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Court makes restriction order against model Glenda Gilson over involvement in car firm

Date
2015-11-13

Stage
Sentence

Primary locality
Dublin

County
Dublin

Summary

The High Court, on 13 November 2015, imposed a five‑year conditional restriction order on TV presenter Glenda Gilson and an eight‑year disqualification order on her brother Damien Gilson under the Companies Acts. The orders arose from their involvement with Gilson Motor Company Ltd, which traded high‑value vehicles and operated a car‑parking and valeting service in Dublin. Liquidator Mr Gary Lennon sought to disqualify Damien and restrict Glenda from acting as a company director unless the company had a paid‑up share capital of at least €63,000. Glenda argued she had no role in the business and received no benefit, while Damien did not contest the application. The judge accepted that Glenda had played no active role, acted honestly, but had a "want of proper standards" by not keeping herself informed of the company's affairs. Consequently, the court imposed the five‑year restriction on Glenda and the eight‑year disqualification on Damien.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Court makes restriction order against model Glenda Gilson over involvement in car firm. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

June 2010 Other
July 2011 Other
2015-11-13 Publication

Why: The liquidator sought orders against the television presenter because she had failed to take a pro-active role in relation to the company and did not act responsibly in relation to the company's affairs. CNI source report