Author Archives: Edward McGarr
Muslim Marriages in Ireland
1. This post is a tentative, partial, review of the legal status of some Muslim marriages in Ireland.
Beating up Burglars
This post is for readers who missed my interview on Radio Q 102 on 7th August 2007.(Like Cicero, I take the oppourtunity to say what I would like to have said, as opposed to what I said).
The Tort of Negligence
The history of the tort of Negligence in Ireland and Britain is long. The decision of Lord Atkins, in Donoghue v Stevenson [1932] AC 562, settled the principles for a very long time. The most recent re-statement, in Ireland, of the principles to be applied by a court in determining whether liability in negligence should lie, occurred in Glencar Exploration Ltd, v Mayo County Council [2002] ILRM 481 As the Supreme Court noted in Glencar, it did not see it […]
Compensation
What amount of compensation will a plaintiff get from a court in an Irish personal injury claim?
Rumsfeld’s Holiday
Donald Rumsfeld asserted in the proceedings, successfully, that he was immune from being held responsible for the torture of the victims.
Holiday Hell?
Mount Etna has recently erupted and, currently, I do not know if there is a danger of pyroclastic flow onto the happy tourists of Catania in Sicily.
Cork Debs: Whose Agent?
It is reported that approximately €196,000 paid by Cork teenagers for their Debs’ dance or dances, has gone missing.
Relevant Evidence
In a court of law the only admissible evidence is relevant evidence. Relevant evidence is pertinent evidence. Whether something is pertinent or not depends on the matters required to be proved (defined by the issues).
Circumstantial Evidence
Many cases feature circumstantial evidence, particularly relating to efforts to prove the state of mind or mens rea of the accused.
Builders
ââ¦sanitary engineers and municipal architects, men
Who by swearing that black is white land all the juicy contracts
Just like that â a new temple, swamp-drainage, harbour-works,
River-clearance, undertaking, the lot â then pocket the cash
And fraudulently file their petition in bankruptcy.â?