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English language student asks High Court to set aside purported appointment of liquidator to college

Summary

In May 2015 the High Court was asked to set aside the appointment of a voluntary liquidator to The Carlyle Institute Ltd., a private third‑level college that had closed in early April. Mr Justice Paul Gilligan had appointed Declan de Lacy of PKF O'Connor Leddy & Holmes as provisional liquidator on an ex‑parte basis after learning that many former students were concerned about the college's conduct. One student, Ching‑Hsiu Huang of Killiney, claimed she was owed €1,500 in fees and petitioned the court. On 24 April, the day after de Lacy's appointment, the company held a creditors' meeting and purportedly appointed Desmond Murrows and Neil Hughes as liquidators. Huang's solicitor, Peter Louis Boyle, argued that the meeting was held while the provisional liquidator was already in place and that votes from student creditors, including Huang's, were disallowed.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: English language student asks High Court to set aside purported appointment of liquidator to college. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• April 24th Hearing Or Sentence
• 2015-05-07 Publication

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Stage Hearing Or Decision

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