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A string of Michael Wright’s Dublin pubs and restaurants stretching from Howth to Chapelizod are suing four separate insurance firms, adding to the pipeline of existing disputes over pandemic disruption cover.

Following on from multiple court cases against retail tenants, the chain of chicken eateries is the first high-profile hospitality operator to face legal action from commercial landlords.

Harry Cassidy made his first court appearance in Dublin this Wednesday following his detention on a European arrest warrant in Germany last May.

So many legal punches have landed on Mallinckrodt that it is facing a knock-out blow at any point. While the disputes engulfing the manufacturer of several controversial drugs unfold in the US, they all link back to the group’s corporate structure and intellectual property vehicles here in Ireland.

Staff and residents have got legal representation to oppose the closure of the facility they have known as their home and workplace for decades. Directors say the business is not viable – and should vacate the valuable south Dublin city property. The next steps will play out in the High Court.

In a move that could impact women affected by the CervicalCheck screening controversy, its Australian parent is now examining the future of the Irish subsidiaries contracted to help run the programme.

In legal proceedings aimed at overturning overseas travel restrictions, the budget carrier claims the government's coronavirus travel advice amounts to an undemocratic "diktat".

The Isle of Man-based company behind the Dublin retail complex is suing two more store occupants, New Look and Schuh, whose revenues have been hit by Covid-19 restrictions. The cases add to the long list of rent disputes in the retail sector.

Three Irish top executives at a major New York construction firm are facing multiple charges brought by federal prosecutors. Their defence lawyer counters that they are being hounded by trade unions baying for “the last ounce of their blood”.

The imbalance in lay litigants squaring up to lawyered up financial institutions has been described by High Court judge Max Barrett as “perhaps the greatest injustice perpetrated by our currently creaking court-administered system of justice". They are fighting words but do they help debtors?