Category: Law

The Enoch Burke Appeal and “an exercise in creating soundbites”

There were unprecedented scenes in the Four Courts complex yesterday in the Court of Appeal. The Enoch Burke Court of Appeal decision was being delivered by the three judge Court of Appeal. As the President of the Court of Appeal was reading out his judgment the Martina Burke and Ammi Burke were moved to stand… Continue reading The Enoch Burke Appeal and “an exercise in creating soundbites”

This High Court Judge gives ‘plain English’ explanations of some of his judgments

I was reading an interesting High Court decision yesterday involving Mr X and Google. Mr X has been battling with Google since 2015 concerning what he has described as ‘distressing material’ about Mr X that is published online. He is trying to get Google to remove the offending material from search results. This High Court… Continue reading This High Court Judge gives ‘plain English’ explanations of some of his judgments

Solicitors’ letters and their impact on the inexperienced and unsuspecting

Many people, if they receive a solicitor’s letter, are disproportionally affected by receiving such a letter. This is understandable as the letter will be written in a formal way and may contain some type of implied or express threat to commence legal proceedings on behalf of the writer’s client. It may be written at the… Continue reading Solicitors’ letters and their impact on the inexperienced and unsuspecting

Doing work that can make a difference in people’s lives-a nice reminder this week

Working as a solicitor involves a great deal of writing letters, reviewing documents, filling forms, etc. It is easy to lose sight of the difference you sometimes make. This week I derive a lot of satisfaction from the difference I have made for a couple of clients. And the difference is evident and immediately apparent.… Continue reading Doing work that can make a difference in people’s lives-a nice reminder this week

A remarkable statement in the Enoch Burke Court of Appeal hearing

Enoch Burke made a remarkable and absurd statement yesterday in his Court of Appeal hearing against High Court orders that were made against him in his employment dispute with Wilson’s Hospital School. He said, “The only thing the State is bound to honour by the constitution is religion,” he told the court. The natural conclusion… Continue reading A remarkable statement in the Enoch Burke Court of Appeal hearing

Is Ruth Coppinger right? Would the deference being shown to the Burke family be shown a trackie wearing “Anto”?

Ruth Coppinger tweeted the other day about the amount of deference being shown to Enoch Burke and his family in the High Court. Burke was physically removed by the Gardai from the court last week, and this was the second time he had shown up unannounced and unlisted in the High Court in a matter… Continue reading Is Ruth Coppinger right? Would the deference being shown to the Burke family be shown a trackie wearing “Anto”?

I’ve had to close comments on my Facebook post about gender recognition 

I published a post on Facebook last week explaining about the Gender Recognition Act 2015. I made the point that this piece of legislation has been on the statute books since 2015 and that applying for a gender recognition certificate was a lawful aspiration. This post, and the video comprised in it, was made in… Continue reading I’ve had to close comments on my Facebook post about gender recognition 

I never voted for that

I published a video on my YouTube channel this week about the Gender Recognition Act 2015. Many commenters claimed they had not voted for this piece of legislation, and some were genuinely surprised that it was on the statute books and effective, enforceable law in Ireland. “I never voted for that”, was the common refrain.… Continue reading I never voted for that