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A High Court judge has refused Paddy Digan’s application for summary judgment against the founder of now-defunct Pharmapod over a contentious loan. The dispute sheds light on the circumstances surrounding the company's demise.

The AI legal research start-up launched in recent weeks after incorporating in Ireland. Now it’s been hit with a lawsuit in Canada by a non-profit, alleging it wrongfully accessed its data.

The Canadian tech firm booked a profit through its international HQ in Ireland, which manages the Emea and South American markets and uses a green jersey tax structure.

Pharmapod’s assets were sold last year through a pre-pack receivership for around €1.5m. Now, creditors of the Irish software company are poised to wind up the remnants of the company.

Dermot Desmond-backed Mountain Province pursued a dream to build one of the world's biggest diamond mines deep in the Canadian tundra. Once valued at €950m, Mountain Province is worth €52m and its bonds are trading at a discount to face value. Just what has happened? And what happens next?