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Stay placed on order to jail property owner

Date
2018-02-12

Stage
Hearing Or Decision

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

In a High Court hearing on 12 February 2018, Justice Caroline Costello placed a stay on a committal order that would have jailed property owner Liam Mulvaney. The original order followed Mulvaney's refusal to comply with an injunction issued in December by receiver Tom O'Brien, who alleged that Mulvaney had interfered with the receivership of 17 properties he owned. The injunction had prohibited Mulvaney from trespassing or otherwise interfering with the properties. Mulvaney, who disputes the validity of the receiver's appointment, had been found in contempt of the injunction. Justice Costello agreed to suspend the committal order provided Mulvaney would abide by the injunction, except that investigations would continue into his claim that a house at Avondale Lodge, one of the receivership properties, is his family home. While that investigation proceeds, Mulvaney and his family may remain at Avondale Lodge.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Stay placed on order to jail property owner. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

2004 and 2010 Other
2018-02-12 Publication

Why: The receiver then sought Mr Mulvaney's attachment and committal to prison because of his alleged further interference after the injunction was granted. CNI source report