AIB Subordinated Bondholders Case in the Commercial Court
The State is paying a six-figure sum towards legal fees incurred by an investment firm following the withdrawal of its Commercial Court case against the Minister for Finance over plans to inflict losses on AIB subordinated bondholders. The firm, Abadi Co, representing subordinated bondholders in AIB, withdrew the challenge to a court order secured last […]
Abortion Law
THE COMMISSIONER for human rights at the Council of Europe has told the Government it should have “more guts” and legislate to clarify the circumstances when women can have an abortion. Thomas Hammarberg has also accused the Government of ignoring almost all of the recommendations the Council of Europe made in a damning report on […]
The Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011
LEGISLATION GIVING statutory backing to key provisions of last month’s jobs initiative has been published. The Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2011 also provides for changes to the social welfare code in the pensions area and elsewhere. The Bill, which was published yesterday by the Department of Social Protection, will also put some of the […]
Facebook Defamation Cases
The popular social networking website Facebook has agreed to take down alleged fake profiles of millionaire businessman JP McManus pending the outcome of a full legal action by him over those profiles, the High Court heard yesterday. Given that undertaking, injunction proceedings by Mr McManus (60) over the disputed profiles did not proceed yesterday and were […]
Debt Recovery
Social Protection Minister Joan Burton has said that the European Central Bank (ECB) needs to change the way it approaches the recovery of debt. Minister Burton today said the current structure is ‘fairly inflexible’, designed largely for the German economy, and has to evolve. Her comments come amid continuing controversy over comments by Transport Minister […]
