Justice Michael Twomey said the attempted leverage and "high grade weaponisation” of High Court costs would appear to be much easier in Ireland than in other jurisdictions.
Quick-moving domestic athletic brands are now able to match American quality and cachet in the hypercompetitive and increasingly nationalistic market, writes Jon Emont, The Wall Street Journal.
A staffer raises an embarrassing claim. A probe follows. Deciding what to do next—and whether to offer a payout—gets tricky for employers., write Chip Cutter and Lauren Weber, The Wall Street Journal.
A job-hopping lawyer accessed files and recruited lawyers at elite firms to tip traders about pending deals, prosecutors say, writes David Michaels, The Wall Street Journal.
A consultative forum for employees of multinationals, European Works Councils (EWCs) are a new post-Brexit phenomenon in Ireland. Telecoms firm Verizon is now challenging a High Court finding that a company's obligation to an EWC is “potentially much wider than just money".
Two years after it entered the Nasdaq, an Irish company promising to become a leading transatlantic solar power producer is leaving investors and creditors to nurse heavy losses.
A detailed series of court affidavits and WhatsApp messages has revealed a deteriorating relationship between Paddy McKillen Jr and a lender, now at the centre of a contested €2.1 million bankruptcy claim.
The former Press Up boss is trying to set aside a bankruptcy summons on a disputed €2.1m debt issued by Herbert Street Propety Finance alleging it is void and results from illegal lending.
Government pours money into AI, electric cars and military power, while consumer confidence sags and job market grows bleak, writes Brian Spegele, The Wall Street Journal.
Employees waited two years to sell their shares. Then, the company let them unload $30 million, writes Berber Jin, The Wall Street Journal.
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