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    Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food and the Attorney General v Fintra Trawling Company Limited (High Court, 18 July 2016)
    2016-10-04

    The perils of making a declaration of solvency by company directors, without reasonable grounds.

    Summary

    Filed under:
    Ireland, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, A&L Goodbody
    Authors:
    Sinead Kelly , Jack O'Farrell , Paula Mullooly , Julie Murray
    Location:
    Ireland
    Firm:
    A&L Goodbody
    Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement publishes Annual Report for 2015
    2016-07-05

    The Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) has published its Annual Report for 2015.

    Key Developments from the Report: 

    Filed under:
    Ireland, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, A&L Goodbody, Amicus curiae, ECB, Central Bank of Ireland, Solvency II Directive (2009/138/EU)
    Authors:
    Sinead Kelly
    Location:
    Ireland
    Firm:
    A&L Goodbody
    Error in Redemption Statement does not Prevent Reliance on Cross Security
    2016-07-07

    In AIB Mortgage Bank -v- O'Toole & anor [2016] IEHC 368 the High Court determined that a bank was not prevented from relying on a mortgage as security for all sums due by the defendants, despite issuing a redemption statement which omitted this fact.

    In order to understand this case, it is necessary to set out the chronology of events:

    Filed under:
    Ireland, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Mason Hayes & Curran LLP, Mortgage loan
    Authors:
    Judith Riordan , Frank Flanagan
    Location:
    Ireland
    Firm:
    Mason Hayes & Curran LLP
    Enforcing Acquired Loans - Two Victories for Acquirers
    2016-07-15

    Two recent judgments have brought further clarity in relation to the rights acquirers of loan portfolios to enforce against borrowers:

    Filed under:
    Ireland, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Mason Hayes & Curran LLP
    Authors:
    Judith Riordan , Frank Flanagan
    Location:
    Ireland
    Firm:
    Mason Hayes & Curran LLP
    Pensions Authority Issues Guidance on Operation of Pensions Insolvency Payments Scheme
    2016-07-28

    In April 2016, the Pensions Authority published prescribed guidance in relation to the Section 48A procedure under the Pensions Act 1990 (as amended) (the “Pensions Act”).

    Filed under:
    Ireland, Employee Benefits & Pensions, Insolvency & Restructuring, Matheson LLP
    Location:
    Ireland
    Firm:
    Matheson LLP
    PIPs: Disclosure Obligations akin to an Officer of the Court
    2016-04-21

    In a significant recent judgment, the High Court has set aside an extension of a protective certificate issued to a debtor under the Personal Insolvency Act 2012 on the grounds of material and culpable non-disclosure by a personal insolvency practitioner.

    Filed under:
    Ireland, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, McCann FitzGerald LLP, Debtor, Ex parte
    Authors:
    Josh Hogan , Lisa Smyth
    Location:
    Ireland
    Firm:
    McCann FitzGerald LLP
    Director who was 'deceived' not restricted by the Court
    2016-04-26

    In Murphy -v- O'Flynn & anor [2016] IEHC 197 a liquidator sought an order from the Court restricting William and Deirdre O’Flynn from acting as directors pursuant to Section 150 of the Companies Act 1990.

    Applicable Law 

    Filed under:
    Ireland, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, A&L Goodbody
    Authors:
    Paula Mullooly
    Location:
    Ireland
    Firm:
    A&L Goodbody
    High Court Orders Restriction of Directors in Two Separate Decisions
    2016-05-10

    The High Court (Binchy J), has recently made restriction orders in respect of directors in two separate applications before it.

    Filed under:
    Ireland, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, A&L Goodbody, Board of directors
    Authors:
    Paula Mullooly
    Location:
    Ireland
    Firm:
    A&L Goodbody
    Duty on Directors to Show They Acted Responsibly
    2016-05-24

    In McAteer & anor v McBrien & ors [2016] IEHC 229, the High Court made an order restricting three directors pursuant to Section 150 of the Companies Act 1990 (now Section 819 of the Companies Act 2014).  The first named respondent (A) was the husband of the second named respondent (B) and father of the third named respondent (C) and all were directors of the Company on the date of the liquidation.

    Background

    Filed under:
    Ireland, Company & Commercial, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, A&L Goodbody, Investment funds, European Commission, Competition and Markets Authority (UK)
    Authors:
    Paula Mullooly
    Location:
    Ireland
    Firm:
    A&L Goodbody
    What time is “close of business”?
    2016-05-26

    Letters of demand frequently request a party to comply with certain obligations by “close of business”. However, due to the uncertainty surrounding what this phrase means, the Supreme Court was recently asked to determine what time is close of business. 

    Background

    A mortgage deed provided that money owed by the borrower to the bank was repayable on demand and that if a demand was not satisfied, the bank could enforce its security by appointing a receiver. 

    Filed under:
    Ireland, Banking, Insolvency & Restructuring, Litigation, Beauchamps, Debtor
    Location:
    Ireland
    Firm:
    Beauchamps

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