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Full coverage: Courts

Bats and ectoplasms: What a 102-home planning row tells us about housing’s legal woes

The High Court is tackling the contradictions between national and local planning policy while addressing a challenge brought by neighbours to a proposed Galway residential development on a site owned by the Comer brothers.

Thomas Hubert
12th Jun, 2024 - 9 min read

CAB and the curious case of the $9.95 Swedish email accounts

A Swedish man failed in his appeal to stop the Criminal Assets Bureau transferring more than €600,000, linked to alleged credit card scams, to the State. The saga has been running for over 20 years.

Jonathan Keane
8th Jun, 2024 - 10 min read

Sean Quinn junior launches legal salvo against share trustee and director of QuinnBet

Eoin O’Shea, an accountant, barrister and the share trustee of 82.5 per cent of the shares of QuinnBet, is being sued by Sean Quinn junior and his wife Karen.

Ian Kehoe
8th May, 2024 - 2 min read

Sam Smyth: Televised racism, DNA and unpaid compensation tower over the death of OJ Simpson

The trial of NFL football hero OJ Simpson was one of biggest stories from America in the past 30 years. His death last week leaves many dark areas around the crimes he was never found guilty of having committed.

Sam Smyth
20th Apr, 2024 - 5 min read

Court winds up golden visa-backed retirement village scheme

A provisional liquidator was urgently appointed last week to protect creditors' interest in Clonmannon House, a property valued at circa €4 million. This Monday, the company was wound up following a petition by a Chinese investor.

Francesca Comyn
15th Apr, 2024 - 2 min read

A Trinity MBA, a golden visa and the retirement village that never was

Clonmannon was a Co Wicklow estate with 44 bungalows, ready to be transformed into a retirement village. Chinese investors put millions of euro into the project. Now they are trying to pull the plug on the business over alleged debts and fears of asset dissipation.

Francesca Comyn
12th Apr, 2024 - 7 min read

Competition watchdog takes alarm companies to the High Court

The CCPC has issued proceedings against Phonewatch and its subsidiary Homesecure as it conducts an investigation into the home alarm industry.

Thomas Hubert
19th Mar, 2024 - 2 min read

Tech giant Google issues court proceedings against Irish data watchdog

The judicial review case, believed to concern a Data Protection Commission inquiry into Google's user account creation process, is the latest in a wave of big tech cases against the body.

Niall Sargent
19th Jan, 2024 - 3 min read

Brothers at war: Greg Kavanagh claims “campaign” by Hugh was to “take me down”

Property developer Greg Kavanagh has made explosive claims of abuse and intimidation in the High Court in defence of claims made by his brother and business partner Hugh Kavanagh. The case has been likened in court to a "family law dispute".

Francesca Comyn
18th Jan, 2024 - 6 min read

Mica litigation: Building a case from crumbling homes

Thousands of homeowners in Donegal and the northwest have had their homes destroyed by defective building blocks. A year after the first test cases landed in the Commercial Court, filings show everything in this mass lawsuit is in contest, from rock testing protocols to third-party funding.

Francesca Comyn
8th Jan, 2024 - 10 min read
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