Case Over bar the Costs

Spook_ie

22/01/2012 - 17:42:00
The High Court has refused an application made by a DCU student to place an injunction to stop six national newspapers from identifying him.

Eoin McKeogh sought the injunction following an earlier battle over an online video that wrongly implied he had not paid a taxi fare.

At today's ruling, the High Court judge Mr. Justice Michael Peart said that it was incredible to think that a video of a man, who ran off without paying a taxi fare in Monkstown in Dublin last November, could lead to a High Court case with legal fees likely to amount to the cost of a "sufficient house" anywhere in Ireland.

He said he was completely satisfied that Eoin McKeogh was not the man in the taxi on that date, as he had produced a boarding card proving he was in Japan at the time of the offence, and the taxi driver later admitted in court that Mr McKeogh was not the person he picked up that night.

He said unfortunately the court does not have a magic wand and the damage has already been done.

The court heard that a person, using the pseudonym - Daithi 14U - had indicated on YouTube last December that he or she thought it was Eoin McKeogh in the video, and this is what has led to this court case.

However, Mr Justice Michael Peart said the courts are required to administer justice in public and that this requirement far exceeds the right to privacy.

Therefore, he refused Mr McKeogh's application for an injunction to stop six national newspapers - The Irish Examiner, The Star, The Independent, The Sunday Times, The Evening Herald and The Irish Times from naming or identifying him.

An application for costs has been adjourned until Friday, February 10.

Read more: http://breakingnews.ie/ireland/court-denies-injunction-to-dcu-student-536901.html#ixzz1kDZPq4CZ


So now the case is over, can we unlock the threads that were locked so we can continue administering AH justice

Ghandee

Spook_ie wrote: »

22/01/2012 - 17:42:00
The High Court has refused an application made by a DCU student to place an injunction to stop six national newspapers from identifying him.

Eoin McKeogh sought the injunction following an earlier battle over an online video that wrongly implied he had not paid a taxi fare.

At today's ruling, the High Court judge Mr. Justice Michael Peart said that it was incredible to think that a video of a man, who ran off without paying a taxi fare in Monkstown in Dublin last November, could lead to a High Court case with legal fees likely to amount to the cost of a "sufficient house" anywhere in Ireland.

He said he was completely satisfied that Eoin McKeogh was not the man in the taxi on that date, as he had produced a boarding card proving he was in Japan at the time of the offence, and the taxi driver later admitted in court that Mr McKeogh was not the person he picked up that night.

He said unfortunately the court does not have a magic wand and the damage has already been done.

The court heard that a person, using the pseudonym - Daithi 14U - had indicated on YouTube last December that he or she thought it was Eoin McKeogh in the video, and this is what has led to this court case.

However, Mr Justice Michael Peart said the courts are required to administer justice in public and that this requirement far exceeds the right to privacy.

Therefore, he refused Mr McKeogh's application for an injunction to stop six national newspapers - The Irish Examiner, The Star, The Independent, The Sunday Times, The Evening Herald and The Irish Times from naming or identifying him.

An application for costs has been adjourned until Friday, February 10.

Read more: http://breakingnews.ie/ireland/court-denies-injunction-to-dcu-student-536901.html#ixzz1kDZPq4CZ


So now the case is over, can we unlock the threads that were locked so we can continue administering AH justice

Please God no.

44leto

To avoid the legal costs, it would be a good idea for him to do a runner to Japan now.

Spook_ie

Ghandee wrote: »

Please God no.

And what do you have againt mob rule and AH justice....heresy! burn Ghandee, burn him!

oppenheimer1

And the Daily mail identified the real taxi runner.

The judge said costs will come to to roughly the same amount as a house in any part of the country... 7 full legal teams. :eek:

The other part of the case is still ongoing wrt to the websites by the way.

ColeTrain

44leto wrote: »

To avoid the legal costs, it would be a good idea for him to do a runner to Japan now.

That would probably be worse for his image than jumping out of a cab.

biko

Leave Eoin alone

Lock.