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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Supreme Court refers issue on custody rights of unmarried fathers to EU court for rulingTHE SUPREME Court has asked the European Court of Justice to decide an important issue concerning the custody rights of unmarried…Sat Jul 31 2010 - 01:00
Lifelong payments for injured worker warmly welcomedTHE PRESIDENT of the High Court has warmly approved a “historic” Structured Settlement Agreement under which Iarnród Éireann …Fri Jul 30 2010 - 01:00
Fewer Quinn job losses expectedIT’S “BUSINESS as usual” at Quinn Insurance, with redundancy numbers now likely to be lower than earlier anticipated, the High…Fri Jul 30 2010 - 01:00
Judge's speech impeded fair trial, court rulesA SPEECH made separately by a judge while he was presiding over a trial of two brothers for murder effectively rendered their…Thu Jul 29 2010 - 01:00
'Historic' structured settlement approvedThe President of the High Court has warmly approved an “historic” Structured Settlement Agreement under which Irish Rail has …Thu Jul 29 2010 - 01:00
'Business as usual' for insurer QuinnThe latest report from the joint administrators of Quinn Insurance has declared it is “business as usual” while they continue…Thu Jul 29 2010 - 01:00
Order for €135m against partnersFOUR BUSINESSMEN have had judgment orders totalling more than €236 million entered against them to date in favour of three different…Thu Jul 29 2010 - 01:00
Revenue entitled to have car dealer jailed over taxes - courtA HIGH Court judge has ruled the Revenue Commissioners are entitled to have a car dealer again jailed over contempt of court …Thu Jul 29 2010 - 01:00
Women sued over €16m property loan 'relied' on businessman's adviceTWO RETIRED women being sued with others for €16Wed Jul 28 2010 - 01:00
Developer seeks to quash Gormley's site designationTHE MINISTER for the Environment failed to engage in any adequate consultation with local landowners before issuing directions…Wed Jul 28 2010 - 01:00
Car dealer jailed for contemptA High Court judge has ruled the Revenue Commissioners are entitled to have a car dealer again jailed over contempt of court …Wed Jul 28 2010 - 01:00
Judge's comments 'prejudiced' trialA speech delivered by a High Court judge while he was also presiding over the trial of two brothers resulted in them not receiving…Wed Jul 28 2010 - 01:00
Value of Maye's estate should have rung 'alarm bells'THE ESTATE of the late property developer Liam Maye, whose company built the Dundrum Town Centre, was valued at just €72,000 …Tue Jul 27 2010 - 01:00
Family claims no personal onus for AIB loanSIX FAMILY members being pursued by Allied Irish Banks over unpaid loans of some €25Tue Jul 27 2010 - 01:00
Court told of Zurich official's loan plan against own bankFIVE PEOPLE who borrowed €8 million to buy properties in Bantry, Co Cork, were advised by an official of Zurich Bank on a strategy…Tue Jul 27 2010 - 01:00
Financier must pay €8.9m to NIB on overdraft pledgeA HIGH Court judge has ruled National Irish Bank is entitled to judgment for some €8Sat Jul 24 2010 - 01:00
