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Court of Appeal costs awarded against Gemma O’Doherty and John Waters

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The Court of Appeal has delivered its verdict on the question of costs in the Gemma O’Doherty & John Waters and The Minister for Health and Ireland and the Attorney General case concerning the constitutionality of measures introduced by the State to deal with the Covid 19 pandemic. O’Doherty and Waters lost their appeal to … Read more

Why the High Court refused Gemma O’Doherty and John Waters application for judicial review of Covid-19 measures introduced by the State

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The High Court, in May 2020, refused the application of Gemma O’Doherty and John Waters to challenge the constitutionality of measures taken by Ireland to contain the spread of the coronavirus in Ireland. Why did they fail at the first hurdle? What did they need to show? Was there bias? Let’s take a look and … Read more

Why High Court Costs Were Awarded Against Gemma O’Doherty and John Waters in Covid-19 Constitutional Challenge

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Gemma O’Doherty and John Waters applied to the High Court for leave by way of judicial review to challenge the constitutionality of certain measures taken by the State to deal with the Covid 19 pandemic. The measures being challenged were legislation and regulations enacted by the Oireachtais. The High Court refused this application in May … Read more