the industrial disputes tribunal for the hearing of the dispute to commence de novo – Labour Relations and Industrial Disputes Act, sections 7, 8(4), 10, 11, 12 and 20, Civil Procedure Rules, 2002, rule 56.16 (2)

The parties’ interest in the family home – Principal asset – Statutory rule creates an entitlement to equal interest – Equal share rule is the norm but may be displaced – For the rule to be displaced, it has to be shown to be unreasonable or unjust –What constitutes a section 7 factor – No requirement that inheritance factor occurs before the marriage – Once a section 7 factor exists then court can consider all other circumstances including contribution – Inheritance money used to repay mortgage – Post separation contributions do not affect entitlement at separation – Occupation rent – Paym

Motor vehicle accident - Assessment of damages - Future care - Pain and suffering and loss of amenities - Four medical doctors - Four conflicting assessment of impairment.

Civil Practice and Procedure - Notice of application for summary judgment - Rule 15.2 (b) of the Civil Procedure Rules - Whether the defence has a realistic prospect of success - Whether the defence contains bare denial and in breach of Rule 10. 5 of the Civil Procedure Rules.