22 h. ago Web Summit fallout: accusations aired in court may come back to haunt all three men

The full damage of the court cases could be yet to pass

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3 d. ago Web Summit case: Paddy Cosgrave was Steve Jobs. Daire Hickey and David Kelly were Steve Wozniak

Web Summit founders were unable to escape Rockefeller’s famous dictum about business and friendship

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3 d. ago Paddy Cosgrave and his two former friends have settled their bitter Web Summit court dispute

The judge said mediation was ‘a thousand times more preferable than going into litigation’.

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3 d. ago Paddy Cosgrave 'delighted' as he and former friends settle bitter Web Summit court dispute

The judge said mediation was ‘a thousand times more preferable than going into litigation’.

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3 d. ago Web Summit court case settled after parties come to resolution

Mr Justice Twomey wished all parties the best for the future and adjourned the matter until next month.

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4 d. ago Breakthrough talks mean settlement in bitter Web Summit case may be finalised tomorrow

Paddy Cosgrave was suing David Kelly, who owns 12% of the shares in Web Summit, for alleged breaches of his fiduciary duties as a director of the company.

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5 d. ago Web Summit court case adjourned to allow litigants consider judge’s mediation appeal

Five separate cases underway between three Web Summit shareholders in case due to last until June

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5 d. ago Web Summit court case adjourns to allow litigants consider judge’s mediation appeal

Five separate cases underway between three Web Summit shareholders in case due to last until June

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5 d. ago Web Summit case: Judge warns process could last until 2028 and suggests the parties reach mediated settlement

Bitter legal dispute between Paddy Cosgrave, Daire Hickey and another minority shareholder, David Kelly, being heard by Mr Justice Michael Twomey in High Court trial

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5 d. ago Web Summit case: Daire Hickey to give evidence in legal action against Paddy Cosgrave

Case is one of five involving Mr Cosgrave, Mr Hickey and another minority shareholder, David Kelly, being heard by Mr Justice Michael Twomey in High Court trial

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5 d. ago Daire Hickey to give evidence in bitter Web Summit legal dispute

Hickey wants chief executive Paddy Cosgrave to buy him out of his 7% stake in the tech conference business

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9 d. ago Paddy Cosgrave’s Web Summit partners ‘cheated’ on him and his firm, court hears

High Court civil trial continues in Dublin

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1 week ago Paddy Cosgrave allegedly edited phone recordings to damage former Web Summit director, court hears

The court was shown phone messages from 2019 between Cosgrave and Kelly.

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1 week ago Internal memo suggests Paddy Cosgrave may have been in charge even after resignation, court hears

Founder returned to lead company after departure over social media posts concerning Israel and Gaza

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1 week ago ‘No question’ Paddy Cosgrave knew about complaint against former Web Summit director

Web Summit chief executive’s suggestion of ‘kompromat’ an ‘invention’, High Court hears

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1 week ago Paddy Cosgrave tried to 'blackmail' former Web Summit director into giving up shares, courts hears

The Commercial Court is hearing a “bitter” multi-million euro legal row between.

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1 week ago Paddy Cosgrave tried to 'blackmail' former Web Summit director into giving up shares, court hears

The Commercial Court is hearing a “bitter” multi-million euro legal row between.

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1 week ago Web Summit case: Paddy Cosgrave’s use of complaint against Daire Hickey ‘reprehensible’, court hears

Case continues on Thursday when Michael Cush SC, for Mr Kelly, will give his opening statements

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1 week ago Paddy Cosgrave’s cost may be exceeding €7m, High Court hears

Web Summit founder paid bonus of €1m last year on return to helm after resignation in 2023 over Israel social media posts

Economics

1 week ago Web Summit may be funding part of Paddy Cosgrave’s estimated ‘€7m legal bill’, court told

Web Summit founder paid bonus of €1m last year on return to helm after resignation in 2023 over Israel social media posts

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