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Catherine Sanz

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Legal correspondent and senior reporter

Rival restaurant owners attempting to ‘drag’ Dylan McGrath outlet into liquidation, court hears

EMI MR Investments Ltd is objecting to the rescue plan for Brasserie Sixty6, the Dublin 2 restaurant co-owned by McGrath

Agricultural insolvency cases could be delayed by Supreme Court decision on €1.8m farm

A decision to hear an appeal against a debt deal for a farmer who was allowed to keep a €1.8 million farm could delay dozens of cases involving agricultural land as an asset

McDonald seeks High Court order for removal of ‘defamatory’ RTÉ audio

The Sinn Féin leader’s lawyers file motion for judgment in default of defence

Law on Trial: Noeline Blackwell on new human trafficking legislation and assisting Ukrainian refugees

The Chief Executive of the Dublin Rape Crisis Centre also talks about her views on arming the gardaí, pro-bono work, and winning a recent lifetime achievement award

Supreme Court to hear case of farmer’s €1.1m debt deal

Appeal will mark the first time that a personal insolvency case has been given leave to appeal to the Supreme Court

Nine out of ten planes in lawsuit re-registered in Russia, says AerCap

Lessor is suing its insurers over the loss of 116 planes and 23 spare aircraft engines

Are cohabiting couples being let down by the law when a relationship ends?

As cases increase, difficulties over proof of relationship status and no fixed rule for financial claims are raising questions over whether the existing legislation provides sufficient protections to unmarried couples

IDA pushes for Connect Ireland to quantify disputed claims

In long-running legal battle, Terry Clune firm alleges state agency denied it credit for bringing new jobs to Ireland

Concrete firm seeks to stop RTÉ ‘breaching’ confidential settlement deal

Kilcarrig Quarries has sought a court order stopping the broadcaster from reporting details of an agreement it claims to have reached with a farmer in Co Wexford in 2020

Michael O’Flynn ‘takes control’ of company in insolvency row with neighbour

The court action relates to a €2.2 million personal guarantee given to the Cork property developer

Dublin City Council must re-search for records following Ronan FOI request

Information Commissioner is not satisfied that Dublin City Council has sought all potentially relevant departments for records relating to a collapsed tender process to redevelop the historic Pigeon House site in Dublin 4

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‘Surge’ in calls to abuse helpline after Blackrock Boys documentary

One in Four has experienced a ‘significant’ increase in demand for its services since podcast outlining sexual abuse suffered in Dublin school was broadcast

Publican granted licence to open whiskey tasting room

Tom Cleary, owner of the Temple Bar, says his new shop will create a way for distilleries in remote parts of Ireland to have their products sampled

Damages scheme for victims of violent crime illegal, court hears

Two-year time limit for compensation claims breaches the EU’s own six-year rule, says lawyers for two victims of crime who were refused compensation by criminal injuries body

‘I’m very privileged to do a job that I feel really matters’: Irish barrister Caoilfhionn Gallagher

Speaking on Law on Trial, the Business Post’s legal affairs podcast, the London-based Gallagher discusses the challenges that come with representing some of the world’s leading pro-democracy campaigners

Law on Trial: Caoilfhionn Gallagher, KC, on defending pro-democracy campaigners and journalists

Kicking off our new season is Caoilfhionn Gallagher, a barrister at Doughty Street Chambers, who discusses the case of Jimmy Lai, a Hong Kong pro democracy campaigner, and Maria Ressa, a Nobel Peace Prize winning journalist

High Court test case over zero tolerance policy for cannabis-based products refused

Business owners in Ireland have claimed there is confusion over the legality of products containing cannabidiol (CBD) with some reporting that their products are regularly subjected to seizures

Law Society sues solicitor over alleged failure to comply with sanction

Dublin-based Ian McSweeney has faced two separate court actions this year by the Legal Services Regulatory Authority

Biogen to urgently appeal court judgment allowing generic MS drug

High Court decision would pave the way for the sale of a generic multiple sclerosis drug and save the HSE over €8 million, but pharma giant claims the firm behind the drug is infringing on its patent

Relief is ‘magic’ for publican who took FBD to High Court

Noel Anderson, the co-owner of Lemon & Duke was one of four pub groups whose landmark cases against the insurer were finally settled on the issue of claims last Friday