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High Court appoints provisional liquidator to cake suppliers

Summary

The High Court appointed Mr Declan de Lacy of PFK O'Connor, Leddy & Holmes as provisional liquidator for Decobake Limited, a cake‑decorating and baking product company. The appointment followed a request from Dublin City Council (DCC), which sought to wind up the company over an unpaid commercial rates bill of about €102,000. DCC argued that Decobake was insolvent and that a provisional liquidator was needed to protect its assets from being removed from creditors' reach. The court noted that Decobake had offered to pay the rates but DCC rejected the offer. Mr Justice Paul Gilligan declined to set aside the liquidator appointment and said the company could appeal to the Court of Appeal if it wished to vary the order. The liquidator was granted powers to take possession of, control, and identify the company's assets, books, records, and bank accounts.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: High Court appoints provisional liquidator to cake suppliers. Procedural stage: appeal

When:

• November 2015 Other
• 2017-06-30 Publication

Why: DCC said that a provisional liquidator should be appointed because the company is insolvent and unable to pay its debts and to ensure Decobake's assets are not put out of reach of its creditors. CNI source report

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