Terry The High Court has refused to order the winding up of a company where the company was unable to pay its debts due to the Covid 19 pandemic. The case is In the Matter of Lestown Property Limited and In the Matter of the Companies Act 2014. Background The tenant had not paid rent on … Read more
The Kehoes owed Promontoria (Aran) Limited in excess of €3.2M by December 2020. They had borrowed money from Ulster Bank Ireland DAC in 2008, 2010 and 2011 and were unable to repay. In February 2015 Ulster Bank transferred all of their interest and entitlements in the loans to Promontoria (Aran) Limited. In October 2015 Promontoria … Read more
This High Court case shows the difficulties of being a landlord in Ireland nowadays. The Landlord and Tenant dispute between Reginal Carroll and Terry Rowland and Margaret Rowland ended up in the High Court, with a decision delivered on 3rd September 2021. The tenant, Mr Carroll, had lost his case at the Residential Tenancies Board … Read more
Are you part of a cohabiting couple? The Civil Partnership and Certain Rights of Cohabitants Act 2010 (“the Act”) was enacted to grant rights to civil partners and to cohabiting couples. The cohabiting couple must have been in an intimate relationship for 5 years, or 2 years if they have a dependent child. These rights … Read more
Matthew Reilly is a young adult with a mental disability. When his parents first came to see me in December 2019, they had a strong sense of unfairness and injustice on Matthew’s behalf. Matthew had been a member of his local credit union for many years. Always in the members’ car draw. Until November 2018 … Read more