Court of Appeal Legal Diary, 2020-09-24

• Judgment Date: 24 September 2020
• Issuer: Court of Appeal

NOTICES - COVID19 (updated 17th September 2020)

The court office in Áras Ui Dhalaigh is open for business but by appointment only which may be arranged via email to courtofappealcivil@courts.ie. Documents will also be accepted by post or via DX (No. 262001).

REMOTE APPEAL HEARINGS
The attention of practitioners is drawn to the provisions of the following Notices issued by the President of the Court of Appeal the text of which is published on the COVID-19 homepage:
The Information Notice on the conduct of remote hearings issued on the 14th May 2020
The Information Notice on Efiling of appeal papers issued on the 20th April 2020 - this Notice is in the process of being re-issued to take account of the ShareFile system which will be the required platform for the efiling of appeal papers. Further information on this system is available from the court office.

APPEALS AWAITING THE ALLOCATION OF A HEARING DATE
The Court is in the process of reviewing the list of (a) appeals listed for hearing but which were deferred due to COVID-19 and (b) new appeals lodged in respect of which directions have been given. Hearing dates during Michaelmas term 2020 have now been allocated to selected appeals in each of said categories and published in the Legal Diary and the parties notified. The review is ongoing and the Legal Diary will be updated periodically as and when hearing dates are allocated and the parties in the cases concerned will be notified. In the meantime any enquiry in relation to the list of such appeals may be made via email to courtofappealcivil@courts.ie with “List enquiry” included in the subject box for ease of reference.

MOTION LIST
The Motion Lists will resume on Friday the 9th October 2020 before Ms. Justice Costello by remote hearing.

DIRECTIONS LIST (NOTE CHANGE OF PROCEDURE IN RELATION TO DIRECTIONS BOOK)
The next Directions List will be held remotely on Friday the 9th October at 10 o'clock. In accordance with the provisions of Order 86A Rule 16 (1) the directions book is to be lodged in the office by close of business on the preceding Friday. Directions lists will be held remotely on the Friday of every week in Michaelmas term when the Court is scheduled to sit.

CIVIL APPEALS FOR HEARING IN THE CRIMINAL COURTS OF JUSTICE
Civil appeals with a criminal/custody element ie Article 40 habeas corpus, extradition, bail and judicial review arising out of criminal proceedings are now dealt with by the criminal office which is situated on the 4th Floor of the Criminal Courts of Justice Building, Parkgate Street, Dublin 8. The civil office will continue to issue the Notice of Appeal and identify whether the appeal comes within the category of appeal to be heard in the Criminal Courts of Justice and allocate the next available case-management list for a directions hearing. The file will then be transferred to the criminal office and all subsequent documents in the appeal process are to be lodged in the criminal office which will have responsibility for the management and listing of the appeal. Any enquiries in relation to such appeals should be made to the criminal office by email to courtofappealcriminal@courts.ie or by telephone on (01) 7988004. Personal callers to the criminal office will be accommodated on an appointment basis and there is a Dropbox facility in a secure area in the Bail Office on the ground floor of that building. Documents may also be lodged via email to the above address or by post or by DX (268001). The office is contactable by telephone on (01) 7988004.
Further information in relation to such appeals is also published in the Legal Diary for the criminal list.
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LONG VACATION 2020

Appeals listed for hearing during the weeks of the 21st and 28th September 2020 will be heard (in the Supreme Court) in the conventional way ie the judges and every party to the appeal will be present in the courtroom.

Thursday 24th September
Mr Justice Noonan
Ms Justice Faherty
Mr Justice Binchy
At 11.00 o'clock
For Judgment (via electronic delivery)
2019 462 Sherlock & Ors -v- Clare County Council

Mr Justice Noonan
Ms Justice Faherty
Mr Justice Binchy
At 11.15 o'clock
For Judgment (via electronic delivery)
2018 253 Mongans & Ors -v- Clare County Council

Mr Justice Noonan
Ms Justice Power
Mr Justice Binchy
At 11.30 o'clock
For Judgment (via electronic delivery)
2018 181 Browne -v- Van Greene & Anor



Friday 25th September
In the Supreme Court (Capacity 20)
Ms Justice Whelan
Mr Justice Noonan
Mr Justice Haughton
At 10.30 o'clock
For hearing
2018 378 KBC Bank -v- Beades
2019 254 Permanent TSB & Anor -v-Beades
2019 276 Cheldon Property Finance -v- Beades
2019 458 Beltany Property Finance DAC -v- Beades
2019 487 Cheldon Property Finance -v- Beades (2 h 30 mins for all)

At 2 o'clock
2019 443 Carney -v- Ennis Property Finance DAC
2020 13 In the matter of Dominic Carney (A Bankrupt) (2h for both)

Monday 28th September
In Court 1, Court of Appeal Building
Ms. Justice Faherty
Ms. Justice Power
Mr. Justice Murray
At 10 o'clock
For further (remote) hearing
2019 401 Chen v Minister for Justice and Equality, Ire & AG (1 ½ h)

In Court 2, Court of Appeal Building (Capacity 8)
For (remote) hearing
Ms. Justice Costello
At 10 o'clock
1. 2019 177 Straczek & ors -v- Minister for Justice and Equality (solicitor to come off record) (plus appeal for mention)
2. 2018 442 In the Matter of Sean Dunne (Solicitor to come off record)
3. 2019 411 Houston -v- Barnville & ors (Dismiss for want of Prosecution)
4. 2018 401 Morrin & Anor -V- Tanager DAC

In the Supreme Court (Capacity 20)
Ms Justice Costello
Mr Justice Haughton
Mr Justice Murray
At 2 o'clock
For hearing
2019 494 Gladney -v- O'Neill (30 mins)

Tuesday 29th September
In the Supreme Court (Capacity 20)
Mr Justice Noonan
Ms. Justice Faherty
Ms Justice Ni Raifeartaigh
At 10.30 o'clock
For hearing
2014 714 & 918 ACC Bank plc -v- Deacon & anor (2h)

At 2 o'clock
2014 764 McGuckian Oils Limited -v- O'Regan (1h)

At 3 o'clock
2019 379 C -v- C (1h)

Wednesday 30th September
In Court 1, Court of Appeal Building (Capacity 10)
Ms Justice Baker
Ms Justice Donnelly
Ms Justice Power
At 9.30 o'clock
At hearing (via remote hearing)
2019 159 In the matter of Doran W. O Toole Solicitors (<30mins)

In the Supreme Court (Capacity 20)
Ms Justice Costello
Ms Justice Faherty
Mr Justice Binchy
At 10.30 o'clock
For hearing
2019 257 In the matter of John Gaynor (A Bankrupt) (1h)

At 11.30 o'clock
2019 425 Pinfold -v- Kane & 2019 466 Kirby -v- Kane & ors (30 mins)

Thursday 1st October
In the Supreme Court (Capacity 20)
Mr Justice Noonan
Mr Justice Haughton
Mr Justice Binchy
At 10.30 o'clock
For hearing
2016 475, 476, & 542, 2019 135, 137, 138 Murphy -v- Kelly & ors
2019 182 In the matter of Kelly Trucks Limited (1.5 days for all)

Friday 2nd October
In the Supreme Court (Capacity 20)
Mr Justice Noonan
Mr Justice Haughton
Mr Justice Binchy
At 10.30 o'clock
At hearing
2016 475, 476, & 542, 2019 135, 137, 138 Murphy -v- Kelly & ors
2019 182 In the matter of Kelly Trucks Limited (half day remaining)



MICHAELMAS 2020

Monday the 5th October 2020
In Court 1, Court of Appeal Building (Capacity 10)
At 2 o'clock
For hearing
2020 140-142 Solicitors Mutual Defence Fund -v- Costigan & ors (2h)

In the Hugh Kennedy Court, Four Courts (Capacity 13)
At 2 o'clock
For hearing
2019 495 Tracey -v- Minister for Justice and Law Reform & Ors (1h 30 mins)

Tuesday the 6th October 2020
In Court 1, Court of Appeal Building (Capacity 10)
At 10.30 o'clock
For hearing
2018 305 Condron -v- Galway Holding Company Limited & Ors (1d)

In the Hugh Kennedy Court, Four Courts (Capacity 13)
At 10.30 o'clock
For hearing
2019 244 Leahy & anor -v- Bank of Scotland plc & ors

Wednesday the 7th October 2020
In Court 1, Court of Appeal Building (Capacity 10)
At 10.30 o'clock
For hearing
2018 319 Walsh -v- Walsh & Ors (1d)

In the Hugh Kennedy Court, Four Courts (Capacity 13)
At 10.30 o'clock
For hearing
2019 195 Kielthy -v- The Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food & Ors
2019 196 Wexford County Council -v- Kielthy (1d)

Thursday the 8th October 2020
In Court 1, Court of Appeal Building
At 10.30 o'clock
For hearing
2019 246 Allied Irish Banks plc -v- O'Callaghan & Ors (2h)

At 2 o'clock
For hearing (in camera)
2018 281 C -v- C (2h)

In the...