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High Court makes restriction orders against directors of restaurant company

Summary

In a 2016 High Court decision, Mr Justice David Keane imposed restriction orders on Helen Jayne Bailey, Stephen James Logue, and Denis Cremin, directors of Spur (Liffey Valley) Restaurants Ltd. The orders were granted after the company entered voluntary liquidation in 2013 with a €309,000 deficit. The judge highlighted that the directors had failed to provide the liquidator, Eamon Leahy, with documentation relating to lease and franchise agreements with Trinity Leisure Ltd, which cost the company €825,000 and were not reflected on the balance sheet. The agreements, benefiting Trinity – in which Bailey and Logue were directors – created a conflict of interest and were deemed questionable. Although Cremin had a passive role, the court held that all three directors were liable and ordered restrictions on their future involvement with any firm. The decision underscored the importance of transparency and cooperation in corporate liquidation proceedings.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: High Court makes restriction orders against directors of restaurant company. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• 2016-10-28 Publication

Why: Noting similar cases that have come before the courts, the judge said "it would be contrary to the whole notion of proper corporate regulation to exonerate token directors from liability or relieve them from restriction" because of their entirely passive role. CNI source report

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