Chartbusters scheme approvedA scheme aimed at ensuring the survival of 28 Chartbusters home entertainment stores employing 172 people has been approved at…Tue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00
Two sued for €8.5m over Cape Verde default claimARCHITECT BRIAN Murphy-O’Connor and a businessman are suing two other businessmen for some €8Tue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00
Developer fails to show in courtProperty developer Paddy Kelly was not represented at the Commercial Court today when Bank of Ireland secured an order for judgment…Mon Apr 27 2009 - 01:00
VEC in challenge to equality hearing on gay teacherA LEGAL challenge has been brought to stop the Equality Tribunal investigating a range of claims by a former teacher of being…Sat Apr 25 2009 - 01:00
Survival plan for Chartbusters given more timeTHE EXAMINER of Chartbusters home entertainment stores has been given more time to put together a survival scheme for the stores…Fri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
Disciplinary hearing 'infected' principal claimsTHE PRINCIPAL of a Co Meath national school has told the High Court he believes a disciplinary hearing into complaints against…Thu Apr 23 2009 - 01:00
Parents of autistic boy seek €50,000 a monthTHE PARENTS of a brain damaged autistic child have told the High Court that ongoing care for their son at a specialised private…Thu Apr 23 2009 - 01:00
Man ordered to repay €12m ACC Bank loanA BUSINESSMAN has been ordered by the Commercial Court to repay to ACC Bank €12 million arising from loans made to him over a…Thu Apr 23 2009 - 01:00
Meeting on 50% company share disputedA BUSINESSMAN involved in a property development company with another man has claimed he learned the cash assets of that company…Wed Apr 22 2009 - 01:00
Bank seeks orders requiring developer to repay €5.2m loansIIB BANK plc is seeking court orders requiring a property developer to repay loans of some €5Wed Apr 22 2009 - 01:00
Company's chairman claims he was defrauded along with bankTHE CHAIRMAN of the board of a kitchen and bathroom supply company has denied claims of carrying on the company’s business in…Tue Apr 21 2009 - 01:00
Authority hit with costs over Breeo appealThe Competition Authority is facing a substantial legal costs bill following its unsuccessful High Court defence of its refusal…Tue Apr 21 2009 - 01:00
Banks making repeated court applications to recover loansBANKS AND financial institutions are applying to the Commercial Court on a weekly basis in a bid to recover multi-million-euro…Tue Apr 21 2009 - 01:00
Man seeks miscarriage of justice declarationA Co Galway man has asked the Court of Criminal Appeal to declare a miscarriage of justice arising from his recently overturned…Mon Apr 20 2009 - 01:00
Ruling against school on expelled boyA STUDENT has won his High Court challenge to his expulsion from a second-level school over an incident during a school charity…Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
State claims Izevbekhai case based on 'a lie'THE STATE has told the Supreme Court that it has evidence which, if true, means the lengthy legal bid by Nigerian mother Pamela…Sat Apr 04 2009 - 01:00
Challenge by Ryanair over service to Knock is dismissedA CHALLENGE by Ryanair to a Government decision awarding Aer Arann a public contract to provide a scheduled service between Dublin…Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
Developer accuses EBS of fake valuationsA DEVELOPER being pursued by the Educational Building Society over loans of €8Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
Nevin lawyers seek documents on State witnessesCatherine Nevin was at the Court of Criminal Appeal today for the hearing of her application for orders requiring the DPP to …Fri Apr 03 2009 - 01:00
Doctor suspended over 'deceit' and sex crime claimsAN IRISH doctor who re- registered to practise medicine here just months before he allegedly jumped bail in Florida on child …Thu Apr 02 2009 - 01:00
Woman gets €6.5m for misdiagnosed haemorrhageA woman who had a brain haemorrhage misdiagnosed as migraine and is now confined to a wheelchair with paralysis in both legs …Wed Apr 01 2009 - 01:00
Publicans face contempt proceedings on price-fixingTHE COMPETITION Authority is seeking to have the chief executives of two publicans’ organisations brought before the High Court…Wed Apr 01 2009 - 01:00
Judgment reserved in Portmarnock Golf Club caseTHE RULES of Portmarnock Golf Club do not state it excludes women but rather say that membership is limited to men, counsel for…Wed Apr 01 2009 - 01:00
Talks under way to resolve Kelly's legal disputeTALKS ARE under way between property developer Paddy Kelly and a former business partner in an effort to resolve a long and bitter…Tue Mar 31 2009 - 01:00
ACC sues solicitor over unpaid €12m loans to clientACCBANK IS suing its former solicitor for a potential €12 million damages over his alleged failure to put in place necessary …Tue Mar 31 2009 - 01:00
Sentence increased to four years in abuse caseA father of eight who videotaped himself having sex with a 15-year-old girl after plying her with alcopops and drugs the night…Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
NIB to sue property firm, directors over €37m loansNational Irish Bank is suing Durkan New Homes, two of its directors and another company over alleged failure to repay loans totalling…Mon Mar 30 2009 - 01:00
Ex-FF councillor will have to change lifestyle, says judgeA HIGH Court judge has said a former Fianna Fáil councillor who “enjoyed the good life” before his auctioneering business in …Sat Mar 28 2009 - 00:00
Court ruling in case linked to MadoffIN A case arising from the Bernard Madoff fraud, the High Court has ruled an Irish-registered investment fund has a credible …Sat Mar 28 2009 - 00:00
Settlement reached in action against judge and sonIT IS believed a settlement has been reached in a legal action brought against a district judge and his son over their alleged…Thu Mar 26 2009 - 00:00
McKevitt bid for fresh appeal hearing rejectedFormer Real IRA leader Michael McKevitt has failed to secure a fresh hearing of his appeal against his conviction for organising…Thu Mar 26 2009 - 00:00
Ex-soldier loses claim over Army liabilityA FORMER soldier who claimed he was sexually assaulted by a sergeant major over several years while serving in the Defence Forces…Wed Mar 25 2009 - 00:00
Jim Sheridan and wife sue for €4m over house defectsFILM DIRECTOR Jim Sheridan and his wife Fran have sued for more than €4 million over allegedly defective works to their luxury…Tue Mar 24 2009 - 00:00
Solicitor claims €10m paid out by him to developerSTRUCK-OFF SOLICITOR Thomas Byrne has told the High Court that property developer John Kelly received more than €10 million from…Sat Mar 21 2009 - 00:00
Kerry Group wins appeal over BreeoTHE HIGH Court has overturned the Competition Authority’s refusal to permit the acquisition by the Kerry Group of Breeo, the …Fri Mar 20 2009 - 00:00
High Court rules Eagle Star may not halt equality inquiryINSURANCE COMPANY Eagle Star has lost a High Court bid to stop the Equality Tribunal investigating complaints of discrimination…Thu Mar 19 2009 - 00:00
Developer denies instructing solicitor not to pay loansPROPERTY DEVELOPER John Kelly has denied he instructed his solicitor Thomas Byrne not to pay off some €8 million loans owed to…Thu Mar 19 2009 - 00:00
Kerry Group wins appeal over Breeo dealThe High Court has overturned the Competition Authority’s refusal to permit the acquisition by the Kerry Group of Breeo, the …Thu Mar 19 2009 - 00:00
Eagle Star loses bid to halt discrimination inquiryInsurance company Eagle Star has lost a High Court bid to stop the Equality Tribunal investigating complaints of discrimination…Wed Mar 18 2009 - 00:00
Developer tells court his liabilities exceed assetsWELL-KNOWN property developer Paddy Kelly has told the Commercial Court his liabilities exceed his assets and he is considering…Tue Mar 17 2009 - 00:00
Job losses at Chartbusters not as bad as expectedMORE JOBS at Chartbusters home entertainment stores will be saved than was originally anticipated even with the closure this …Tue Mar 17 2009 - 00:00
Investment funds get order for bank to release assetsTWO IRISH-LISTED investment funds have secured court orders requiring the Irish arm of banking giant HSBC to release sums of …Sat Mar 14 2009 - 00:00
Outdated laws hindering Anglo inquiry, court toldOUTDATED COMPANIES legislation is hampering the investigation by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement into the…Sat Mar 14 2009 - 00:00
US trustee will not participate in High Court caseIRISH ACTION: THE US trustee handling the liquidation of the business of $50 billion fraudster Bernard Madoff has told the High…Fri Mar 13 2009 - 00:00
High Court appoints provisional liquidator to Principles fashion chainA PROVISIONAL liquidator has been appointed by the High Court to Principles, the women’s fashion chain which employs 220 people…Fri Mar 13 2009 - 00:00
Court appoints provisional liquidator to PrinciplesA provisional liquidator has been appointed by the High Court to the Principles company of clothing stores which employs 220 …Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
Judge says integrity of planning process a 'vital national interest'A HIGH Court judge has said the courts should never lose sight of the fact that the integrity of the planning process is a “vital…Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
Irish Nationwide manager seeks to halt internal inquiryAN IRISH Nationwide Building Society branch manager has asked the High Court for orders halting an inquiry by the society into…Thu Mar 12 2009 - 00:00
Separated father restrained from communicating with social workersTHREE SOCIAL workers who expressed fears for their safety due to threats and abuse from a separated father after his three children…Wed Mar 11 2009 - 00:00
