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- 19/02/1981-25/10/1988
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Initially listed as Mr and Mrs Adrian English and others, a group of approximately 80 couples came together as the Married Couples Tax Association to challenge Irish Government on how tax was being applied to married couples (constitutionality of section 21 of Finance Act 1980). (Linked to ruling in Murphy case delivered in April 1980 by Supreme Court which ruled sections unconstitutional since State had considered wife's income to be husbands and taxed accordingly. Mary Robinson was Senior Counsel on both this and the Murphy case which is not in this archive.). High Court hearing before Justice Barrington 24/06/1984, judgement 16/07/1984, notice of appeal 07/09/1984 and Supreme Court Judgement 12/11/1985.
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02/02/2023
05/11/2024