Five lawyers each received fees in excess of €250,000, last year, through their work for the Chief State Solicitor’s Office (CSSO).

THE Supreme Court has reserved judgment on Ian Bailey’s challenge to his extradition to France in connection with the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

Ian Bailey's lawyers claim the State's case in favour of his extradition to France is "untenable".

State lawyers at Ian Bailey's extradition appeal have today raised objections to new evidence which criticises the garda investigation into the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.

A REVIEW by the DPP’s office criticising the Garda investigation into the murder of French film-maker Sophie Toscan du Plantier, and outlining why the DPP decided not to prosecute Ian Bailey only came to the attention of the Department of Justice 10 years after it was completed, the Supreme Court was told yesterday.

New evidence highlighting investigatory abuse over the murder of a French film-maker will be presented on the last day of Ian Bailey’s extradition appeal.

A fresh appeal launched by Ian Bailey against his extradition order to France in connection with the killing of French film maker Sophie Toscan du Plantier has got underway.

Lawyers claim ‘breathtaking’ level of misbehaviour during murder probe

THE High Court has reserved judgment on whether to allow journalist Ian Bailey appeal to the Supreme Court in a bid to prevent his extradition to France in connection with the killing of French filmmaker Sophie Toscan du Plantier in Co Cork 14 years ago.

Extraditing a man to France for questioning over the murder of a film-maker in Ireland would have implications for every citizen in the Irish State, it was claimed today.

JOURNALIST Ian Bailey is seeking leave to appeal to the Supreme Court against a High Court decision permitting his extradition to France in connection with the killing of French filmmaker Sophie Toscan du Plantier in Co Cork 14 years ago.

Ian Bailey’s legal team has described the attempt by the French authorities to extradite him to France as an insult to the Irish State in what’s understood to be the first case of its type in Europe.

A BUSINESSMAN has been ordered by the Commercial Court to pay €8.4 million following his alleged failure to honour a contract related to a development at Dublin’s Church Street. A similar judgment order is also being sought against a second man, a solicitor.

A paraplegic wanted by police investigating a murder in the UK will tonight be extradited from Ireland.

A 53-year-old man who absconded from the mental facility in England he was sent to after he being convicted of raping a 18-year-old girl is opposing a bid by the UK authorities to have him returned, the High Court heard today.

A DISPUTE between two men involved in the relaunch last summer of a landmark Dublin dancehall, the Ierne Ballroom, has been settled at the High Court.