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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
'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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Developer ordered to repay €90mA €89.9 million summary judgment order entered against a Co Laois businessman in favour of Anglo Irish Bank today ia believed…Mon Oct 11 2010 - 01:00
Nama secures judgment ordersThe National Assets Management Agency (Nama), in the first court application of its type, has secured multi-million summary judgment…Mon Oct 11 2010 - 01:00
McKillen loans are clearly impaired, court toldTHE ATTORNEY General has told the High Court property investor Paddy McKillen has total loan exposure of €2Sat Oct 09 2010 - 01:00
McKillen 'has no entitlement to any special treatment'THE ATTORNEY General has told the High Court that property investor Paddy McKillen is not entitled to any “special” treatment…Fri Oct 08 2010 - 01:00
Stiglitz claims taxpayers and banks will lose outNOBEL PRIZE-winning economist Dr Joseph Stiglitz has claimed the interests of Irish taxpayers, the banks and property investor…Thu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00
McKillen 'not entitled' to loan reviewThe Attorney General has told the High Court property investor Paddy McKillen is not entitled to any “special” treatment to prevent…Thu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00
High Court rules on Morrison caseThe High Court has ruled the wife of singer Van Morrison, Michelle Morrison, has established the necessary “substantial grounds…Thu Oct 07 2010 - 01:00
Agency's bid to acquire loans worth €211m a total abrogation of rights, says developerA LEGAL action by property investor Paddy McKillen with crucial implications for the work of the National Asset Management Agency…Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
Taxpayers 'not served' by transfersNobel prize winning economist Dr Joseph Stiglitz has claimed the interests of Irish taxpayers, the banks and property investor…Wed Oct 06 2010 - 01:00
'Regulation to protect weak and vulnerable'BEGINNING OF THE LEGAL YEAR: THE CATHOLIC Archbishop of Dublin has warned that “uncontrolled growth” dominated by personal and…Tue Oct 05 2010 - 01:00
Freezing of firm's accounts ruled unconstitutionalA LAW under which a Garda fraud officer directed a bank to freeze two accounts of a company suspected of involvement in money…Tue Oct 05 2010 - 01:00
Businessman who failed to return machinery given temporary releaseA BUSINESSMAN jailed for almost two weeks for contempt of court over failure to secure the return of leased machinery worth €…Tue Oct 05 2010 - 01:00
Workers 'entitled' to faster aidWorkers made redundant as a result of the financial crisis or globalisation are entitled to faster aid payments, the European…Tue Sept 07 2010 - 01:00
Contract may cost taxpayers €2bn over 25 years, say waste collectorsTAXPAYERS ARE facing a €2 billion bill over 25 years if Dublin City Council does not get out of the contract for the proposed…Sat Sept 04 2010 - 01:00
Greater vigilance urged on cyber-bully problemA LEADING anti-bullying expert has urged greater vigilance from parents and schools about the growing problem of cyber-bullying…Thu Sept 02 2010 - 01:00
Solicitor who lost €2.4m on shares is suspendedA DUBLIN solicitor who confessed that he gambled and lost €2Wed Sept 01 2010 - 01:00
Solicitor who lost €2.4m suspendedA DUBLIN solicitor who admitted secretly gambling and losing €2Wed Sept 01 2010 - 01:00
Ahern proposes to halve 12-year bankruptcy periodPERSONS ADJUDICATED bankrupt will be entitled to apply to be discharged from bankruptcy after six years rather than 12 under …Tue Aug 31 2010 - 01:00
Cut in bankruptcy term proposedPersons adjudicated bankrupt will be entitled to apply to be discharged from bankruptcy after six years rather than 12, under…Mon Aug 30 2010 - 01:00
Claim to have Cognotec receiver discharged rejectedA HIGH Court judge has rejected claims that a receiver appointed by Barclays Bank to an Irish information technology company …Sat Jul 31 2010 - 01:00
Drumm and Anglo fail to agree accord over loansANGLO IRISH Bank and its former chief executive David Drumm have still failed to reach any agreement which would resolve the …Sat Jul 31 2010 - 01:00
Court costs row 'disaster for all'A 10-YEAR court battle rooted in a proposal to convert a milking parlour into a pet crematorium has ended with a Supreme Court…Sat Jul 31 2010 - 01:00
