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Case Review

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  • 22-05-2020 8:50pm
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    karlitob
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    Hi all,

    Is there an online library - or something to that effect - where I can review cases relating to a particular Act. For example, is there documentation uploaded on Case Number: XXX/2019 in the District Court for Road Act.

    Be interesting to understand what arguments were made, and the findings of the judge.

    Thank you.


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    Uncle Pierre
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    Am far from a legal expert, and I'm not sure I understand exactly what you're looking for, but I can tell you that you won't find any in-depth records of proceedings in a case that was dealt with in the District Court.

    The local newspaper is probably your best bet for any account of it, and even then, probably only if it's in a provincial area. Bear in mind too that even if a District Court case went on for three hours, a newspaper reporter will probably summarise it in less than 300 words, unless it's particularly interesting to the general public rather than just those involved in it.


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    Victor
    Registered Users Posts: 78,352 ✭✭✭✭Victor


    karlitob wrote: »
    Is there an online library - or something to that effect - where I can review cases relating to a particular Act. For example, is there documentation uploaded on Case Number: XXX/2019 in the District Court for Road Act.
    Most cases, while varying in their facts, are very similar in the application of the law. For example, if Joe Bloggs is stopped for speeding, you needn't study every single road traffic case or speeding case, you only need to study relevant ones, i.e. the ones that set precedents. Precedents are principles that are decided in one case and used in other cases. These precedents will dictate to a large extent how the vast majority of cases will play out. For a speeding case, the relevant precedents will be about speeding and the various procedures involved in processing a case from detecting the speeding through to the finalisation of the court case.

    Aside from http://courts.ie/ there are some sites like https://www.bailii.org/ that collate a large number of cases. However, many of these cases, while of utmost importance to those involved, do not create precedents - they're about the best presentation of the case by the parties.

    There are also newer services like https://www.vizlegal.com/

    If it is specifically the Roads Act / Road Traffic Act, there is a variety of hefty tomes, e.g. https://legalbooks.ie/products/road_traffic_law_handbook_dawson and https://bloomsburyprofessionalireland.com/practice-areas/road-traffic-law/7/


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