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Law on Trial: Alex White, from the bar to the front bench

The former Minister for Communications discusses his career from journalism to law to politics

Creditors of €30m forestry firm query appointment of liquidators

Investors concerned after claim made that director who chose to wind up GWD Forestry investment company was wrongly stated to be a shareholder

Judge amends O’Connor judgment in Davy 16 case

Tony O’Connor was incorrectly named as being present at meetings in a Dublin hotel where alleged fraudulent misrepresentation took place

Developer not obliged to reveal private divorce information in Irish lawsuit

Donal Gallagher had been ordered by a judge in Britain to pay his ex-wife £14 million in properties and cash

Elaine Byrne: Do Enoch Burke’s rights trump all other rights? The answer is evidently and undeniably no

The controversy around the evangelical Christian highlights the need to address in law and the constitution the ‘conscience clauses’ and exceptions sought by those holding various beliefs

Developer Conor Clarkson yet to pay €565k to settle rent arrears case with investment firm

Clarkson had agreed to pay the money as part of a confidential settlement agreed last October but the High Court heard today that the sum had not been paid by the agreed date this month

Irish woman alleging assault by Conor McGregor on yacht files High Court case in Dublin

McGregor has denied the allegations in a statement

Jurisdiction is first hurdle in challenge to insolvency arrangement of O’Gara’s former teammate, judge says

Mr Justice Alexander Owens said on Monday that jurisdiction was the only question before him at present concerning the PIA of John O’Driscoll, who played with O’Gara in Cork Constitution over 20 years ago

HSE an unfixable ‘basket case’, according to leading tax lawyer

Martin Phelan, speaking about how citizens must be tax-transparent but public-sector bodies largely are not, said that the Irish health service was long overdue a financial review

Bewley’s famous stained glass windows may be split after ruling that Johnny Ronan owns four of them

Mr Justice Denis McDonald said he understood the concern that the Bewley’s owner could remove two of the artworks

Revenue ‘extremely concerned’ over issues raised in objection to Dylan McGrath restaurant rescue

A company connected to the Mercantile Group has objected to the Scarp restructuring of Brasserie Sixty6

Limerick car dealer fined €2,000 by court over misleading DoneDeal ad

Raheen Auto Centre used a photo which did not show the true amount of mileage on the vehicle

Judge cites possible ‘clandestine activity’ as ex-Davy executives lose court challenge

Paddy Kearney, a Northern Ireland developer, is suing Davy and 16 former executives at the stockbroker

Bewley’s seeks to renew café lease with Johnny Ronan Group

Bewley’s and RGRE are awaiting High Court judgment in separate case over ownership of Harry Clarke windows in the Grafton Street café

Nike sues 16-year-old Irish entrepreneur over use of ‘swoosh’ in name of his store

Brandon Buckley, who runs Swoosh Supplied, described the case as a David versus Goliath battle

Ronan O’Gara’s former teammate rejects claim that he ‘fleeced’ the Munster legend in pub venture

John O’Driscoll, who played with the Munster star in Cork, filed a High Court affidavit explaining circumstances of his withdrawal of money from company

Glanbia faces US lawsuit over ‘false and misleading’ product claims on protein bars

An Illinois consumer bought a box of ‘creamy peanut butter’ protein bars labelled as containing no artificial sweeteners

Efforts to bridge gender pay gap in Irish law firms just ‘window dressing’, says Dentons chief

Eavan Saunders says that there are a ‘pitiful’ number of women at equity partner level in Irish firms

Law on Trial: Building Dentons’ Dublin office from scratch with a powerhouse team

The law firm’s country head for Ireland, Eavan Saunders, sat down with Business Post legal correspondent Catherine Sanz to discuss gender balance, Britain’s ‘macho’ industry, and a gap in the litigation market

Altada receiver agrees sale to Irish entrepreneur despite higher offer from rival bidder

Eoin Goulding, who founded cybersecurity company Integrity360, has agreement with receiver to buy the troubled tech firm, the High Court has heard