Woman appeals High Court decision in legal-aid disputeA WOMAN has appealed to the Supreme Court against a High Court finding that the Legal Aid Board did not breach fair procedures…Wed Feb 24 2010 - 00:00
Businessman given fortnight to update statement of assetsA BUSINESSMAN who “forgot” to list dozens of properties in a statement of his assets has been given two more weeks by a High …Tue Feb 23 2010 - 00:00
McNamara to provide sworn assets statementDEVELOPER BERNARD McNamara will provide a sworn statement of his assets and liabilities to investors pursuing him for €62Tue Feb 23 2010 - 00:00
Greencore 'failed to disclose' plant safety issuesTHE GREENCORE group failed to disclose, when selling premises of Drummonds Ltd in Co Louth last year where two workers died just…Tue Feb 23 2010 - 00:00
Man given two weeks to give Esso detailsA businessman who “forgot” to list dozens of properties in a statement of his assets has been given two more weeks by a High …Mon Feb 22 2010 - 00:00
Greencore being sued over safety letterThe Greencore group failed to disclose, when selling premises of Drummonds Ltd in Co Louth last year where two workers died just…Mon Feb 22 2010 - 00:00
McNamara 'to give assets statement'Developer Bernard McNamara will provide a sworn statement of his assets and liabilities to investors pursuing him for €62Mon Feb 22 2010 - 00:00
Brendan Murtagh insolvent, court toldBUSINESSMAN BRENDAN Murtagh is insolvent, the Commercial Court heard yesterdaySat Feb 20 2010 - 00:00
Land valued at €31m worth just €0.6m nowDEVELOPMENT LANDS in Athlone, Co Westmeath, valued in 2006 at €31 million have a current value of €600,000, Bank of Ireland told…Sat Feb 20 2010 - 00:00
Couples secure six-month stay over €3m loanTWO COUPLES have secured a six-month stay on a judgment for some €3Sat Feb 20 2010 - 00:00
McNamara looks for 'non-disclosure' deal on dataDEVELOPER BERNARD McNamara has sought to compel investors pursuing him for €62Fri Feb 19 2010 - 00:00
Vast sums spent on 'defective' infill case should be spent fixing homes, says counselTHE “VAST resources” being spent on the lengthy court battle between Menolly Homes and companies in the Lagan group over cracks…Fri Feb 19 2010 - 00:00
Court puts development for Ballymore Eustace on holdTHE SUPREME Court has upheld arguments by An Taisce that the question of whether a housing and retail development at Ballymore…Fri Feb 19 2010 - 00:00
High Court hears pyrite infill caseThe “vast resources” being spent on the lengthy court battle between Menolly Homes and companies in the Lagan group over cracks…Thu Feb 18 2010 - 00:00
HSBC's Irish arm is given time to amend defence in Madoff caseA HIGH Court judge has permitted the Irish arm of European banking giant HBSC to refrain from specifying – at this stage – the…Thu Feb 18 2010 - 00:00
Lambert estate to pay half the legal costs of relatives who contested willTWO RELATIVES who brought an unsuccessful challenge to the last will of the late art collector Gordon Lambert are entitled to…Wed Feb 17 2010 - 00:00
State responds in challenge to life sentencesTHE STATE is entitled, both under the Constitution and the European Convention on Human Rights, to enact laws stipulating a mandatory…Wed Feb 17 2010 - 00:00
Court protection for fitness chainThe High Court has continued court protection for the Jackie Skelly chain of ten fitness clubs after being told its cash flows…Wed Feb 17 2010 - 00:00
BoI seeking orders on developer GatelyBANK OF Ireland is seeking judgment orders for €17Tue Feb 16 2010 - 00:00
Sweeney submits to €2.7m order on loansGALWAY BUSINESSMAN John Sweeney, whose Black Shore Holdings company was wound up last week, has consented to a €2Tue Feb 16 2010 - 00:00
Proprietor to outline honouring of contractA MAN described by a High Court judge as having “a frenetic obsession” with acquiring “more and more properties” across Ireland…Tue Feb 16 2010 - 00:00
Lambert relatives get half costsTwo relatives who brought an unsucessful challenge to the last will of the late art collector Gordon Lambert are entitled to …Tue Feb 16 2010 - 00:00
Action urged over forged signatures on loan papersA HIGH Court judge has asked the DPP to examine forged signatures on ACCBank loan papers as well as a “fictitious” P60 in the…Sat Feb 13 2010 - 00:00
US movie firm fails to get order on Clare houseA CALIFORNIAN film production company has failed to get an Irish High Court order for possession of the Clare home of a film-…Sat Feb 13 2010 - 00:00
Judge refuses to halt building defects case over document discovery failuresA HIGH Court judge has refused to halt a long-running action to establish the cause of defects in hundreds of homes in north …Sat Feb 13 2010 - 00:00
Court protection for Sweeney firms extended to 100 daysA HIGH Court judge has continued court protection for four companies in Galway businessman John Sweeney’s Black Shore group, …Fri Feb 12 2010 - 00:00
Judge refuses to halt Menolly caseA High Court judge has refused to halt a long-running action to establish the cause of defects in hundreds of homes in north …Fri Feb 12 2010 - 00:00
Receiver to Irish IT firm seeks order setting aside software rights transferTHE BANK-APPOINTED receiver to an Irish information technology company employing 60 people is seeking a court order setting aside…Fri Feb 12 2010 - 00:00
Examiner for Sweeny firmsA High Court judge has continued court protection for four companies in Galway businessman John Sweeney’s Black Shore group which…Thu Feb 11 2010 - 00:00
Woman not told of revocation of deportation orderA NIGERIAN woman, who won an important Supreme Court judgment last month with wider implications for asylum seekers and other…Thu Feb 11 2010 - 00:00
Liquidator appointed to Black Shore groupA LIQUIDATOR has been appointed by the High Court to Black Shore Holdings Ltd (BSH), the insolvent holding company for a large…Thu Feb 11 2010 - 00:00
Birth disability case settled with €500,000 payoutA SETTLEMENT of €500,000, plus legal costs, has been approved by the High Court against consultant psychiatrist Prof Patricia…Wed Feb 10 2010 - 00:00
Dublin firm regains possession of jetA DUBLIN-BASED aircraft leasing company has regained possession of a Boeing jet at the centre of a dispute with a Spanish airline…Tue Feb 09 2010 - 00:00
Retired couple sues Bloxham for €470,450 'lost on bond'A RETIRED couple who claim they have lost €470,450 because of allegedly negligent advice from Bloxham stockbrokers about an investment…Tue Feb 09 2010 - 00:00
Birth injuries court case settledThe High Court has approved a settlement of €500,000 against two doctors in the case of a child born with disabilities allegedly…Tue Feb 09 2010 - 00:00
Couple sue Bloxham over bond lossesA retired couple who claim they have lost €470,450 because of allegedly negligent advice from Bloxham Stockbrokers about an investment…Mon Feb 08 2010 - 00:00
Mother denies guilt at disability led her to forget pregnancy risks adviceA WOMAN with a psychiatric illness has denied that “guilt” about her daughter being born with disabilities had led her to “expel…Sat Feb 06 2010 - 00:00
Mother agrees she was told of risk to babies from drugsTHE MOTHER who claims her daughter was born with disabilities because she was not advised to stop taking certain drugs for psychiatric…Fri Feb 05 2010 - 00:00
Mother says she was not told of birth defect riskA MOTHER of two who suffers from depression has alleged in the High Court she was never advised by consultant psychiatrist Prof…Thu Feb 04 2010 - 00:00
Alleged discussion on abortion 'not part of case'THE COURT heard a particular claim which had been pleaded in the case of Rebecca was not being pursued in the child’s case.Thu Feb 04 2010 - 00:00
Birth injuries due to prescription drug, court toldA YOUNG girl suffered serious injuries at birth due to alleged negligence by psychiatrist Prof Patricia Casey and a consultant…Wed Feb 03 2010 - 00:00
ACCBank claiming €7m from solicitorACCBANK IS claiming €7 million damages from a solicitor who previously acted for it over his alleged failure to ensure the bank…Wed Feb 03 2010 - 00:00
€3.2m judgment against brothersACCBANK HAS secured €3.2 million judgment orders against two brothers on personal guarantees over development loans.Tue Feb 02 2010 - 00:00
Construction said to be worth €48m done without contractA HIGH COURT judge has described as “rather astonishing” the carrying out of construction and other works with an alleged value…Tue Feb 02 2010 - 00:00
Project manager sued for over €5.3mA PROJECT manager and his company are being sued for more than €5Tue Feb 02 2010 - 00:00
Diageo seeks €3.2m order over personal guaranteeDRINKS GIANT Diageo Ireland is seeking €3Tue Feb 02 2010 - 00:00
Court directs Smart purchaser to furnish full asset statementTHREE businessmen, including Smart Telecom purchaser Brendan Murtagh, have agreed to provide full statements of their assets …Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Legal actions by Barclays against developers settled and struck outLEGAL ACTIONS in which Barclays Bank sought €9 million judgment orders against well-known property developers David Courtney …Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Supreme Court refuses to halt trial of vetTHE SUPREME Court has refused to halt the trial of a veterinary surgeon on charges of illegally issuing movement certificates…Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
Legal actions by Barclays against developers settled and struck outLEGAL ACTIONS in which Barclays Bank sought €9 million judgment orders against well-known property developers David Courtney …Sat Jan 30 2010 - 00:00
