Legal Barne Estate defendants query emails between John Magnier and former Arthur Cox managing partnerLegal correspondence presented to the High Court shows issue was taken with legal privilege asserted over emails with the former Arthur Cox partner
Legal John Magnier claims newly exchanged documents prove Barne Estate trustees approved €15m saleThe High Court heard that Barne Estate owners dispute Magnier’s position and believe he is attempting to hold up the completion of a deal with Maurice Regan
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Legal John Magnier seeks ‘illuminating’ documents in dispute over Barne Estate saleCoolmore stud owner claims that he had an exclusivity agreement over the 750 acres of farmland near Clonmel, Co Tipperary
Post Script Post Script: Magnier jr loses millions on well-backed, under-performing Australian horseThe Business Post team takes a look at the scenes behind the stories
Courts John Magnier offered €50,000 in brown envelopes to Barne Estate owners to ‘make their lives easier’ Magnier’s lawyers allege that Maurice Regan made ‘threatening’ phone calls to Barne Estate’s property agent in a bid to block the Coomore stud owner’s deal
Post Script Post Script: John Magnier’s new neighbour, Ryanair’s brand accommodation The Business Post takes a look at the scenes behind the stories
Legal Analysis: Magnier’s Barne Estate case raises question of the value of a handshakeThe colourful case includes the matter of when a non-written agreement can be enforced
Courts Maurice Regan pledged to crush John Magnier’s €15m Barne Estate deal, new filings allegeCoolmore stud owner claims Regan called his son in law to say that he would pay €5 million over Magnier’s bid to ensure the deal fell apart
News John Magnier amends claim in case against Barne Estate ownerCoolmore Stud owner to allege that defendant breached exclusivity agreement over property
The Last Post X is for Twitter: Matt Cooper’s A to Z of Irish business stories in 2023Our columnist takes a look back at a bumpy year in Irish business
Courts Barne Estate owner claims John Magnier gave brown envelopes of cash after bidding on lands Owner of 751-acre farm has issued a counterclaim against the billionaire businessman over contested land sale
Legal Construction magnate Maurice Regan closes Barne Estate deal despite John Magnier legal challengeJohn Magnier launched legal proceedings last month in an effort enforce a €15 million deal for the property he alleges was agreed over a handshake
Companies Nursing home firm owned by Irish billionaire trio sees £90m rise in turnoverBarchester Healthcare, which is part-owned by JP McManus, John Magnier and Dermot Desmond, posted pre-tax profits of £31 million in 2022
Courts Barne Estate manager to move to strike John Magnier litigationRichard Thomson-Moore expected to bring a motion to strike out Coolmine Stud magnate’s case for no cause of action next month
Property Maurice Regan progresses Barne Estate deal in spite of John Magnier litigationOwner of Coolmore Stud launched legal proceedings last month to enforce alleged ‘handshake’ deal to buy property for €15 million
Property John Magnier outbid by rival Maurice Regan for stately home in TipperaryCoolmore Stud magnate chases vendors of Barne Estate in Tipperary to High Court after losing out to €18 million bid from tycoon
Business Deal reached to buy major artwork from business magnate John MagnierPortrait of Omai had been locked in a stand-off between Magnier and the British art establishment since he bought it in 2001
business No deal made in sale of £50m Reynolds artwork to Britain’s National Portrait GalleryOwnership of Portrait of Omai remains with Irish businessman John Magnier after gallery fails to raise necessary funds
US Jockey Club drops ‘stallion cap’ after pressure from CoolmoreThe proposed move would have limited thoroughbred stallion horses in the US to breeding with a maximum of 140 mares every year