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
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
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
'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
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
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
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
'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
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
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
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
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
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
Court reverses order for extradition of man to PolandTHE SUPREME Court has overturned an order for the extradition of a man to Poland after the judges heard evidence about overcrowding…Sat Jul 24 2010 - 01:00
Bank ignored effects of crisis says man in property caseA BUSINESSMAN who has consented to give up possession of three properties to Ulster Bank and to a €1Sat Jul 24 2010 - 01:00
Judge dismisses rapist's challengesA HIGH Court judge has dismissed as “an abuse of court process” and “without merit” the latest challenges to his detention by…Fri Jul 23 2010 - 01:00
Firm owner summoned over debt collectionA BUSINESSMAN is to be subpoenaed to appear before the High Court next week after a judge was told gardaí had received information…Fri Jul 23 2010 - 01:00
Rapist criticised for 'swamping' courtsA High Court judge has dismissed as “an abuse of court process” and “without merit” the latest challenges to his detention by…Thu Jul 22 2010 - 01:00
AIB secures €25.9m judgment against developerALLIED IRISH Banks has secured a €25Thu Jul 22 2010 - 01:00
Criminals used to collect debt - court toldA businessman is to be subpoenaed to appear before the High Court next week after a judge was told today gardaí had received …Thu Jul 22 2010 - 01:00
Caribbean firms allege developer stole hotel fundsTWO CARIBBEAN companies are suing an Irish developer over allegedly diverting for his own use large sums out of $52 million paid…Wed Jul 21 2010 - 01:00
Court gets 600 cases to repossess homesSIX HUNDRED new cases for repossession of homes have come into the High Court master’s list since early last month and most of…Wed Jul 21 2010 - 01:00
Judge grants full hearing to lawyers pursued by AngloTHREE SOLICITORS being pursued by Anglo Irish Bank for more than €64 million arising from loans of €165 million to a Limerick…Wed Jul 21 2010 - 01:00
