Supreme Court refuses to halt civil trial against former Irish Nationwide boss Michael Fingleton
Plaintiffs fell ‘considerably’ short of threshold that would convince court it should dismiss his case before a hearing
Michael Fingleton
Former Irish Nationwide banker should face highest penalties, say lawyers for Central Bank
Finance director of building society that collapsed with €6bn debt faces sanction
Hearing date pushed back in case against ex-Nationwide boss Fingleton
Supreme Court is yet to rule on Michael Fingleton’s request for the case to be halted
Irish Nationwide inquiry makes findings against former finance director Purcell
John Stanley Purcell is the final individual subject to inquiry among five senior INBS figures originally put forward for investigation in 2015
Supreme Court urged to end 2012 civil case against Michael Fingleton due to incapacitation
Former CEO of Irish Nationwide Building Society, who was worth €75 million in 2006, left with less than €25,000 in two personal bank accounts, court told
Michael Lynn: The Celtic Tiger solicitor who flew high and fell fast
Former property tycoon who spent years in prison in Brazil fighting extradition is now in an Irish jail
Michael Fingleton’s ‘right hand man’ claims he never met or spoke to Michael Lynn
Brian Fitzgibbon says claims by Mr Lynn ‘are all lies’
Supreme Court affords Michael Fingleton another chance to try to halt case against him
Court to consider when it is appropriate to dismiss proceedings where a defendant is unable, due to ill-health, to defend a civil claim
Michael Fingleton told Irish Nationwide underwriter he wouldn’t ‘take blame’ for Michael Lynn loan
Underwriter tells court her career ‘nose dived’ after it emerged former solicitor’s €4.1m loan with her employer was in difficulty
Court directs IBRC to clarify elements of claim against Michael Fingleton
Mr Justice Denis McDonald said the plaintiff must be clear which of its claims are ‘actionable’ and which are ‘neutral’ paragraphs
‘Impermissible’ broad claim being pursued against former INBS boss Michael Fingleton, court told
Fingleton’s lawyers submitted that a Court of Appeal decision said the case against him had significantly narrowed
Michael Fingleton’s lawyers to seek Supreme Court appeal in bid to halt case against him
Court of Appeal decision refused to halt trial
Dublin court lays ground to quiz INBS staff in Northern Ireland in Michael Fingleton case
High Court will ask NI counterpart to allow questioning of three former building society employees who have not responded to queries over collapse of business
IBRC liquidators to seek clarity from appeal court over scope of civil case facing Michael Fingleton
Part of case IBRC liquidators are seeking to pursue are ‘out’ according to appeal court, says judge
Former INBS chief Fingleton ‘had less than €25,000 in personal accounts’
Court filings say the prominent former banker also had outstanding judgement debts of more than €10.7m at the end of last year
Michael Fingleton had less than €25,000 in two personal bank accounts last year, son claims
Former Irish Nationwide Building Society chief once worth €75m, court filings show
Michael Fingleton fails to stop trial over alleged INBS mismanagement
Court of Appeal rules that former Irish Nationwide boss’s ill-health does not put him at risk of ‘unfair trial or an unjust result’ in €290m action
Michael Fingleton asked to disclose financial means in IBRC case
IBRC counsel says still ‘in the public interest’ to pursue case even if no chance of recovering money from former Irish Nationwide boss
Ex-Irish nationwide executive accuses former solicitor Michael Lynn of lying
Home loans manager says he never met or spoke with him
Michael Lynn denies he told a ‘pack of lies’ over relations with senior Irish bankers
Former solicitor says banker Michael Fingleton ‘threw him to the wolves’
Lynn says he gave Fingleton €5,000-€10,000 ‘spending money’
Former solicitor tells court translation difficulties delayed return from Brazil
Lynn tells court of witnessing prisoner beheading in Brazil
Accused also describes paying for banker’s flights to Portugal and Hungary
Michael Lynn tells judge he had ‘profit share’ arrangement with Michael Fingleton
Former solicitor says he was driven but was not a thief
Michael Fingleton said he was not going to be blamed for €4m Lynn loan, court told
Courts hears of dispute within INBS over who signed off on loan for Howth house
Auditor denies knowledge of alleged secret deal between Lynn and Fingleton
‘Our procedures could have been better’ former Irish Nationwide auditor tells court
Fingleton proceedings to be reconstituted due to health concerns
Court of Appeal expresses concerns over capacity to give legal instructions
Central Bank eyes more inquiries as it looks at individuals in tracker scandal
Regulator has concluded 144 enforcement actions since 2006
Irish Nationwide boss Michael Fingleton appeals refusal to halt case
High Court sets October 2022 date for trial pending outcome of appeal by former building society chief executive
Central Bank fines and disqualifies former INBS executive Gary McCollum
Only one of five men originally subject to public inquiry remains under investigation
Former INBS manager says lending policies required ‘pinch of salt’
Every file examined in review ahead of planned sale of building society ‘had something missing’
Central Bank reveals €10m of INBS and Quinn inquiry costs
Total fees attached to long-running INBS inquiry yet to emerge
Judge to rule later on Fingleton bid to halt INBS case
IBRC claims include €6bn losses arose from loans made when Fingleton was CEO
Former INBS branch manager rejects allegations of non-compliance
Gary McCollum denies having been head of commercial lending with Irish Nationwide
INBS inquiry to resume final phase after Covid hiatus
Evidence dealing with ‘confidential borrower information’ will be heard in private session
Veteran property players acquire 40 apartments in Mespil Estate
Company founded by Nowlan and Kenny refurbishing landmark Mespil Estate apartments
Unpublicised dropping of Michael Fingleton case an affront to taxpayers
Inquiry into the octogenarian was quietly terminated last Friday due to his ill-health
Central Bank inquiry into Fingleton terminated
Former INBS chief will no longer be subject to inquiry due to ill health, regulator says
INBS inquiry asked to drop investigation into former boss Fingleton on health grounds
Michael Fingleton jnr, son of the former managing director, made application
No INBS policy for managing billions in risky loans, inquiry hears
Calls for safeguards from internal auditors over profit-share loans to property developers
INBS handed out 100%-plus loans before the crash, inquiry hears
Report says profit-share deal with developers put property lender’s loan book at risk
Michael Fingleton jnr fails to appear at INBS inquiry
Former executive at lender did not respond to attempts to contact him
INBS credit risk unit ‘raced from crisis to crisis’ before crash
Inquiry hears there was no credit risk policy in place for profit-sharing agreement with developers
INBS reliance on lending to developers left it ‘more exposed’ in downturn
Building society gave out 100 per cent loans contrary to internal guidelines, inquiry told
INBS’s €6bn developer loans, why Silicon Docks is killing Dublin, and how AI could be fatal
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Former INBS director approved billions in profit-sharing loans
Lender suspended repayments on loans given out under Michael Fingleton
Sean Dunne did not tell Irish Nationwide loan was for house
US court hears Dunne would only reveal reason for loan in ‘doomsday’ scenario
Quinn Insurance inquiry to begin public hearings next week
Public hearings to continue until June 7th, according to Central Bank
Fintan O’Toole: KPMG hoovers up fees as politicians forget everything
Broadband plan designed by same firm, KPMG, that failed to raise alarm about banks
Ireland does not need a posse of super-charged, bonus-snorting bankers
Caveat: Restrictions on bankers’ salaries example of when populism can be benign
INBS kept lending despite deepening financial crisis, says former chairman
Building society’s board had put in no-lending policy in 2008, inquiry told
Why do we treat whistleblowers so horribly?
Caveat: A new book exposes rough treatment of whistleblowers in Irish financial services
End of Quinn case a landmark moment for IBRC
One of the last significant actions the State-owned bad bank will take
What to expect as Ireland enters the final act of the economic crash
Agenda: State is still entangled in financial sector via Nama, IBRC and Quinn Insurance
Six Michael Fingleton doctors sought INBS inquiry delays
Latest submission said ex-INBS director will not be able to take part ‘for at least four months’
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