Former business journalist Rory Godson has been allowed to renew his summons against INM and its former chair Leslie Buckley over alleged data hacking at the media group, despite opposition from the defendants.
A letter from former INM chair Buckley’s solicitors which was opened in the High Court outlines the scale of the challenge facing the 79-year-old long-term associate of the tycoon Denis O’Brien.
Former INM executives Gavin O'Reilly and Karl Brophy are suing their former company and chair. A judgement has been delivered on important discovery matters.
Succession is flawed but its portrayal of the rich and the motivations of those in media ring true.
Independent News and Media argued there was significant overlap between the lawsuit brought by its former directors and the long-running investigation into alleged data hacking being carried out by High Court-appointed inspectors.
After acquiring INM for just €65 million in mid-2019, internal forecasts at Mediahuis Ireland point to a strong 2021 with revenues and earnings both growing at Ireland’s biggest privately owned media group.
A series of pre-trial rulings have gone against telecoms mogul Denis O'Brien who is being sued by two lawyers for defamation over a press release issued in the wake of a 2016 report on the concentration of media ownership in Ireland.
The government has rejected suggestions that there was a conflict of interest when the attorney general retained a number of private cases, including one for the directors of INM. The affair raises questions.
The idea of Eoghan Harris using pseudonymous Twitter accounts is no surprise when his career is studied, but the breadth of that career shouldn't be forgotten either.
Former INM chief executive Robert Pitt was described by the court as "merely a witness" and "not a protagonist" in Leslie Buckley's failed attempt to have inspectors withdrawn from the media group.
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