A 56-year-old woman was coerced into having her baby daughter adopted nearly 40 years ago when she was just 16, it has been claimed in the High Court.

A declaration by the Supreme Court that the Dáil Public Accounts Committee acted unlawfully towards former Rehab CEO Angela Kerins would have a “chilling” effect on the work of parliamentary committees, lawyers for the State and PAC have told the court.

Talks are underway in the marathon case by Sean Quinn’s children denying liability for some €415m under guarantees of loans advanced by Anglo Irish Bank to Quinn companies, the High Court has heard.

A solicitor who admitted professional misconduct, including using €10,000 client monies towards paying his personal tax bill, has been suspended for a year after which he can resume practising under conditions to expire after seven years.

A High Court judge will rule next week whether Sean Quinn’s children can pursue a key claim their father unduly influenced them to sign securities for loans of hundreds of millions by Anglo Irish Bank to Quinn group companies.

Two former senior executives with the Quinn group are "very reluctant" witnesses in the action by Sean Quinn's adult children disputing any liability under guarantees for loans of more than €415m, the High Court has been told.

Sean Quinn’s family used the Quinn group as their “personal bank” from which they extracted some €1.95bn to fund their personal lifestyles, property acquisition and significant losses, the High Court has been told.

Any finding by the Supreme Court that slopping out amounts to inhuman and degrading treatment would have “huge” consequences for the State and the Mountjoy prison regime, the State has said.

Independent News & Media has strongly rejected concerns of an apparent “culture of deference” within the media group towards its major shareholder Denis O’Brien.

The State’s corporate watchdog has said it was “absolutely wrong” for INM to claim it was deprived until March last of information casting doubt on its former chairman Leslie Buckley’s explanation for the removal of data from INM in 2014.

The wife of former Anglo Irish Bank chairman Sean Fitzpatrick 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.

A victory for former Rehab CEO Angela Kerins in her appeal over her treatment by the Dail Public Accounts Committee would undermine “a core principle of our democracy”, freedom of speech in parliament, the State has told the Supreme Court.

The refusal may have implications for some of an estimated 1,200 other slopping out cases in the pipeline.

Provisional liquidators have been appointed by the High Court to a Co. Cork credit union because of its distressed financial position for a number of years.

Barrister Sean Guerin has asked the Supreme Court to hear an appeal against Alan Shatter's successful challenge to sections of his report concerning the former Justice Minister's handling of complaints of Garda whistleblower Sgt Maurice McCabe.

The High Court has confirmed examinership for troubled exploration company Petroceltic and two related companies.

The High Court has confirmed the appointment of joint liquidators to the company that formerly operated Clerys Department Store.

A legal battle launched by ex-tycoon Sean Quinn’s family against the former Anglo Irish Bank over €2.34bn loans has been delayed again – pushing it back to next year.

The Quinn family may seek to cross-examine IBRC special liquidator Kieran Wallace about the manner in which the commercial court was told of proceedings taken in the US and UK following allegations by unidentified “informants” the family may be hiding up to €500m in undisclosed assets. 

An application by members of the Quinn family to stop assets of Quinn companies being moved to Nama ignores the fact those assets have already been stripped by some family members, Irish Bank Resolution Corporation has claimed before the Commercial Court.

The Department of Finance and Central Bank conspired with Anglo Irish Bank in relation to its advancing over €2bn loans to Quinn companies for the unlawful purpose of propping up its share price, it was alleged at the Commercial Court.

The family of bankrupt businessman Sean Quinn has hinted at a possible legal challenge to the statutory stay in the IBRC Act, which has halted all existing proceedings against the former Anglo Irish Bank.

The action by the family of jailed businessman Seán Quinn against the former Anglo Irish Bank aimed at avoiding liability for €2.34bn loans has been delayed due to two new developments, the Commercial Court heard yesterday.

A €19m property in Russia was sold by a Sean Quinn family company to another for about €2,500 in a transaction allegedly “orchestrated” by a son-in-law of the businessman, the High Court was told yesterday.

A nephew of Sean Quinn has told the High Court he knew nothing about a trust set up for the Quinn family despite several signatures of his witnessing documents related to that trust.

University College Cork is suing the ESB for €18m arising out flood damage that occurred in November 2009.

THE family of bankrupt businessman Sean Quinn are effectively making the “extraordinary” case they have no liability for loans of €2.3 billion advanced to support Anglo Irish Bank’s share price on grounds Mr Quinn and the bank were engaged in the “criminal offence” of market manipulation, the bank has told the Commercial Court.

HOTELIER Jim Mansfield is opposing Bank of Scotland’s claim for summary judgment orders for €206m against him on grounds including that the bank’s failure to honour an alleged agreement to loan more money to complete the Citywest convention centre lead to the collapse of the Mansfield group.

An application by NAMA have two companies controlled by developers Raymond and Daniel Grehan wound up has commenced before the High Court.

Multi-millionaire businessman and race horse owner JP McManus is to bring High Court proceedings against Facebook over the social networking website's alleged failure to take down a number of profiles purporting to be the Co Limerick native.

THE Supreme Court has reserved judgment on the action by property investor Paddy McKillen aimed at preventing the National Assets Management Agency acquiring some €2.1 billion loans made to himself and his companies.

ALL but one chapter of a shocking report into sexual abuse by priests in the Dublin Archdiocese is expected to be released next week after the High Court yesterday cleared the way for its publication.

PEOPLE who act as “Good Samaritans” and go to the rescue of others in life-threatening situations should be legally protected from the threat of civil action except in cases of gross negligence, the Law Reform Commission (LRC) has recommended.

DENIS O’BRIEN launched a blistering attack on the tribunal and its chairman Mr Justice Michael Moriarty yesterday at what was possibly the last public sitting of the long-running inquiry.

JUSTICE Minister Brian Lenihan has added his voice to that of attorney general Paul Gallagher by calling for the development of alternatives to the courts for the resolution of family disputes in Ireland.

Foreign children adopted by an Irish parent are entitled to become a citizen even if the family lives outside the state, it was recommended today.

The Government will rush emergency health legislation through the Dáil and Seanad next week to confirm that 19 boards, agencies and councils founded by the State have full legal standing.

JUSTICE Minister Michael McDowell was yesterday granted leave to seek a judicial review of a planning decision by Roscommon County Council involving his luxury holiday home.

A DISPUTE over the discovery of documents relating to the use of Shannon Airport