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Ronan Ryan awarded costs of repossession action

Summary

In a High Court ruling on 25 October 2019, Mr Ronan Ryan was awarded the costs of his successful appeal against a repossession order by Tanager DAC over the house he shares with his wife, Pamela Flood, in Clontarf. The appeal arose after the Circuit Court had allowed Tanager to execute a possession order on the €900,000 property, despite Mr Ryan having obtained a protective certificate under the Personal Insolvency Act. Mr Ryan argued that the certificate gave him a period of protection from creditors, preventing the fund from taking possession or selling the home. Judge Garrett Simons set aside the Circuit Court's decision, held that the protective certificate applied, and ruled that Mr Ryan was entitled to the legal costs of the Circuit Court hearing and the High Court appeal. The costs were understood to be well into five figures.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Ronan Ryan awarded costs of repossession action. Procedural stage: appeal

When:

• July 9th Incident
• 2019-10-25 Publication

Why: Mr Ryan successfully argued that the fund was not entitled to possession because he had obtained a protective certificate, which gave him a period of protection from his creditors as part of his application for a personal insolvency arrangement. CNI source report

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