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Shareholders dispute at Gin distillery comes before High Court

Summary

In a High Court case in June 2018, Raymond and Juliet Gogan, shareholders and directors of Listoke Distillery Ltd., sought to prevent their removal from the board. The distillery, founded in 2016 on the Listoke Estate in County Louth, also runs a Gin School that teaches gin production. The Gogan couple, owners of Listoke House, claimed that their roles were being undermined and that they were excluded from key company decisions. In November 2017 they were reportedly locked out of the business; Mrs Gogan resigned from the Gin School after the company moved production and the school to an industrial estate without informing them. The Gogan's petition requests orders to keep them on the board, grant access to company records, restrain a general meeting that could remove them, and consider alternative dispute resolution or winding up. Justice Carmel Stewart granted the Gogan's request for short‑notice service to the other shareholders and returned the matter for a hearing next week.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Shareholders dispute at Gin distillery comes before High Court. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• November 2017 Other
• 2018-06-22 Publication

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Stage Hearing Or Decision

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