D2 challenged power of inspectors to search offices for evidence related to redundancies

Investigation into collective redundancies at department store to go ahead

OCS Properties has applied to Dublin City Council for permission to convert store into a hotel, shops, offices and bars

OCS Properties wants to add rooftop level to former department store for bars and restaurants

Deirdre Foley and her company D2 Private are contesting the seizure of material

Counsel for D2 and Deridre Foley claim siezure of documents ‘wholly unlawful’ and breach right to privacy

Decision to enter offices and take paperwork was in the public interest after 460 department store staff lost jobs, counsel argues

Inspectors claim ‘directors pack’ contained information about employees and action is opposed by Deirdre Foley’s D2 Private

Claim ‘directors pack’ contained information about employees

Inspector alleges decision to wind up company not made independently of applicants

D2 Private owner Deirdre Foley ‘directly involved’ in events preceding redundancies at Clerys, court told

Investment firm D2 Private seeks order after inspectors enter offices and remove laptop

Quadrant part-funded the €29m purchase of Clerys by D2 Private

Non-bank financiers get involved as banks tend to avoid speculative deals since crisis

Spire portfolio was for sale for €10m and may be incorporated into famed ex-shop

Legal experts will examine situations where company’s assets are split from operating entity

The battle of the supermarkets, property prices, Irish Water and revelations about Volkswagen dominated headlines in 2015

Property investor Deidre Foley’s D2 Private reports loss of €775,000 for last year

Owen Killian of Aryzta comes under pressure from institutional investors

Company law adequate to deal with issues arising from liquidation