Francesca Comyn

6 days ago | thecurrency.news | Francesca Comyn

The Revenue Commissioners have been largely unsuccessful in amending the terms of a High Court tax appeal against Getty Images. The challenge relates to whether Getty, one of the world’s largest suppliers of stock images to newspapers, magazines, advertising campaigns, films, television programmes, books, and websites, could deduct foreign royalty withholding tax (RWHT) as a business expense under Irish tax law.

1 week ago | thecurrency.news | Francesca Comyn

Joint interim examiners have been appointed to Irish airline CityJet, following an emergency petition before the High Court on Thursday evening. It is the second time in five years the Irish airline has sought breathing space from its creditors due to the threat of insolvency. The winding down of a Lufthansa contract and airline leasing issues are among the “financial and logistical difficulties” facing CityJet, the court heard.

1 week ago | thecurrency.news | Francesca Comyn

The question came late on Thursday morning. Lawyers for the BBC put it to Gerry Adams that the reason he never sued for defamation over claims he was in the IRA and its army council up until 2005 was because it was true. Earlier in his evidence, the former Sinn Féin president denied ever being in the Provisional IRA and said he had not taken legal action against media outlets that claimed otherwise, as his lawyers repeatedly advised him he would not get a fair trial.

1 week ago | thecurrency.news | Francesca Comyn

Gerry Adams was repeatedly advised by his lawyers that he would not get a fair hearing if he sued over media reports alleging he was a member of the Provisional IRA or its seven-strong army council, his defamation trial has heard. On day three of his cross-examination by lawyers for the BBC, the former Sinn Féin president told the jury he routinely contacted his solicitors when such claims were made but never took action because they advised against it.

1 week ago | thecurrency.news | Francesca Comyn

Just after midday, Gerry Adams stood down from the witness box and took a seat at the front of Court 24 to watch a video montage of archived news and current affairs programmes. The footage about the former Sinn Féin president and the IRA’s campaign of violence was compiled by lawyers for the BBC and came with a health warning from the trial judge.