Catriona Fitzpatrick, the wife of Sean Fitzpatrick, the former chairman of the collapsed Anglo Irish Bank, is claiming around €6m in assets some of which were jointly held by the couple before her husband was declared bankrupt in 2010, the High Court has heard. Mrs…
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Boy awarded 'grief money' over sister's death before he was born
A 23-month-old boy, who had not been conceived when his little sister was killed in a hit-and-run in Dublin’s Phoenix Park on 6 April 2015, has been awarded “grief money” for her death. Marcel Siatka was born in May 2016, a year and 47 days…
Delivery man injured when mattress lifted by wind awarded €380,000
A van driver who claimed he hurt his back when a mattress he was delivering was lifted by a gust of wind into the air, draggging him four metres, has been awarded €380,000 damages. Declan Homan was delivering the mattress to an apartment on the…
Denis O'Brien appeals to Supreme Court over Dáil statements
An appeal by businessman Denis O’Brien against the High Court’s dismissal of his action over statements made in the Dáil about his banking affairs will begin in the Supreme Court this morning. Mr O’Brien is appealing against the High Court’s decision that it had no…
Bankrupt tycoon Sean Dunne tells trial he 'didn't need furniture to live in house'
Bankrupt businessman Sean Dunne has said that even though his home in the US was empty, he “didn’t need furniture to live in a house”. Mr Dunne yesterday told the High Court he has lived on occasions without furniture and that he had previously stayed…
Darron Gibson in court on drink-driving charge
Republic of Ireland footballer Darron Gibson is appearing in court today charged with drink-driving following a St Patrick’s Day crash. The 30-year-old midfielder was on his way to meet colleagues at Sunderland’s Academy of Light when he was involved in a collision on Dovedale Road…
Oscar Pistorius appeal dismissed by South African court
Olympian Oscar Pistorius has finally run out of options to appeal against his 13-year prison sentence for the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, legal experts have said. South Africa’s highest court dismissed Pistorius’s request to review the prison sentence on Monday, bringing a close…
Tulisa Contostavlos wins legal battle against Will.i.am and Britney Spears
Tulisa has finally won a bitter, five-year court battle after she first claimed she co-wrote and featured on Britney Spears and Will.I.Am’s song Scream and Shout. The song was released in 2012 and topped the UK charts – giving Brit her first number 1 in…
Ant McPartlin court hearing adjourned
The court hearing for drink-drive accused Ant McPartlin has been postponed. The TV presenter was due to appear at Wimbledon Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday charged with the offence. But a spokeswoman for the court said the hearing had been adjourned with a new date yet…
Court of Appeal deliveres decision on rights of voluntary patients
In February 2018, the Court of Appeal delivered its judgement in an appeal against a ruling of the High Court that the refusal of medical staff to release a voluntary patient from a psychiatric institution when he expressed a wish to leave was not unlawful.…