Supreme Court refuses to halt civil trial against former Irish Nationwide boss Michael Fingleton
Plaintiffs fell ‘considerably’ short of threshold that would convince court it should dismiss his case before a hearing
Plaintiffs fell ‘considerably’ short of threshold that would convince court it should dismiss his case before a hearing
Finance director of building society that collapsed with €6bn debt faces sanction
Supreme Court is yet to rule on Michael Fingleton’s request for the case to be halted
John Stanley Purcell is the final individual subject to inquiry among five senior INBS figures originally put forward for investigation in 2015
Former CEO of Irish Nationwide Building Society, who was worth €75 million in 2006, left with less than €25,000 in two personal bank accounts, court told
Former property tycoon who spent years in prison in Brazil fighting extradition is now in an Irish jail
Brian Fitzgibbon says claims by Mr Lynn ‘are all lies’
Court to consider when it is appropriate to dismiss proceedings where a defendant is unable, due to ill-health, to defend a civil claim
Underwriter tells court her career ‘nose dived’ after it emerged former solicitor’s €4.1m loan with her employer was in difficulty
Mr Justice Denis McDonald said the plaintiff must be clear which of its claims are ‘actionable’ and which are ‘neutral’ paragraphs
Fingleton’s lawyers submitted that a Court of Appeal decision said the case against him had significantly narrowed
Court of Appeal decision refused to halt trial
High Court will ask NI counterpart to allow questioning of three former building society employees who have not responded to queries over collapse of business
Part of case IBRC liquidators are seeking to pursue are ‘out’ according to appeal court, says judge
Court filings say the prominent former banker also had outstanding judgement debts of more than €10.7m at the end of last year
Former Irish Nationwide Building Society chief once worth €75m, court filings show
Court of Appeal rules that former Irish Nationwide boss’s ill-health does not put him at risk of ‘unfair trial or an unjust result’ in €290m action
IBRC counsel says still ‘in the public interest’ to pursue case even if no chance of recovering money from former Irish Nationwide boss
Home loans manager says he never met or spoke with him
Former solicitor says banker Michael Fingleton ‘threw him to the wolves’
Former solicitor tells court translation difficulties delayed return from Brazil
Accused also describes paying for banker’s flights to Portugal and Hungary
Former solicitor says he was driven but was not a thief
Courts hears of dispute within INBS over who signed off on loan for Howth house
‘Our procedures could have been better’ former Irish Nationwide auditor tells court
Court of Appeal expresses concerns over capacity to give legal instructions
Regulator has concluded 144 enforcement actions since 2006
High Court sets October 2022 date for trial pending outcome of appeal by former building society chief executive
Only one of five men originally subject to public inquiry remains under investigation
Every file examined in review ahead of planned sale of building society ‘had something missing’
Total fees attached to long-running INBS inquiry yet to emerge
IBRC claims include €6bn losses arose from loans made when Fingleton was CEO
Gary McCollum denies having been head of commercial lending with Irish Nationwide
Evidence dealing with ‘confidential borrower information’ will be heard in private session
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