Businessman and Paddy McKillen associate Ronnie Delany sued the Al Thanis and the Maybourne Hotels group over an alleged "blackballing” in the wake of a wider falling out between the Qatari and McKillen camps.
In his dispute with the Qatari royal family in the US courts, the property investor wants to subpoena several companies to identify an alleged hacker but his efforts have faced a setback.
A lender acting on behalf of pension investors is moving on the company in ownership of the Co Kerry factory building, following similar action by the same backers at Dublin properties last month.
The clothing, stationary and lifestyle shop on Dublin's Chatham Street was the last remaining franchise-operated Muji store globally and is due to close by next week.
The tycoon has filed another case against the Qatari royals, his former business partners, over alleged unpaid fees for development work, including on a luxury $1,000-per-night Beverly Hills hotel.
The Press Up founder was being pursued on the back of a loan guarantee related to the development of a Dean Hotel in Birmingham.
The property developer’s central Irish holding entity has agreed to guarantee part of the liabilities being restructured by his son’s hospitality business with lender Cheyne Capital – for a fee.
The property tycoon is seeking documents and testimony from a former Qatari prime minister and ex-business partner in a row over the Maybourne hotel group.
The Belfast-born magnate has been refused additional discovery orders in his long-running lawsuit against the minister for finance and former secretary general John Moran relating to his IBRC loans and contacts with the Barclay brothers.
Accounts filed for the Workman’s Club give an insight into the performance of well-known bars, primarily in Dublin, including Peruke & Periwig on Dawson Street, Mary’s Bar off Grafton Street, and the Workman’s Club in Temple Bar.
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