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Court orders arrest of former GAA star
Summary
In March 2014, Judge Brian McGovern ordered the arrest of former Wexford hurler Paul Codd and his appearance before the High Court because he had not complied with bankruptcy undertakings. Codd had previously been jailed briefly in December 2013 for alleged non‑compliance, released after giving a statement of affairs and promising cooperation. He had sworn to cooperate in January 2014 and to return leased machinery, but failed to attend three scheduled meetings with the official assignee, Chris Lehane, and cancelled them via late‑night emails. Lehane claimed Codd was in contempt of court and sought a Section 23 order for arrest. Codd had also failed to return €500,000 of farm machinery leased by Deutsche Leasing Ireland. The case stems from a 2011 judgment of €530,326 that Codd could not satisfy, leading to his 2013 bankruptcy declaration and an estimated total debt of €4.9 million.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Court orders arrest of former GAA star. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- December 21st Incident
- October 2013 Incident
- Christmas Other
- 2014-03-24 Publication
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