Unconstitutional expenditures – VII – The judgments in McCrystal, Part 2
In McCrystal v The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs IESC 53 (8 November 2012), the Supreme Court's per curiam established that the respondents had expended public moneys on a booklet, Continue Reading
Unconstitutional expenditures – VI – The judgments in McCrystal, Part 1
Regular readers of this blog will be familiar with my series of five posts so far (I, II, III, IV, V) on the per curiam in McCrystal v The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs IESC 53 (8 November Continue Reading
Unconstitutional expenditures – V – An update on remedies for breach of the McKenna prohibition
In four previous posts, I looked at the Supreme Court's per curiam in McCrystal v The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs IESC 53 (8 November 2012) (also here), which held that the defendants Continue Reading
Unconstitutional expenditures – IV – remedies for breach of the McKenna prohibition
This is my fourth and final post on the per curiam in McCrystal v The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs IESC 53 (8 November 2012) (also here), which held that the defendants had acted Continue Reading
Unconstitutional expenditures – III – the basis of the McKenna prohibition
In previous posts, I noted that the Supreme Court in McCrystal v The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs IESC 53 (8 November 2012) (also here) held that the defendants had acted wrongfully in Continue Reading
Unconstitutional expenditures – II – the ambit of the McKenna prohibition
In yesterday's post, I looked at the background to the per curiam opinion issued by the Supreme Court in McCrystal v The Minister for Children and Youth Affairs IESC 53 (8 November 2012) (also here Continue Reading
Unconstitutional expenditures – I
Next Saturday, 10 November 2012, the people of the Republic of Ireland will go to the polls on The Children Referendum, to decide whether to approve the Thirty First Amendment of the Constitution Continue Reading
Quinns and Gowns – Contempt and Respect
A little late (because of the rebuild and ongoing redesign of the blog, on which all comments are gratefully appreciated) I want to focus on a busy week for the Irish Supreme Court. The week before Continue Reading
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