Former Minister for Justice Alan Shatter was left in an “untenable” position after publication of a report concerning his handling of complaints made by Garda whistleblower Maurice McCabe, Mr Shatter’s lawyers have told the High Court.

Businessman Harry Crosbie objects to conditions including maximum €5,000 monthly living expenses being sought by Nama for not enforcing a €77m judgment against his home and other assets pending further legal proceedings, the Commercial Court has heard.

An email sent by golfer Rory McIlroy in October 2011 indicated no difficulty with a proposed representation agreement under which he would pay commission rates of 20% and 5% respectively on his off- and on-course earnings, the Commercial Court in Dublin was told yesterday.

The commercial court has approved the €6.48bn acquisition of the Elan pharmaceutical group by US company Perrigo. Mr Justice Peter Kelly made the relevant orders yesterday on the application of Paul Sreenan SC, for Elan Corporation plc.

The High Court will make a final ruling next week on Aer Lingus’s bid to reduce its capital reserves by €500m so as to pay dividends to shareholders.

Two women — one who campaigned for a no vote and the other who voted yes — have started a legal challenge aimed at overturning the result of the children’s referendum.

Bank of Ireland has brought a petition seeking to reduce its share capital by €3.92bn to €1.97bn.

The High Court will hold a hearing today to determine whether to approve a survival plan for Eircom.

THE legal action by developer David Daly and his family over the takeover of their €457 million loans by the National Assets Management Agency has settled, the Commercial Court was told yesterday.

SIX investors have indicated a serious interest in investing in the waste collection company Mr Binman, a development which might help ensure its survival as a major employer in Munster, the High Court heard yesterday.

ASKING the Commercial Court to accept claims by businessman Philip Lynch and his family that they would have walked away from a land deal had they believed they could be pursued individually for the €25 million loan involved “a very big ask,” a judge was told yesterday.

THE Supreme Court is expected to be asked next May to grant a priority hearing of appeals which will determine if two unsuccessful bidders for the state’s second mobile phone licence can proceed with actions challenging the manner in which the licence was allocated in 1995 to Esat Digifone.

LIFE assurer Eagle Star wants the High Court to stop the Equality Tribunal case of an equality officer who claims her income protection policy was 100% loaded because she was overweight.

A CREDIT union suing stockbroking firm J & E Davy over €5 million losses allegedly suffered due to Davy’s advice to invest in certain perpetual bonds, may bring an additional claim that Davy failed to act honestly in not disclosing it was also the seller of some of the bonds involved, and had made “a secret profit” on their sale.

THE High Court was yesterday asked to dismiss a challenge by Ryanair to the planning permission for a second terminal at Dublin Airport.

BRITISH-BASED businessman Tom Gilmartin faces tough questioning at the Mahon Tribunal today over his allegations that senior politicians received corrupt payments relating to land rezoning.

THE Supreme Court has agreed to continue a stay on the introduction of risk equalisation in the Irish health insurance market pending the hearing of an appeal by BUPA against the High Court’s rejection last December of its challenge to the validity of the scheme.

BUPA must pay all of the legal costs, estimated at more than €5 million, arising from its unsuccessful court challenge to the introduction of the Risk Equalisation Scheme (RES) in the health insurance market, the High Court has ruled.

THE High Court yesterday heard that U2 won’t pursue Lola Cashman for the costs of the court action.

A FORMER employee of U2 threatened to sue them twice before her current defamation case against the band.