Court ruling may halt prosecution in Joel neglect caseA HIGH Court decision has cast doubt over whether the prosecution may proceed against a couple charged with unlawful killing …Wed May 27 2009 - 01:00
Man jailed over €7,000 loan is releasedA FATHER of two jailed over failing to continue paying instalments on a €7,000 Credit Union car loan after he was made redundant…Wed May 27 2009 - 01:00
Ex-rally driver wins damagesFORMER RALLY driver Rosemary Smith (71) was awarded €146,725 damages at the High Court yesterday arising from a dispute with …Wed May 27 2009 - 01:00
MCD sues Prince for cancelling Croke Park gigPOP SUPERSTAR Prince is being sued for €1Tue May 26 2009 - 01:00
Revenue takes £10m case against car dealersTHE COMMERCIAL Court has agreed to an unprecedented application by the Revenue Commissioners to hear an action aimed at the “…Tue May 26 2009 - 01:00
Farmer sues alleging dioxin-tainted feedA CO Wexford company is being sued for some €1Tue May 26 2009 - 01:00
Revenue secures receiver for SUV dealersTHE REVENUE Commissioners have secured a court order appointing a receiver after expressing concerns valuable SUVs and company…Sat May 23 2009 - 01:00
Court frees woman jailed over €1,500 credit card debtAN UNEMPLOYED mother of four with psychiatric problems who was jailed last week for a month over non-payment of a €1,500 credit…Fri May 22 2009 - 01:00
Independent seeks to view inquiry materialINDEPENDENT NEWSPAPERS has asked the High Court to order the State allow it inspect material relied on by the Quigley inquiry…Fri May 22 2009 - 01:00
Revenue secures orders freezing assets of SUV dealersTHE REVENUE Commissioners, in an unprecedented application to the Commercial Court, have secured orders freezing the assets of…Thu May 21 2009 - 01:00
Supreme Court refuses to strike off solicitorsTHE SUPREME Court has refused to strike off two solicitors who admitted 50 charges of gross misconduct.Thu May 21 2009 - 01:00
Judgment of €6.1m against developer Paddy KellyPROPERTY DEVELOPER Paddy Kelly has consented to a court order for judgment for €6Thu May 21 2009 - 01:00
Judgment of €6m against developerProperty developer Paddy Kelly has consented to a court order for judgment for €6Wed May 20 2009 - 01:00
Investors seek €8.9m from Indian projectA GROUP of 120 investors have brought a legal action to try and recover €8Wed May 20 2009 - 01:00
Dunne seeks court order over €130m property dealDEVELOPER SEAN Dunne has asked for court orders requiring a firm of estate agents to discover any documents relating to dealings…Tue May 19 2009 - 01:00
€22m sought from developer and childrenPROPERTY DEVELOPER Paddy Kelly, his two sons and a daughter are being pursued by ACC Bank at the Commercial Court for repayment…Tue May 19 2009 - 01:00
Raid targets family's alleged 'Viagra' scamA HOUSE in Co Monaghan has been raided under a High Court order secured by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer against a man who allegedly…Sat May 16 2009 - 01:00
€8.5m judgment on Cape Verde dealARCHITECT BRIAN Murphy-O’Connor and a businessman have secured judgment for €8Sat May 16 2009 - 01:00
Abuse case from 1960s halted by High CourtTHE HIGH Court has stopped a legal action by a man against the Presentation Brothers over alleged sexual and physical abuse in…Fri May 15 2009 - 01:00
House raided in 'Viagra' inquiryA house in Co Monaghan has been raided under a High Court order secured by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer against a man who allegedly…Fri May 15 2009 - 01:00
New legal team for IzevbekhaiNigerian mother of two Pamela Izevbekhai has instructed new lawyers for her Supreme Court appeal aimed at halting the deportation…Fri May 15 2009 - 01:00
Developer's bid to turn embassy into offices failsDEVELOPER DEREK Quinlan has lost his High Court challenge to a planning condition stipulating a protected property on Dublin’…Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
€4.6m judgment against Offaly developersFORMER FIANNA Fáil councillor Gerard Killally and former Offaly football manager Richie Connor have had judgment of €4Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Quinn group loses action to limit 'Tribune' libel defenceQUINN INSURANCE Group has lost a High Court bid to strike out parts of the Sunday Tribune’s defence to forthcoming libel proceedings…Thu May 14 2009 - 01:00
Directors of Limerick firm being sued over €11m Odeon loan failure claimTWO DIRECTORS of a Limerick construction company are being sued over alleged failure to honour an agreement to provide securities…Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Summons over €5.89m Bula Mines debt dismissedA BANKRUPTCY summons issued for non-payment of €5Wed May 13 2009 - 01:00
Building firm sues directors over reckless behaviourA BUILDING company has sued three company directors and architects personally for some €3Tue May 12 2009 - 01:00
Sean Dunne seeks €35m in damagesDEVELOPER SEAN Dunne is seeking €35 million damages from a firm of estate agents over allegedly advising him to buy a Dublin …Tue May 12 2009 - 01:00
Building company director ordered to pay €4m to BoIA DIRECTOR of a building company which owes Bank of Ireland more than €22 million has been ordered by a judge to pay €4 million…Sat May 09 2009 - 01:00
Cab secures possession of drug dealer's houseTHE CRIMINAL Assets Bureau has secured an order for possession of a house jointly owned by a man described as a major drug dealer…Sat May 09 2009 - 01:00
Doctor and HSE found liable for boy's post-birth injuriesTHE HIGH Court has ruled a consultant paediatrician and the HSE are both liable for an estimated €3 million damages to be paid…Sat May 09 2009 - 01:00
Ruling later on appeal against abuse law declarationA GIRL who had just turned 18 in 1968 when sent to a mother and baby home, allegedly pregnant by an older brother after years…Fri May 08 2009 - 01:00
Exceptional reasons why State should not get costs, says courtTHE FIVE-JUDGE Supreme Court unanimously ruled there were exceptional reasons why the State should not secure its costs against…Thu May 07 2009 - 01:00
State appeals declaration of under-18 abuse law as unconstitutionalTHE STATE yesterday appealed to the Supreme Court against a High Court decision granting a female abuse victim a declaration …Thu May 07 2009 - 01:00
State loses costs bid in abuse caseThe Supreme Court has refused to award the State its legal costs, estimated at some €750,000, of an unsuccessful test action …Wed May 06 2009 - 01:00
Solicitor to compensate bank for release of €250,500THE SUPREME Court has ruled a solicitor must compensate a bank because he released to a client a €250,500 loan cheque from the…Wed May 06 2009 - 01:00
Woman convicted of animal cruelty loses Supreme Court caseTHE SUPREME Court has dismissed a claim by a woman convicted of cruelty to animals that a dog warden was not entitled to seize…Sat May 02 2009 - 01:00
Challenge to Wicklow 'tourist centre' lostA LOCAL businessman has lost a High Court challenge to the granting of planning permission to Blarney Woollen Mills for a “tourist…Sat May 02 2009 - 01:00
Building manager 'fears for his life' from debt collectorA BUILDING projects manager has secured a restraining order after telling the High Court he fears for his life from convicted…Fri May 01 2009 - 01:00
Developer faces jail for failing to comply with receiverA PROPERTY developer faces jail for failing to co-operate with the receiver appointed to his companies.Thu Apr 30 2009 - 01:00
Action against Kelly firm over rent arrears settledA LEGAL action against one of property developer Paddy Kelly’s companies over rent arrears for a €10 million property at Smithfield…Wed Apr 29 2009 - 01:00
Two sued for €8.5m over Cape Verde default claimARCHITECT BRIAN Murphy-O’Connor and a businessman are suing two other businessmen for some €8Tue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00
Sex assault conviction a miscarriage of justiceA CO GALWAY man has had his conviction for sexually assaulting a young girl more than a decade ago declared a miscarriage of …Tue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00
Kelly firm legal action settledA legal action against one of developer Paddy Kelly’s companies over rent arrears for a €10 million property at Smithfield in…Tue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00
NIB sues four over €4.6m payments defaultFORMER FIANNA Fáil councillor Gerard Killally and former Offaly GAA football manager Richie Connor are among four people being…Tue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00
Chartbusters scheme approvedA scheme aimed at ensuring the survival of 28 Chartbusters home entertainment stores employing 172 people has been approved at…Tue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00
Developer fails to show in courtProperty developer Paddy Kelly was not represented at the Commercial Court today when Bank of Ireland secured an order for judgment…Mon Apr 27 2009 - 01:00
VEC in challenge to equality hearing on gay teacherA LEGAL challenge has been brought to stop the Equality Tribunal investigating a range of claims by a former teacher of being…Sat Apr 25 2009 - 01:00
Survival plan for Chartbusters given more timeTHE EXAMINER of Chartbusters home entertainment stores has been given more time to put together a survival scheme for the stores…Fri Apr 24 2009 - 01:00
