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PIA

Legal

Jurisdiction is first hurdle in challenge to insolvency arrangement of O’Gara’s former teammate, judge says

Mr Justice Alexander Owens said on Monday that jurisdiction was the only question before him at present concerning the PIA of John O’Driscoll, who played with O’Gara in Cork Constitution over 20 years ago
  • Catherine Sanz
  • January 23, 2023
Legal

Ronan O’Gara’s former teammate rejects claim that he ‘fleeced’ the Munster legend in pub venture

John O’Driscoll, who played with the Munster star in Cork, filed a High Court affidavit explaining circumstances of his withdrawal of money from company
  • Catherine Sanz
  • January 14, 2023
Legal

‘You f*****g fleeced me’: Ronan O’Gara’s legal dispute over pub venture

A case involving a ‘friendly’ financial arrangement that has gone sour between Ronan O’Gara and his old friend, farmer and ex-amateur rugby player John O’Driscoll, is now being heard in the High Court
  • Catherine Sanz
  • December 17, 2022
Legal

Ronan O’Gara claims former teammate ‘fleeced’ him, in court filing

Rugby star says John O’Driscoll breached his trust in relation to case dealing with personal insolvency arrangement
  • Catherine Sanz
  • December 12, 2022
Legal

Pub debt row: O’Gara objects to former teammate's insolvency arrangement

Rugby star says John O’Driscoll breached his partners’ trust in taking out personal insolvency arrangement
  • Catherine Sanz
  • December 10, 2022
Legal

Agricultural insolvency cases could be delayed by Supreme Court decision on €1.8m farm

A decision to hear an appeal against a debt deal for a farmer who was allowed to keep a €1.8 million farm could delay dozens of cases involving agricultural land as an asset
  • Catherine Sanz
  • December 3, 2022
Legal

Supreme Court to hear case of farmer’s €1.1m debt deal

Appeal will mark the first time that a personal insolvency case has been given leave to appeal to the Supreme Court
  • Catherine Sanz
  • December 1, 2022
Legal

Michael O’Flynn ‘takes control’ of company in insolvency row with neighbour

The court action relates to a €2.2 million personal guarantee given to the Cork property developer
  • Catherine Sanz
  • November 14, 2022
Legal

Developer labelled ‘Mufti of Jerusalem’ in his bid to take case to Supreme Court

Michael O’Flynn told the Business Post he was ‘surprised at some of the remarks’ made in the High Court last week
  • Catherine Sanz
  • October 22, 2022
Legal

O’Flynn asks Supreme Court to hear appeal against neighbour’s insolvency

The Cork-based developer has now taken four separate legal actions against John O’Driscoll’s personal insolvency arrangement
  • Catherine Sanz
  • August 20, 2022
Legal

O’Flynn fails in latest court action against his neighbour

A judge refused the Cork developer’s request in a heated hearing, during which he attempted to have the court recognise a nominal debt
  • Catherine Sanz
  • July 30, 2022
Legal

Cork developer fails in his bid to object to neighbour’s personal insolvency arrangement

High Court Judge said Michael O’Flynn had not proved debt on €2.2m loan to John O’Driscoll, of which Ronan O’Gara was co-guarantor
  • Catherine Sanz
  • July 25, 2022
Legal

Cork developer claims neighbour’s PIA is an ‘abuse of process’

Michael O’Flynn’s dispute with John O’Driscoll over a loan guarantee for a pub is due to reach the High Court tomorrow
  • Catherine Sanz
  • July 23, 2022
Legal

‘Disquieting error’ in Bourke’s insolvency arrangement criticised by High Court

Mr Justice Mark Sanfey urged all personal insolvency practitioners to ‘reflect carefully’ on their obligations to the court
  • Catherine Sanz
  • June 17, 2022
legal

Personal insolvency: Is the system here fit for purpose?

PIAs were implemented to help debtors who lost huge sums of money during the financial crash, but there are questions over trust and the room for error
  • Catherine Sanz
  • May 22, 2022

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