The panels hearing such applications do not sit in public and take place in private via video conference, with the judges working from their homes or chambers.
In March, Mr Justice Woulfe also began sitting as a member of a three-judge Court of Appeal to hear a number of appeals in that court.
In the wake of his appointment, Mr Justice Woulfe became embroiled in the so-called Golfgate controversy.
That led to a review by former chief justice Susan Denham who, in her report of October 1st, 2020, expressed the view it would have been better had the judge not attended the golf dinner but it would be âunjust and disproportionateâ to seek his resignation.
Judge whose ruling crucial in recognising rights of trans people retires William McKechnie’s career defined by commitment to fairness and access to justice
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A senior and widely respected Supreme Court judge, Mr Justice William McKechnie, has retired on the eve of his 70th birthday after a legal career spanning almost half a century.
As a High Court judge, his significant judgment in the case of transgender woman Lydia Foy, who sued over the refusal to issue her a birth certificate in her female identity, was crucial to the recognition of the rights of transgendered people in Ireland.
Supreme Court rules in favour of man dismissed from job in important test case
The appeal by Tomasz Zalewski over the treatment of his complaint alleging unfair dismissal from his job is an important test case. By Aodhan O Faolain Tuesday 6 Apr 2021, 8:05 PM 3 hours ago 29,203 Views 7 Comments
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IN A LANDMARK decision the Supreme Court has declared that laws placing an absolute ban on employment disputes being heard in public is unconstitutional.
The court made the declaration that certain provisions of the 2015 Workplace Relations Act are repugnant to the constitution when ruling on an appeal brought by a Polish man who claimed he was unfairly dismissed from his job at a convenience store over the constitutionality of new procedures for determining workplace disputes.
Parents of brain-damaged boy lose Supreme Court appeal for control of medical treatment
The boy, known as John, suffered a devastating brain injury in road crash in 2020. By Niall O Connor Friday 22 Jan 2021, 6:29 PM Jan 22nd 2021, 6:29 PM 24,474 Views 0 Comments
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THE SUPREME COURT has dismissed an appeal by the parents of a brain injured boy to have control over his treatment rather than hospital medics.
The court published its 107-page ruling today and made orders, which will be reviewed in three months, to permit the hospital to withhold mechanical ventilation from the boy, who is a ward of court, in certain circumstances.