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Law firm launches High Court action over legal costs
Summary
A law firm, McMahon, O'Brien, Tynan Solicitors, has filed a High Court action to stop a development company, Greenband Investments, from finalising a settlement with the Irish Coursing Club (ICC) until the firm receives payment for its legal fees. Greenband, which had won a High Court case against the ICC for €640,000 in damages over a failed sale of a laneway, is now in receivership under NAMA. The ICC and the receivers have agreed to a settlement that would give Greenband a right of way over the laneway and pay €275,000 toward the ICC's legal costs, but the solicitors claim they are receiving nothing. The firm seeks a declaration under Section 3 of the Legal Practitioners Act that it is entitled to a charge over the land, an injunction preventing any settlement that does not cover its costs, and an order that the parties pay its legal fees.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Law firm launches High Court action over legal costs. Procedural stage: charge_or_pretrial
When:
- 2014-04-08 Publication
Why: The Limerick based firm, which is owed a substantial amount in legal fees, has brought proceedings because receivers appointed to the company and the ICC have entered into a settlement agreement, before an appeal goes before the Supreme Court, which they say does not allow for their legal costs. CNI source report
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Places mentioned
- High Court
- Supreme Court
- The High Court
- Davis Road
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