The developers of a proposed 40-storey building on the Custom House site in Cork City have said they expect to apply for planning permission for the development in early 2018.

McDonald’s has asked a US judge to reject a subpoena from the National Labour Relations Board in its case claiming the company is a “joint employer” of franchise workers, saying the requests are unfair and costly.

A New York judge has ruled that Marvel Worldwide owns the copyrights to more than a dozen superheroes, including Spider-Man, X-Men, Iron Man, rejecting the claims of a legendary artist’s estate.

British Telecom claimed in a New York court that it owns the patent on hyperlinks - the single-click conveniences that underlie the internet - and should get paid for their daily use by millions of people.