"Supermac's boss Pat McDonagh is to oppose an environmental group's entitlement to costs protection in a judicial review case that has placed the opening of a multi-million-euro motorway plaza in jeopardy."
"The businessman claimed the judicial review process was "being abused" due to special rules that mean persons who commence lawsuits to protect the environment are not generally penalised with costs orders if they lose."
Pat McDonagh, owner of the Supermac's chain, will oppose an environmental group's entitlement to costs protection in a judicial review. The judicial review has placed the opening of a multi‑million‑euro motorway plaza in jeopardy. McDonagh claimed the judicial review process is being abused because special rules mean environmental litigants are not generally penalised with costs orders if they lose. He argues that costs protection can encourage meritless challenges and delay development projects. The opposition seeks to contest availability of that protection to reduce perceived abuses, protect investment, and safeguard project timelines. A change could alter litigation incentives in environmental cases.
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