Ryan’s on Camden Street is a well-known bar in Dublin. It has been refused a new drinks licence to extend its bar into adjoining premises after the gardaí argued to do so would “reward the bad behaviour of the applicant”.
The jailed solicitor argued that the orders to perfect title and aid a court sale of properties, found to have been sold to Michael Lynn in the 2000s without his legal interest being registered, risked prejudicing his upcoming appeal against his €18m theft conviction.
Recalled to give evidence, Gerard Lane accepted in a moment of anger he threatened Tinakilly House co-owner Denis Connolly that he would become the "partner from hell". However he denied this was motivating his case against his business partner.
Describing himself as a "budding, young sprightly 64 years of age”, Denis Connolly took the stand to give his side of the bitter hotel ownership row while independent expert Kieran Wallace elaborated on his concerns over the business's accounts.
UCD graduate Gerard Lane made a fortune in the Philippines and Malaysia before investing in hotels in Ireland and Spain. He is now in a row with his former co-owner of Tinakilly House.
An Coimisiún Pleanála made an “error of law” in refusing permission to a Laois wind farm, the Supreme Court found – but a key section of the Climate Act cannot “carry the full weight of the State’s response to climate change”.
Subpoenas seek information on allegations that Deel, valued at around $17 billion, recruited a spy inside a rival company, writes Rolfe Winkler, The Wall Street Journal.
Shem Drowne Ltd will accept charges of four breaches of environmental regulations, including removing over 1,000 meters of hedgerow without Department of Agriculture consent. The case will be heard again at Clonmel Circuit Court in the new year.
The tycoon was accused of using "lawfare" tactics to bulldoze his opponents after his €15m handshake deal to buy the Barne Estate in Co Tipperary fell through. He is now appealing the court's ruling.
The Government's acceleration plan includes radical reforms in the legal area. While it shows ambition, some law experts have raised concerns about its impact on access to justice and the new proposals may face their own legal challenges.
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