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Owners fear property was fraudulently registered to UK entity

Summary

Brian O'Riordan and Michael O'Shea, owners of ADT House in Dublin 7 since 1993, claim that the property was fraudulently registered as owned by the UK‑based SLGI (Holdings) Plc. They allege that SLGI, through a solicitor acting for the company, obtained a lease from tenant ADT and paid €246,000 to terminate the lease, while the property's legal ownership remained with the O'Riordans. The High Court heard that the Property Registration Authority had recorded a 2016 conveyance from Kent International Holdings to SLGI, a company that had been struck off in 2015. The plaintiffs seek orders restraining SLGI, correcting the registry entries, and declaring the entries fraudulent or mistaken. They also brought proceedings against ADT Ltd, American District Telegraph Services International Ltd, and the Property Registration Authority, but do not allege fraud against those parties. Permission for short notice was granted ex‑parte by Justice Caroline Costello, with the case set for a next‑week hearing.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Owners fear property was fraudulently registered to UK entity. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• December 2017 Other
• 2018-07-18 Publication

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Topics

Fraud Stage Hearing Or Decision

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