Woman hit by car wins €2m settlement of court actionA WOMAN who suffered severe brain and physical injuries as a teenager after being struck by a car just after disembarking from…Thu Nov 04 2010 - 00:00
Liquidator appointed to Pierse GroupAn order winding up Pierse Contracting and Pierse Building Services with the loss of 109 jobs was made at the High Court today…Thu Nov 04 2010 - 00:00
Woman settles action over breast cancer diagnosisA CO Galway woman has settled her High Court action against the Health Service Executive (HSE) over an alleged litany of failures…Wed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00
Judge cuts legal and administration feesA HIGH Court judge has imposed cuts ranging from 16 to 21 per cent on fees sought by an insurance company administrator and his…Wed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00
Solicitors action on court transfer rejectedTHE HIGH Court has rejected a legal action by four solicitors aimed at having sittings of New Ross District Court transferred…Wed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00
Trader to pursue bank for bonusA trader in Allied Irish Banks' capital markets division who sued over failure to pay a €161,000 bonus for his performance during…Wed Nov 03 2010 - 00:00
Fingleton omits €27m pension from assetsA HIGH COURT judge has described as “extraordinary” the failure by former Irish Nationwide Building Society chief executive Michael…Tue Nov 02 2010 - 00:00
Anglo pursues former director for €50mANGLO IRISH Bank is seeking summary judgment for more than €50 million against a former director and one-time head of the bank…Tue Nov 02 2010 - 00:00
McKillen loses Nama case against €2.1bn loans acquisitionPROPERTY INVESTOR Paddy McKillen has lost his Commercial Court action to prevent the transfer of some €2Tue Nov 02 2010 - 00:00
Judgment order against FingletonA judge today made summary judgment orders for €13Mon Nov 01 2010 - 00:00
Court to hear action over prison knife assault againTHE SUPREME Court has directed the High Court to rehear an action by a former prisoner who was slashed in the face and body during…Sat Oct 30 2010 - 01:00
Court to take redress award into accountTHE SUPREME Court has ruled that a family law court is entitled to take into account an award made by the Residential Institutions…Fri Oct 29 2010 - 01:00
Judge to hear arguments before ruling on challenge to McDowell roleCOURT HEARING: A HIGH Court judge will hear arguments on behalf of the Moriarty tribunal today before deciding how to deal with…Thu Oct 28 2010 - 01:00
Toxic clean-up legal case settledA LEGAL action over alleged breaches of agreements to clear contaminated materials from the former Irish Steel plant site at …Thu Oct 28 2010 - 01:00
Pierse court protection extendedPierse Contracting has been given one week to convince the High Court to continue court protection to it after a judge today …Thu Oct 28 2010 - 01:00
Drumm given deadline to reveal state of financesANGLO IRISH Bank’s former chief executive David Drumm has until Friday next to file a statement of his assets and liabilities…Wed Oct 27 2010 - 01:00
McDowell appointment challengedA High Court judge will hear arguments from the Moriary tribunal tomorrow before deciding how to deal with applicaitons by businessmen…Wed Oct 27 2010 - 01:00
Statement of Drumm's assets soughtAnglo Irish Bank’s former chief executive David Drumm has until Friday next to file a statement of his assets and liabilities…Tue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00
Aer Arann protection extendedThe High Court has extended court protection for Aer Arann to next Friday when it will be asked to approve survival plans for…Tue Oct 26 2010 - 01:00
Quinn administrator fees approved in High CourtTHE HIGH Court has approved further fees for the joint administrators of Quinn Insurance and their firm, Grant Thornton, for …Sat Oct 23 2010 - 01:00
Drumm's wife agrees to set aside original home transfer into her nameTHE WIFE of former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive David Drumm has agreed that the controversial May 2009 transfer into her …Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Quinn administration fees approvedThe High Court has approved further fees for the joint administrators of Quinn Insurance and their firm, Grant Thornton, for …Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Judge says beggar's legal action 'without merit'A HIGH Court judge has dismissed as “preposterous” and “utterly without merit” a challenge by a young woman beggar to her conviction…Fri Oct 22 2010 - 01:00
Drumm house transfer set asideThe wife of former Anglo Irish Bank chief executive David Drumm has agreed the controversial May 2009 transfer into her sole …Thu Oct 21 2010 - 01:00
Developer claims signature on loan guarantee was not hisA PROPERTY developer being pursued by Bank of Scotland Ireland for €8Thu Oct 21 2010 - 01:00
'Preposterous' begging case dismissedA High Court judge has dismissed as “preposterous” and “utterly without merit” a challenge by a young woman beggar to her conviction…Thu Oct 21 2010 - 01:00
Interim examiners overused - judgeA HIGH COURT judge has criticised as “unnecessary” and “costly” the routine practice of seeking the appointment of interim examiners…Wed Oct 20 2010 - 01:00
Judge sets date for US trustee to appearTHE COMMERCIAL Court has directed the US Trustee in Bankruptcy – to whom ownership of all David Drumm’s assets has passed under…Wed Oct 20 2010 - 01:00
Transfer of Drumm property blockedANGLO IRISH Bank has secured a temporary court injunction restraining the wife of its former chief executive David Drumm from…Wed Oct 20 2010 - 01:00
Council to pursue businessmen for €12.8m in development leviesDÚN LAOGHAIRE-Rathdown County Council is pursuing businessmen Paddy Shovlin and hoteliers Patrick Fitzpatrick and Anthony Fitzpatrick…Tue Oct 19 2010 - 01:00
Fingleton and FF Senator oppose fast-track actionFORMER IRISH Nationwide Building Society chief executive Michael Fingleton, a Fianna Fáil Senator and two developers are opposing…Tue Oct 19 2010 - 01:00
Order granted against Drumm's wifeAnglo Irish Bank has secured a temporary court injunction restraining the wife of its former chief executive David Drumm from…Tue Oct 19 2010 - 01:00
Order for €22.5m over unpaid loansBANK OF Ireland has secured a summary judgment order on consent for €22Tue Oct 19 2010 - 01:00
Fingleton pursued over €13.5m debtFormer Irish Nationwide Building Society chairman Michael Fingleton, a Fianna Fáil Senator and two developers are opposing a …Mon Oct 18 2010 - 01:00
Anglo loan recovery case 'sloppy'A High Court judge has criticised the “sloppy” and “careless” manner in which legal proceedings are being brought by various …Mon Oct 18 2010 - 01:00
Council pursues builder over leviesDún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council is pursuing businessmen Paddy Shovlin and hoteliers Patrick Fitzpatrick and Anthony Fitzpatrick…Mon Oct 18 2010 - 01:00
'Sensitive' files should be excluded, says widowTHE WIDOW of deceased property developer Liam Maye is challenging the inclusion of “highly sensitive” financial information in…Sat Oct 16 2010 - 01:00
Bank granted €2.7m order over loanA €2.7 MILLION summary judgment order, plus an order for possession of a property in Malahide, Co Dublin, was granted to Ulster…Sat Oct 16 2010 - 01:00
Regulator given Quinn Insurance reportTHE JOINT administrators of Quinn Insurance have given Financial Regulator Matthew Elderfield the findings of their investigation…Fri Oct 15 2010 - 01:00
Court to rule on McKillen case on November 1stA THREE-JUDGE court will rule on November 1st on a legal action by property investor Paddy McKillen with important implications…Fri Oct 15 2010 - 01:00
Former Anglo chief executive files in US for bankruptcyANGLO IRISH Bank’s former chief executive David Drumm filed yesterday for voluntary bankruptcy in the US, a move likely to have…Fri Oct 15 2010 - 01:00
Senator sent letter to European Commission for McKillen, court toldA LETTER from Fine Gael Senator Eugene Regan to the European Commission seeking clarification of the commission’s decision approving…Thu Oct 14 2010 - 01:00
McKillen decision due next monthA three judge court will rule on November 1st next on a legal action by property investor Paddy McKillen with important implications…Thu Oct 14 2010 - 01:00
Ex-Anglo chief executive files for bankruptcy in USAnglo Irish Bank's former chief executive David Drumm has filed for voluntary bankruptcy in the United States, a move likely …Thu Oct 14 2010 - 01:00
Court hears of Nama letterA letter from Fine Gael Senator Eugene Regan to the European Commission seeking clarification of the Commission’s decision approving…Wed Oct 13 2010 - 01:00
Attorney General rejects McKillen's expert testimonyBANK OF Ireland had given property investor Paddy McKillen a credit rating of nine on a scale of one to 13, 13 being the worst…Wed Oct 13 2010 - 01:00
Nama calls in guaranteesIN THE first court application of its type, the National Assets Management Agency (Nama) has secured multi-million summary judgment…Tue Oct 12 2010 - 01:00
McNamara accused of frustrating proceedingsDEVELOPER BERNARD McNamara has been accused at the Commercial Court of seeking to frustrate bankruptcy proceedings against him…Tue Oct 12 2010 - 01:00
Anglo awarded €89.9m over unpaid loansAN €89.9 million summary judgment order entered against a Co Laois businessman in favour of Anglo Irish Bank yesterday is believed…Tue Oct 12 2010 - 01:00
Examiner appointed to Pierse firmsThe High Court has appointed an interim examiner to Pierse Contracting, one of the State’s largest construction firms.Tue Oct 12 2010 - 01:00
