to find a balance between proper legal procedures and thehigh levels of skill" needed in child law cases to protect the welfare of children and deal with Constitutional questions about legal representation. Holding of the Supreme Court.: MacMenamin J. thought that the commencement should be that parents shouldn't get a cost order in District Court child care cases unless there are specific features to the case in question. For example: (i) A decision that the CFA started or kept the proceedings without good reason, arbitrarily, or capriciously; (ii) Where the case's outcome was very clear and transparent (iii) where, given the duration and complexity of the procedures, leaving the parental figures or external parties to bear the costs would be unfair; (iv) Any time a District Court wants to go against the general rule and award costs, it has to explain why. These reasons must point to a clear part or issue of the case that made it truly special. All cases are different, however not every instance is extraordinary.. The difference that makes a costs order justified has to do with whether or not there was an unusual or never-before-seen issue or issues that needed to be decided or whether the case was properly decided and within its scope of jurisdiction determined a point that applied to many different types of cases. MacMenamin J. said, in response to the Circuit Court's first question, that the Circuit Court should only overturn decisions made by the District Court if there is a deviation from the guidelines and standards outlined in this judgment. The case was sent back to the Circuit Court so that the above principles could be applied. Subsequent developments The Supreme Court's decision was final and changed how courts would decide costs in the future when it came to the Child and Family Agency. This case had an effect on how many other cases were decided. See also Courts of the Republic of Ireland Health Service Executive Tusla References External links Courts of Justice Act 1947 Child Care Act 1991 Supreme Court of Ireland cases 2015 in Irish law 2015 in case law Family law in the Republic of Ireland