Mr Justice Michael Twomey rejected Mr Flatley’s claim that Hiscox, in trying to get Mr Flatley to arbitrate, rather than litigate its dispute with him was seeking to avoid their responsibility ...

The incident the former stablehand sought damages for was described by the judge as an “everyday misfortunate mishap” ...

Mr Justice Twomey, having voiced concern in a judgment in late 2021 about consent orders, refused in another judgment in late 2022 to make a consent order as agreed between the parties.

Mr Justice Michael Twomey said litigants relentlessly pursuing “hopeless and vexatious claims” are using the courts not to administer justice but to “inflict injustice on innocent parties ...

Mr Justice Michael Twomey has agreed. Bernard Dunleavy SC, for Cosgrave, said the “parties had a level of engagement that was positive” during the break. 98 days ago ...

President Donald Trump’s purge of government employees has hit the Justice Department’s bankruptcy watchdog, with the firing of the director of the Office of the U.S. Trustee.

Solicitor Cian O’Carroll has said he was shocked by criticism from High Court Judge Justice Michael Twomey for the “inappropriate practice” of solicitors referring clients to medical ...

High legal costs have been a serious problem for years and regularly throw up the kind of anomalies that had occurred in this case, Mr Justice Michael Twomey said. File picture: iStock The legal ...

At around 12.30pm on Wednesday, barrister Michael Cush SC, also for Mr Kelly, told Mr Justice Twomey that negotiations had not yet borne fruit but that time in the case had not been wasted ...

Mr Justice Michael Twomey said that while the vast majority of litigants do not abuse court processes, the number who do is now “a significant issue for the courts”.

However before the case began, Mr Justice Michael Twomey said he wanted to say a few words after which the case was adjourned until this afternoon.