Friends First Finance Ltd -v- Cronin [2013] IEHC 59 (15 February 2013)

Friends First Finance Ltd -v- Cronin [2013] IEHC 59 (15 February 2013)

The defendant does not have an arguable defence based on employer's duty of care or statutory breaches, but has an arguable defence on the grounds of fiduciary duty as lender and potential piercing of the corporate veil, warranting a plenary hearing.

Citation
[2013] IEHC 59
Parties
Plaintiff: Friends First Finance Limited; Defendant: Frank Cronin
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
15 February 2013
Procedural Posture
Summary Judgment Application / Interlocutory; Adjourned for Plenary Hearing
Outcome
Application for summary judgment adjourned for plenary hearing
Legal Topics
Summary Judgment, Duty of Care, Fiduciary Duty, Piercing the Corporate Veil, Misrepresentation, Statutory Compliance, Consumer Protection
Contract Law Company Law Banking and Finance Law Tort Law Summary Judgment Duty of Care Fiduciary Duty Piercing the Corporate Veil +3 more

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Parties

Friends First Finance Limited

Plaintiff

Frank Cronin

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Summary Judgment Application / Interlocutory; Adjourned for Plenary Hearing

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the defendant has an arguable defence to the plaintiff's claim for final judgment on two loan agreements
  2. 2 Whether the plaintiff owed the defendant a duty of care as employer or lender
  3. 3 Whether the loan agreements are unenforceable due to alleged statutory breaches

Ratio Decidendi

The defendant does not have an arguable defence based on employer's duty of care or statutory breaches, but has an arguable defence on the grounds of fiduciary duty as lender and potential piercing of the corporate veil, warranting a plenary hearing.

Court Disposition

Application for summary judgment adjourned for plenary hearing

Orders

  • Case adjourned for plenary hearing as if commenced by plenary summons
  • Parties to be heard further on pleadings, discovery, and interlocutory orders