Full coverage: Courts

SynergySuite promises to save restaurant chains money and time with its backroom software package. But time and money is now of the essence for the strife-riddled tech firm on the sales block as a $2 million funding deadline looms.

Five years after breeding problems emerged on an Irish pig farm, a dispute illustrating the high-tech international supply chain behind livestock genetics is going legal.

Enterprise Ireland-backed medical devices firm Technopath Clinical Diagnostics Holdings hit pay dirt in 2021 when it was was bought out by global group LGC Science in a deal worth over €100 million. But the vendors are now being sued in the Commercial Court for alleged breach of warranty.

In the last decade, the churn of High Court judges has nearly doubled. The judges are typically younger and have shorter tenures creating new scheduling and resourcing problems.

The tax authority stopped its enforcement activity during he pandemic. However, it has been building up its debt cases again over the past 18 months, as evidenced by new data analysing Revenue’s activities over the past five years.

Music promoter Peter Aiken and his wife Mary have launched a High Court action against Howth neighbours; Riverdance duo John McColgan and Moya Doherty, and Gay Byrne's daughter Suzy O'Byrne.

Former Davy boss and shareholder Brian McKiernan said the matter was urgent as the board of Ailmount owes a duty to the 722 investors in the company to recover the alleged loss as soon as possible.

AIB alleged the sister-in-law of €5.8 million judgment debtor Justin Burke may be in league with him in attempts to frustrate enforcement. Her husband, a well-known Galway hotelier, says nothing could be further from the truth.

After borrowing from US-managed funds, the Irish-founded renewable energy developer announced the restructuring of its projects in Chile, triggering allegations that it is trying to evade its responsibility to its lenders. Mainstream describes the allegations as "baseless" and will fight the case.

Described by a High Court judge as a "very unusual application", former global strategist at the brokerage Donal O'Mahony is trying to stop LeBruin Private from issuing proceedings.