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Below is a case in which issues were raised by the Defendants, who sought to avoid judgment being granted against them, on grounds that the Bank to which they owed money had merged with another Bank and therefore the new Bank could not enforce the security. A number of Banks have recently been merged and [...]
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Examinership is a process whereby a struggling but potentially viable company can seek a limited period of Court protection from its creditors in order to have an independent person, the examiner, appointed in order to formulate proposals for a compromise or scheme of arrangement with its creditors which, if accepted by the creditors and ultimately [...]
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The announcement by Alan Shatter, Minister for Justice that the government intends to review Pre-Nuptial Agreements has undoubtedly given significant relief for many young farmers in Ireland. Unfortunately however Pre-Nuptial Agreements are not provided for under the Children and Family Relationships Bill 2013. The announcement has no doubt been assisted by the consistent lobbying by [...]
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06 Feb '14
The way it is now: Commercial Rates are a tax, which date back to 1838, imposed by local authorities on the occupiers of commercial and industrial property. The types of property upon which rates are charged include shops, offices, factories, warehouses, hotels, licensed premises etc. Each year, usually in March, the local authorities strike the [...]
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03 Feb '14
When deciding to bring civil court proceedings one of the matters to be considered is the court in which the case should be heard. In determining which court is appropriate the monetary jurisdiction of the courts is relevant. It is therefore important to note that changes are to be made to the monetary jurisdictions of [...]
