Courts / Sligo / Report

Wind-farm developer secures injunction against winding-up petition

Date
2018-02-14
Stage
Hearing Or Decision
Primary locality
Sligo
County
Sligo

Summary

A wind-farm developer operating in County Sligo has obtained a temporary High Court injunction preventing a quarrying company from pursuing a winding-up petition against it. Ms Justice Caroline Costello granted an interim order on Wednesday restraining Hillstreet Quarries Ltd from presenting or advertising a petition to have Derrysallagh Windfarm Ltd wound up over an alleged debt of €80,000. The dispute concerns storage fees for cable drums valued at €500,000, which were placed at Hillstreet's site between February and November 2017 for use in the wind-farm development at Glen, Knockroe, Derrysallagh and Rover. Derrysallagh's counsel argued the storage responsibility lay with a civil engineering contractor hired to carry out works on the project, which has since entered examinership. The developer contends it does not owe payment for storage. The judge noted that winding-up petitions should not be used as debt-collection mechanisms and that the debt is genuinely disputed. The matter was adjourned for one week.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Wind-farm developer secures injunction against winding-up petition. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

Places mentioned

Court Venue
  • High Court
Secondary Mention

Topics

Stage Hearing Or Decision

Related court reports

Read the original CNI report

Correction or retraction request

If a fact, identity, locality or legal outcome needs review, email the newsroom with this report's details prefilled.

Email a correction request