Dunboy Greener Homes Ltd & Anor v Golden Door Lending DAC & Anor (Approved) [2023] IEHC 723 (20 December 2023)

Dunboy Greener Homes Ltd & Anor v Golden Door Lending DAC & Anor (Approved) [2023] IEHC 723 (20 December 2023)

Plaintiffs were partially successful, securing key reliefs but not all damages sought. Court awards plaintiffs 30% of party and party trial costs, reflecting partial success and complexity of reliefs. No differential costs order is made as proceedings could not have been fully addressed in lower court.

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Citation
[2023] IEHC 723
Parties
Plaintiff: First Named Plaintiff; Plaintiff: Second Named Plaintiff; Defendant: First Named Defendant; Defendant: Second Named Defendant (Mr Dylan Bi)
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
20 December 2023
Procedural Posture
Plenary Proceedings / Post Trial Costs Determination
Outcome
Plaintiffs awarded 30% of party and party trial costs; costs of interlocutory motions awarded to plaintiffs; no differential costs order.
Legal Topics
Loan Redemption, Security Release, Injunctive Relief, Damages, Costs Allocation
Contract Law Property Law Civil Procedure Loan Redemption Security Release Injunctive Relief Damages Costs Allocation

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Parties

First Named Plaintiff

Plaintiff

Second Named Plaintiff

Plaintiff

First Named Defendant

Defendant

Second Named Defendant (Mr Dylan Bi)

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Plenary Proceedings / Post Trial Costs Determination

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Entitlement to costs following partial success
  2. 2 Jurisdictional appropriateness for relief sought
  3. 3 Damages for breach of contract and loss of opportunity

Ratio Decidendi

Plaintiffs were partially successful, securing key reliefs but not all damages sought. Court awards plaintiffs 30% of party and party trial costs, reflecting partial success and complexity of reliefs. No differential costs order is made as proceedings could not have been fully addressed in lower court.

Court Disposition

Plaintiffs awarded 30% of party and party trial costs; costs of interlocutory motions awarded to plaintiffs; no differential costs order.

Orders

  • Plaintiffs awarded 30% of trial costs against defendants, adjudicated in default of agreement.
  • Plaintiffs awarded party and party costs of discovery and default judgment motions against both defendants.