Web Summit’s Dublin HQ hits the market for €4.5m
Tech conference company’s tenancy unaffected by sale, says spokesman
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Web Summit fallout: accusations aired in court may come back to haunt all three men
The full damage of the court cases could be yet to pass
Web Summit case: Three angry men finally settle their differences
Years of entrenched bitterness threatened to spill over in the High Court before all sides found common ground after judge’s exhortation
Web Summit case: Paddy Cosgrave was Steve Jobs. Daire Hickey and David Kelly were Steve Wozniak
Web Summit founders were unable to escape Rockefeller’s famous dictum about business and friendship
Web Summit shareholders settle acrimonious disputes
Counsel for Paddy Cosgrave, David Kelly and Daire Hickey informed the court all matters had been resolved
Web Summit case adjourned amid signs of breakthrough
Five cases involving three former business partners before the High Court over claims involving tens of millions of euro
Web Summit court case adjourned to allow litigants consider judge’s mediation appeal
Five separate cases underway between three Web Summit shareholders in case due to last until June
Web Summit case: Hearing adjourned following ‘positive’ talks between parties after judge urges sides to reach settlement
Bitter legal dispute between Paddy Cosgrave, Daire Hickey and another minority shareholder, David Kelly, being heard by Mr Justice Michael Twomey in High Court trial
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Daire Hickey to give evidence in bitter Web Summit legal dispute
Hickey wants chief executive Paddy Cosgrave to buy him out of his 7% stake in the tech conference business
Paddy Cosgrave’s Web Summit partners ‘cheated’ on him and his firm, court hears
High Court civil trial continues in Dublin
Internal memo suggests Paddy Cosgrave may have been in charge even after resignation, court hears
Founder returned to lead company after departure over social media posts concerning Israel and Gaza
‘No question’ Paddy Cosgrave knew about complaint against former Web Summit director
Web Summit chief executive’s suggestion of ‘kompromat’ an ‘invention’, High Court hears
Web Summit case: Paddy Cosgrave’s use of complaint against Daire Hickey ‘reprehensible’, court hears
Case continues on Thursday when Michael Cush SC, for Mr Kelly, will give his opening statements
Web Summit may be funding part of Paddy Cosgrave’s estimated ‘€7m legal bill’, court told
Web Summit founder paid bonus of €1m last year on return to helm after resignation in 2023 over Israel social media posts
Tech bros at war as Web Summit founders arrive at High Court
On one level, it all sounds very complicated. On the other, it’s the age-old story of a once-exciting marriage ending in acrimony and a major row over who keeps the dog
Web Summit shareholder David Kelly ‘in cahoots’ with venture capitalist, court hears
Web Summit chief executive Paddy Cosgrave claims former friend’s actions caused loss of $12.3m
Web Summit case day one - as it happened: David Kelly proved himself ‘disloyal and faithless’, court told as case begins
Hearing of cases involving chief executive Paddy Cosgrave and two minority shareholders expected to take nine weeks
Web Summit timeline: From 150 attendees at first event to Lisbon and then High Court
Timeline: First event held in 2009
Web Summit director engaged in ‘active deception’, court hears
‘Bitterness animates every aspect’ of legal dispute between shareholders, says barrister for founder Paddy Cosgrave
Web Summit dispute headed for High Court as mediation breaks down
Bitter legal row between Paddy Cosgrave and former business partners Daire Hickey and David Kelly could take nine weeks to hear
Web Summit founders Paddy Cosgrave, Daire Hickey, David Kelly set for High Court showdown
What do court documents tell us, and what’s at stake for the three former friends?
Web Summit co-founders yet to agree on mediator prior to High Court civil trial
Five separate actions are due to be heard together over the course of a nine-week civil trial
Paddy Cosgrave lawyers accused of seeking to ‘confine’ argument in High Court disputes
Dispute hearing between Web Summit co-founders expected to take nine weeks
Judge decides trial running order of five cases involving Web Summit co-founders
Hearing of cases is scheduled for nine weeks beginning next March
Legal cases involving Web Summit to cover 2010 to present day, High Court hears
Mr Justice Michael Twomey is managing the five actions ahead of their trial next spring
Web Summit reports €5.6m loss before tax for 2023 as turnover jumps 14%
Events group says significant investment in additional staff hit bottom line as group adds new events to its roster
On his return to Web Summit, the often outspoken chief executive Paddy Cosgrave is now an epitome of caution
This tech conference is profitable and expanding, but its 70,000-visitor Lisbon conference remains the jewel in its crown
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Paddy Cosgrave declines to answer Gaza questions upon Web Summit return
Founder of events company emphasises issue of tariffs on electric vehicles
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Omar Berrada was speaking on a panel at Web Summit in Lisbon on Tuesday
Web Summit 2024: A new version of Paddy Cosgrave keeps it light on opening night
More than 20,000 attendees welcomed to Web Summit
Paddy Cosgrave addresses Web Summit for first time since resignation and return
Event in Lisbon plays host to some 3,000 start-ups from across the world, including more than 100 from Ireland
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