Case-subject index

Court reports mentioning James Jordan

This page indexes source-named court-report mentions. Legal stage and outcome are shown separately for each report.

2019-02-18

Community service for property developer who owed more than €1m to Revenue

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Judge Sinéad Ní Chúlacháin sentenced Jordan to 240 hours of community service in lieu of 18 months imprisonment for one count of submitting an incorrect tax return. She also sentenced him to 18 months imprisonment for one count of submitting an incorrect invoice, but suspended the entirety of the sentence for a period of three years on condition that he keep the peace and be of good behaviour and that he comply with the arrangement he has made with Revenue.

2019-02-01

Judge questions whether property developer accepts responsibility for tax offences

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Judge Sinéad Ní Chúlacháin said she had concerns with a report regarding his fitness for community service ,in which Jordan presented his fraudulent claims as an "oversight" on his part and said that certain of his employees had been responsible. Mr Clarke said Jordan ran a carpet business and that people would lose their jobs if he was given a custodial sentence.; Judge Ní Chúlacháin ordered an updated probation report and adjourned the matter for sentencing on February 18, of this year.

2018-11-20

Property developer facing jail if he does not come to settlement with Revenue

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: The case was listed for sentence today but Judge Sinéad Ní Chúlacháin adjourned it to January 18 next to allow Revenue time to assess a settlement offer made by Jordan. He also said that if Jordan was jailed there would be "no hope" of him paying the money back.; The case was listed for sentence today but Judge Sinéad Ní Chúlacháin adjourned it to January 18 next to allow Revenue time to assess a settlement offer made by Jordan.

2018-11-06

Developer who owes more than €1m to Revenue described as "very honest"

Stage: Sentence

Plea: Guilty

Outcome: Séamus Clarke SC, defending, said Jordan ran a carpet business and that people would lose their jobs if he was given a custodial sentence. He also said that if Jordan was jailed there would be "no hope" of him paying the money back.; Judge Ní Chúlacháin adjourned the matter until November 20 next for finalisation.