Court rules against remission on 40-year jail term for garda murderA MAN who has served 25 years of a 40-year sentence for the murder of Garda Sgt Patrick Morrissey during an armed robbery in …Sat Apr 16 2011 - 01:00
Parents granted time to consult cancer experts abroadTHE PARENTS of a four-year-old boy who have concerns about the continuation of a particular regime of cancer treatment for him…Sat Apr 16 2011 - 01:00
Noonan says AIB burden-sharing could save €2bnTHE HIGH Court has paved the way for the Government to force losses on to subordinated bondholders at Allied Irish Banks to help…Fri Apr 15 2011 - 01:00
Anglo and Liberty preferred bidderJOINT VENTURE: A JOINT venture by Anglo Irish Bank and US insurance giant Liberty Mutual has been identified as the preferred…Fri Apr 15 2011 - 01:00
Supreme Court urged to overturn teenage sex lawTHE SUPREME Court has been urged to overturn as unconstitutional the laws which allow the prosecution of teenage boys for having…Fri Apr 15 2011 - 01:00
Garda killer fails in release bidA man who has served 25 years of a 40 year sentence for the murder of Sgt Patrick Morrissey during an armed robbery in 1985 …Fri Apr 15 2011 - 01:00
Bank told to provide sworn information about loansCOURT RULING: ANGLO IRISH Bank must provide sworn information about the amount and purpose of loans given by it to businessman…Fri Apr 15 2011 - 01:00
Court asked if absence of DPP prosecution bars extraditionIAN BAILEY has secured leave to appeal to the Supreme Court against an order for his extradition to France in connection with…Thu Apr 14 2011 - 01:00
Lynch family 'told' no AIB loan recourseLAURENCE SHIELDS, founder of the LK Shields firm, has told the Commercial Court he and businessman Philip Lynch got on well for…Thu Apr 14 2011 - 01:00
'Romeo and Juliet' laws contestedThe Supreme Court has been urged to overturn as unconstitutional the “Romeo and Juliet” laws that allow the prosecution of teenage…Thu Apr 14 2011 - 01:00
Bailey secures leave to appealJournalist Ian Bailey has secured leave to appeal to the Supreme Court against an order for his extradition to France over the…Wed Apr 13 2011 - 01:00
Judges rule McKillen has right to state case to NamaA SEVEN-JUDGE Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that property investor Paddy McKillen is entitled to an opportunity to make…Wed Apr 13 2011 - 01:00
Solicitor denies concepts 'mixed up' in e-mailA SOLICITOR has denied he “mixed up” the concepts of security and recourse in an e-mail stating AIB “no longer require any legal…Wed Apr 13 2011 - 01:00
Court hears €25m AIB loan caseA former senior banker with Allied Irish Banks has told the Commercial Court he is “sceptical” how anyone could have concluded…Wed Apr 13 2011 - 01:00
ACC gets summary judgment for €6.8m over unpaid loansACC BANK has secured summary judgment for almost €6Tue Apr 12 2011 - 01:00
Nama law constitutional, court rulesThe Supreme Court has unanimously ruled that National Asset Management Agency (Nama) must allow property investor Paddy McKillen…Tue Apr 12 2011 - 01:00
Dublin business park access dispute fast-trackedA DISPUTE involving an elderly couple over access to a business park in west Dublin may affect a planned data centre development…Tue Apr 12 2011 - 01:00
ACC judgment against developerACC Bank has secured summary judgment for almost €6Mon Apr 11 2011 - 01:00
Solicitor 'merely reported' AIB had no loan recourseA SOLICITOR has told the Commercial Court an e-mail sent by him stating AIB “no longer require any legal recourse” against businessman…Sat Apr 09 2011 - 01:00
Jim Lacey disqualified as company directorFORMER NATIONAL Irish Bank (NIB) chief executive Jim Lacey was yesterday disqualified as a company director on grounds of unfitness…Sat Apr 09 2011 - 01:00
Sacristan's appeal against sex assault conviction dismissedTHE SUPREME Court has dismissed, by a four to one majority, an appeal by a west of Ireland farmer and church sacristan against…Sat Apr 09 2011 - 01:00
Ex-NIB chief guilty of 'negligence'The High Court has ruled former National Irish Bank chief executive Jim Lacey's conduct of the affairs of the bank was "grossly…Fri Apr 08 2011 - 01:00
Family claims e-mail said AIB had no loan recourseTHE PERSONAL assistant to businessman Philip Lynch asked a solicitor, just hours before a €25 million loan was signed by the …Fri Apr 08 2011 - 01:00
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
