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Full coverage: Courts

Crypto, court and the Cayman Islands: how an Irish businessman’s $50m blockchain punt ended up in the High Court

Graeme de Renzy has sold insurance, flipped property and championed a “double your money” scheme. Now, the Dublin businessman is being pursued by a Cayman Islands blockchain company in Dublin over a $50m deal.

Ian Kehoe
17th Oct, 2019 - 4 min read

Bulgarian imbroglio: how the Black Sea became a financial black hole for Ireland’s secret millionaire

John Concannon, the Galway tycoon, invested millions in an ambitious plan to farm mussels in the Black Sea. The deal is now the centre of a major legal tussle, with allegations of forgery, negligence and breach of contract.

Francesca Comyn
17th Oct, 2019 - 8 min read

The inside story of the boardroom powerbroker, the €2.3m gift and the taxman

By launching High Court proceedings, the businessman Gary McGann has upped the ante in his battle with the Revenue Commissioners over a €2.3m “generous gift” from Smurfit shareholders.

Francesca Comyn
15th Oct, 2019 - 3 min read

“A ventriloquist in legal terms.” The Apple objector, the “front company” and the data centre that never was

He took on tech giant Apple and lost. Now businessman Brian McDonagh is facing renewed pressure in relation to a controversial land deal.

Francesca Comyn
15th Oct, 2019 - 20 min read

Ireland and the Cryptoqueen: how Irish investors lost millions on a currency scam

Ruja Ignatova was the darling of the cryptocurrency world. Now, both she and billions of investor funds are missing too. Hundreds of Irish investors have been caught, while the perpetrators are alleged to have laundered €300m through Bank of Ireland.

Tom Lyons
10th Oct, 2019 - 15 min read

Paul Tweed: “The whole thing is to stop the damage being done. This is not about money.”

Irish media lawyer Paul Tweed retained by former National Inquirer editor over new expose by Ronan Farrow.

Francesca Comyn
4th Oct, 2019 - 3 min read

Ammonia wars: The inside story of the Irish company at the centre of a €2bn corporate raid

Just how did an Irish shell company become mired in a battle involving Russian oligarchs, fraud, alleged collusion and the 460th most traded product in the world.

Francesca Comyn
3rd Oct, 2019 - 11 min read

“Deliberate and calculated”: Dublin restaurateur accused of hiding wealth from US vulture fund

Auctioneer and restaurateur Peter White denies CarVal’s claim that he implemented a “wholesale” asset dissipation scheme worth millions of euro.

Francesca Comyn
25th Sep, 2019 - 8 min read

Trocaire boxes, pub takings and charity funds: the inside story of the security firm that used client money to prop itself up

Senaca was hired to transport and safeguard cash, including donations to Trocaire and the ISPCC. Now, it is bust leaving scores of creditors burned. Documents show the company used client money to prop up its own accounts.

Tom Lyons
24th Sep, 2019 - 16 min read

A toy story: the Irish agri-tech tycoon, the Israeli toy deal and the multi-million euro court action

The financial dispute between Alastair McGuckian and his former friend moves from real estate in Monaco, holding companies in Panama to toy companies in the Middle East.

Francesca Comyn
24th Sep, 2019 - 9 min read
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