E-mails 'said AIB had recourse only to land'E-MAILS SENT by solicitors with the LK Shields law firm to the family of businessman Philip Lynch just hours before they signed…Thu Apr 07 2011 - 01:00
Court hears Lynch family liable for €25m loanTHE FINAL terms of a €25 million loan issued by AIB to buy development lands in Waterford gave the bank full recourse to businessman…Wed Apr 06 2011 - 01:00
Court agrees to fast-track challenges to Corrib decisionTHE COMMERCIAL Court has agreed to fast-track separate legal challenges by An Taisce and two local residents aimed at quashing…Tue Apr 05 2011 - 01:00
Investors sue advisers BDO for €20m over Polish projectCOMPANY DIRECTORS, pension fund trustees, a co-op and several retired professionals are among 43 Irish private investors suing…Tue Apr 05 2011 - 01:00
Solicitors sued over property dealCompany directors, pension fund trustees, a co-op and several retired professionals are among 43 Irish private investors suing…Mon Apr 04 2011 - 01:00
Court told ex-NIB chief must take consequences of failuresTHE DIRECTOR of Corporate Enforcement has argued before the Supreme Court that a former executive director of National Irish …Sat Apr 02 2011 - 01:00
AIB says family not held liable for all of developer's loansALLIED IRISH Banks has told the Commercial Court it is not contending that businessman Philip Lynch and his family are liable…Sat Apr 02 2011 - 01:00
Lynch denies he was 'remarkably careless' in protecting familyBUSINESSMAN PHILIP Lynch has denied a suggestion he was “remarkably careless” in protecting himself and his family when they …Fri Apr 01 2011 - 01:00
Court reserves judgment on Bailey extradition appealTHE HIGH Court has reserved judgment on whether to allow journalist Ian Bailey appeal to the Supreme Court to prevent his extradition…Fri Apr 01 2011 - 01:00
Bailey appeal ruling reservedThe High Court has reserved judgment on whether to allow journalist Ian Bailey appeal his extradition to France to the Supreme…Thu Mar 31 2011 - 01:00
Lynch says €25m land deal was 'a minor detail' in his life at the timeONE51 INVESTMENT group chief executive Philip Lynch has told the Commercial Court a €25 million deal in 2006/07 to buy development…Thu Mar 31 2011 - 01:00
One51 chief tells court he did not understand term 'recourse'BUSINESSMAN PHILIP Lynch told the Commercial Court yesterday that in 2006 and 2007 he had not understood what the terms “recourse…Wed Mar 30 2011 - 01:00
Irish Nationwide sued for breach of contractA CONSTRUCTION company has sued Irish Nationwide Building Society over €6Tue Mar 29 2011 - 01:00
ACC Bank secures €33m judgment against developerACC BANK has secured summary judgment for almost €33 million against a Dublin businessman arising from unpaid property loans…Tue Mar 29 2011 - 01:00
Court seeks advice on tribunal evidenceThe Supreme Court has asked the Attorney General to consider the standing of reports of tribunals in proceedings such as those…Mon Mar 28 2011 - 01:00
Bullied teacher awarded €88,000A HIGH Court judge has awarded €88,000 in damages to a teacher against the board of management of Ballinteer Community School…Fri Mar 25 2011 - 00:00
Identity papers challenge upheldThe High Court has struck down as unconstitutional a provision of the Immigration Act making it a criminal offence for a non-…Fri Mar 25 2011 - 00:00
Low-paid work conditions of 60 years ago 'still exist'THE CONDITIONS which led some 60 years ago to the establishment of a system for setting minimum pay and conditions for 190,000…Thu Mar 24 2011 - 00:00
Bullied teacher awarded €75,000A High Court judge has awarded €75,000 damages to a teacher against the board of management of Ballinteer Community School arising…Thu Mar 24 2011 - 00:00
Pension guarantees hit by EU-IMF termsTHE ECONOMIC crisis and terms of the International Monetary Fund-European Union bailout mean the Government cannot commit to …Thu Mar 24 2011 - 00:00
Lynch believed land deal had 'no risk' for familyONE51 INVESTMENT group chief executive Philip Lynch has told the Commercial Court he could “never, ever” have exposed himself…Thu Mar 24 2011 - 00:00
Waterford Crystal pension entitlement case opensA LEGAL action by 10 former workers with Waterford Crystal against the State over pension entitlements following the insolvency…Wed Mar 23 2011 - 00:00
Bailey seeks to appeal extradition rulingJOURNALIST IAN Bailey is seeking leave to appeal to the Supreme Court against a High Court decision permitting his extradition…Wed Mar 23 2011 - 00:00
McNamara regrets resignation at DonatexDEVELOPER Bernard McNamara has told the Commercial Court he “inadvertently” resigned from his company Donatex Ltd last January…Tue Mar 22 2011 - 00:00
'Mail' denies bid to damage goodwill of 'Tribune' titleTHE IRI SH Mail on Sunday newspaper has claimed before the Commercial Court there is no evidence of any damage, loss or prejudice…Tue Mar 22 2011 - 00:00
'Mail' in court over 'Sunday Tribune'The Irish Mail on Sunday newspaper has claimed there is no evidence of any damage, loss or prejudice resulting from its publication…Mon Mar 21 2011 - 00:00
Bank seeks €33m judgmentACC Bank is seeking summary judgment orders for almost €33 million against a Dublin businessman arising from unpaid property …Mon Mar 21 2011 - 00:00
High Court rules Bailey can be extraditedCOURT RULING: A HIGH Court judge has ruled Ian Bailey can be extradited to France in connection with the killing of French film…Sat Mar 19 2011 - 00:00
Court grants Bailey extraditionA High Court judge has directed that journalist Ian Bailey should be extradited to France in connection with the killing of French…Fri Mar 18 2011 - 00:00
Fast-food firms challenge constitutionality of Labour Court-approved pay agreementsA CHALLENGE by fast-food operators to the constitutionality of laws setting mandatory minimum rates of pay and conditions for…Thu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
Builder personally liable for €10m First Active case costsIN A landmark ruling, the High Court has found Galway developer Brian Cunningham is personally liable for some €10 million in…Thu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
Total of 671 houses to be repaired after €25.5m agreed in pyrite actionA TOTAL of 671 damaged houses on estates in north Dublin are to be repaired as a result of the €25Thu Mar 17 2011 - 00:00
Docklands authority argues McNamara case cannot proceedTHE RESIGNATION of developer Bernard McNamara as a director of his company Donatex Ltd in unclear circumstances has left that…Wed Mar 16 2011 - 00:00
Court rules developer liable for costsIn a landmark ruling, the High Court has found Galway developer Brian Cunningham is personally liable for legal costs estimated…Wed Mar 16 2011 - 00:00
Daughter of One51 chief denies giving 'hazy' account about loanA DAUGHTER of One51 investment group chief executive Philip Lynch has denied giving a “very, very hazy” versions of events leading…Wed Mar 16 2011 - 00:00
Pyrite housing settlement outlinedSome 670 damaged houses on estates in north Dublin are to be repaired as a result of the €25Wed Mar 16 2011 - 00:00
Case against pay laws opensA challenge by fast food operators to the constitutionality of laws setting mandatory minimum rates of pay and conditions for…Wed Mar 16 2011 - 00:00
US-based interior designer sued by ACC over Cork property loanA CALIFORNIA-BASED interior designer is being pursued by ACCBank for €1Tue Mar 15 2011 - 00:00
Dunnes finance chief says he has been excluded from work for no reasonDUNNES STORES head of finance Larry Howard has claimed before the High Court he has been placed on “garden leave” by the company…Tue Mar 15 2011 - 00:00
Daughter denies Lynch family expected rise in land valueA DAUGHTER of businessman Philip Lynch has denied the reason her family regarded a €25 million deal for purchase of lands at …Sat Mar 12 2011 - 00:00
Bank seeks €1.08m judgment for The Skylab building loansACC BANK has asked the Commercial Court to grant €1Fri Mar 11 2011 - 00:00
NIB settles court action to secure €15m from financierNATIONAL IRISH Bank has reached a settlement with financier Niall McFadden of proceedings aimed at enforcing judgments for more…Fri Mar 11 2011 - 00:00
Daughter signed loan document after callBUSINESSMAN PHILIP Lynch told his daughter in a phone call he would not proceed with a deal to buy lands for €25Fri Mar 11 2011 - 00:00
One51 chief and family sue AIB over loanWELL-KNOWN BUSINESSMAN Philip Lynch, his wife Eileen and their four children are suing AIB and two firms of solicitors in a bid…Thu Mar 10 2011 - 00:00
Damages for drover kicked by bullockA CATTLE drover who suffered a severe direct kick to the groin from a Limousin bullock at a cattle mart, resulting in significant…Thu Mar 10 2011 - 00:00
Drover to get damages over kickA cattle drover who suffered significant trauma and injuries after being kicked in the groin by a bullock at a mart is entitled…Wed Mar 09 2011 - 00:00
AIB claims transfer of lands to wife 'fraudulent'ALLIED IRISH Banks (AIB) has brought a court action to overturn a businessman’s transfer of lands in Co Kildare to his wife. …Wed Mar 09 2011 - 00:00
Developer awarded €4m over council's 'bungling'A HIGH COURT judge has awarded €4 million damages to a developer over “bungling and ineptitude of a high order” by Meath County…Wed Mar 09 2011 - 00:00
Court awards €4m to developerA High Court judge has awarded €4 million damages to a developer over "bungling and ineptitude of a high order" by Meath County…Tue Mar 08 2011 - 00:00
