Maples & Calder is doing very well out of the upsurge in Irish funds, but its managing partner Nicholas Butcher dismisses suggestions that the industry’s current success is built on sand

A vulnerable child who had repeatedly suffered at the hands of bullies, Ana Kriégel was lured in May of last year to a derelict house in Lucan, where she was viciously beaten to death. Francesca Comyn reports on the trial of her two young killers

The Ana Kriégel case showed how bullying methods have evolved and mutated in an increasingly online world, writes Francesca Comyn

John Lyons wants to do up the franchised Supermac’s restaurant he has run with his wife Mary Lyons on the Ennis Road in Limerick for the past 19 years at his own expense

The Dutch firm CrowdSense runs the service Publicsonar, which is used by state bodies in the Netherlands and surrounding regions to assist them in a crisis or emergency situation

In a recent ruling in a repossession action, Justice Seamus Noonan said he was “quite sure” this type of wrong and “entirely detrimental” advice was being given in return for payment

Former High Court president Nicholas Kearns slams ‘insanity’ of compensation culture

Personal injury lawyers are in the spotlight in the wake of the Bailey case. Are they gaming the system, or just doing their best for their clients?

The debt arises from a 2014 distribution rights deal between the league, home to Juventus and five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo, and the sports media firm, which is now to be wound up

This week, in absentia, Ian Bailey stands trial Paris for the 1996 killing of Sophie Toscan du Plantier. A conviction for him could prejudice any investigation here, write Francesca Comyn and Hannah O’Brien

The European Commission is ramping up its probe into the Irish motor insurance industry, which some here claim is operating a cartel by restricting access to database

The British precedent for the finding in the Ruth Morrissey case has caused no flood of litigation in that jurisdiction

France’s famous Lillet apéritif - once favoured by, among others, James Bond - is enjoying a revival. Francesca Comyn travelled to Podensac in the beautiful south-west of the country to see where the wine-liqueur mix is made