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Row over fishing capacity sale comes before High Court
Summary
In February 2017, Cornelius Minihane, a fisherman from Castletownbere, Cork, brought a High Court action against Skellig Fish Limited, alleging the company failed to honour a contract to sell him 324 gross tonnes of fishing capacity for €900,000. Minihane claims the company has not completed the deal and may attempt to transfer the capacity to another party, which he says would cause irreparable damage to his economic interests. He had paid a €90,000 deposit and commissioned a new trawler costing €6 million, financed partly by a loan from AIB. Minihane also expressed concerns after learning that Skellig Fish's shareholders had sold shares to Spanish investors. On ex‑parte, Mr Justice Paul Gilligan granted a temporary injunction preventing Skellig Fish from selling, alienating, charging or mortgaging the fishing capacity, and adjourned the case to the following week. The injunction protects Minihane's interest pending further proceedings.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Row over fishing capacity sale comes before High Court. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- 2017-02-09 Publication
Case subjects
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Outcome: The judge adjourned the matter to next week.
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Outcome: The judge adjourned the matter to next week.
Places mentioned
- High Court
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