It was a restless day of lawyers toing and froing, trying to negotiate a settlement deal. Talks had begun on Monday morning right before the evidence in the proceedings was due to begin. Justice Michael Twomey had urged a reality check on the parties to try and settle the shareholders’ dispute rather than lose up to three years of their lives locked in a legal dispute. His advice was heeded by the parties Web Summit CEO Paddy Cosgrave and former directors and minority shareholders in the tech event company Daire Hickey and David Kelly. Five sets of proceedings are before…

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