[4] She received the John Brooks Scholarship at the Inns for achieving the highest marks.
[2] She appeared in the Cityview Press case which clarified the law on the nondelegation doctrine in Ireland.
She appeared in another Article 26 reference made by Mary Robinson regarding the Matrimonial Home Bill 1993.
Her decision to resign as chair before the commission completed its report was controversial.
She presided over the High Court hearing in A v Governor of Arbour Hill Prison, ordering the release of a prisoner convicted of statutory rape due to an earlier finding that the offence he was convicted of was contrary to the Constitution of Ireland.
[7] In 2012, she dismissed an action taken by Thomas Pringle regarding the legality of the European Stability Mechanism.
[7] During her time at the High Court, ten per cent of reported judgments were written by Laffoy.