Justice Mark Sanfey

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The call was made by Mr Justice Mark Sanfey when making orders on Thursday in two judgments concerning the dispute which continues following an unsuccessful mediation. Photograph: iStock
Judge urges Claddagh Jewellers family to try to resolve their differences

A High Court judge has urged a family whose company makes and sells jewellery, including the world-famous Claddagh rings, to renew efforts to resolve (...)

Debenhams staff protested outside a number of Bank of Ireland branches on Friday as part of their campaign to obtain redundancy pay for more than 1,000 workers. Photograph: Gareth Chaney/Collins
Debenhams workers protest outside Bank of Ireland branches

Debenhams workers protested on Friday outside premises owned by one of the parent company’s shareholders, Bank of Ireland. Former workers at the comp(...)

Ryanair sued Vola, claiming the terms of use of its own website prohibit the defendants from using its content without permission. File photograph: Bloomberg
Ryanair dispute with tech firms over ‘screen scraping’ to proceed

A dispute between Ryanair and a Romania-based online travel agency and German internet travel technology firm over the practice of “screen scraping” m(...)

Supporters of the Debenhams workers protest at the Four Courts in Dublin
High Court confirms appointment of liquidators to Debenhams

The High Court has confirmed the appointment of joint liquidators to the Irish arm of Debenhams. Debenhams Retail Ireland had operated 11 stores in (...)

The women’s debts of €3.36 million to Ennis Property Finance, an unsecured debt, arose out of personal guarantees given by them in respect of loans, acquired by the fund, advanced to their husbands’ business. Photograph: iStock
Sisters-in-law allowed to write down millions in debt under insolvency scheme

The High Court has approved personal insolvency arrangements allowing two sisters-in-law to write down millions of euro of debt owed to banks and a fu(...)

The High Court was told Start Mortgages would receive 35 cent for every euro of debt owed under the personal insolvency arrangement but 31 cent in the euro if former builder Eugene O’Connor was made a bankrupt.
Meath builder has €1.6 million of debt written off

A former Meath builder has had debts of €1.6 million written off in a personal insolvency agreement approved by the High Court that will keep him and (...)

An action by the claimants remains against fund managers Wealth Options Trustees and Rowan Asset Management over the pension investment which related to the purchase of properties in central London. Photograph: iStock
Court dismisses part of action over claim of ‘catastrophic losses’ on pension schemes

The High Court has dismissed part of an action by two men who claimed they suffered “catastrophic losses” as a result of money from their closed pensi(...)

The court heard that while Nama had some initial objections to the PIA, it was now consenting to its approval. File photograph: Chris Maddaloni/Collins
Insolvency arrangement approved for man with €60 million in debts

The High Court has approved a Personal Insolvency Arrangement (PIA) allowing a man to write down almost all of his €60 million debts. On Monday, Mr J(...)