Greaney Solar Products Ltd v The Revenue Commissioners & Ors (Approved) [2024] IEHC 119 (01 February 2024)

Greaney Solar Products Ltd v The Revenue Commissioners & Ors (Approved) [2024] IEHC 119 (01 February 2024)

The proposed amendment is necessary to clarify the real issues in controversy, does not cause substantive prejudice, and any logistical prejudice can be addressed by costs or adjournment. The explanation for the amendment is adequate. The amendment does not radically alter the issues and is consistent with the principles governing amendment of pleadings.

Citation
[2024] IEHC 119
Parties
Plaintiff: Greaney Solar Products Limited; First Named Defendant: The Revenue Commissioners; Second Named Defendant: Ireland; Third Named Defendant: The Attorney General
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
01 February 2024
Procedural Posture
Application to Amend Defence in Plenary Action / Interlocutory Application Prior to Trial
Outcome
Application granted
Legal Topics
Amendment of Pleadings, State Liability for Breach of EU Law, Vehicle Registration Tax, Unjust Enrichment, Proportionality of Administrative Charges
Civil Procedure EU Law Administrative Law Amendment of Pleadings State Liability for Breach of EU Law Vehicle Registration Tax Unjust Enrichment Proportionality of Administrative Charges

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Parties

Greaney Solar Products Limited

Plaintiff

The Revenue Commissioners

First Named Defendant

Ireland

Second Named Defendant

The Attorney General

Third Named Defendant

Procedural Posture

Application to Amend Defence in Plenary Action / Interlocutory Application Prior to Trial

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the Defendants should be granted liberty to deliver an amended Defence to plead additional grounds including no manifest or sufficiently serious breach of EU law and unjust enrichment
  2. 2 Whether the proposed amendment causes substantive or logistical prejudice to the Plaintiff
  3. 3 Whether the explanation for the amendment is adequate

Ratio Decidendi

The proposed amendment is necessary to clarify the real issues in controversy, does not cause substantive prejudice, and any logistical prejudice can be addressed by costs or adjournment. The explanation for the amendment is adequate. The amendment does not radically alter the issues and is consistent with the principles governing amendment of pleadings.

Court Disposition

Application granted

Orders

  • Liberty granted to the Defendants to deliver an amended Defence in terms of the amendments exhibited to the Affidavit of Ruth Lynch sworn on 15 November 2023.
  • Costs of the application to amend reserved for further determination.