Leonard & Woods Developments LTD v Pagni (Approved) [2021] IEHC 724 (22 November 2021)

Leonard & Woods Developments LTD v Pagni (Approved) [2021] IEHC 724 (22 November 2021)

The plaintiff complied with the statutory requirements of s.549 Companies Act 2014 by serving the offer notice within 48 hours of receipt of the meeting notice, as evidenced by contemporaneous documentation. The defendant did not accept the offer or attend the creditors' meeting, and the plaintiff's conduct in voting by proxy did not amount to a revocation of the offer. No arguable defence was raised to resist summary judgment.

Citation
[2021] IEHC 724
Parties
Plaintiff: Leonard & Woods Developments Limited; Defendant: Brian Pagni
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
22 November 2021
Procedural Posture
Summary Judgment Application / Judgment on Application for Summary Judgment
Outcome
Summary judgment granted for the plaintiff
Legal Topics
Guarantees, Examinership, Summary Judgment, Enforcement of Guarantees, Section 549 Companies Act 2014
Commercial Law Company Law Guarantees Examinership Summary Judgment Enforcement of Guarantees Section 549 Companies Act 2014

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Parties

Leonard & Woods Developments Limited

Plaintiff

Brian Pagni

Defendant

Procedural Posture

Summary Judgment Application / Judgment on Application for Summary Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether the plaintiff complied with s.549(1) Companies Act 2014 in serving the offer notice within the required timeframe
  2. 2 Whether the plaintiff's subsequent conduct revoked the offer under s.549(2) Companies Act 2014, precluding enforcement of the guarantee

Ratio Decidendi

The plaintiff complied with the statutory requirements of s.549 Companies Act 2014 by serving the offer notice within 48 hours of receipt of the meeting notice, as evidenced by contemporaneous documentation. The defendant did not accept the offer or attend the creditors' meeting, and the plaintiff's conduct in voting by proxy did not amount to a revocation of the offer. No arguable defence was raised to resist summary judgment.

Court Disposition

Summary judgment granted for the plaintiff

Orders

  • Liberty to the plaintiff to enter final judgment against the defendant in the sum of €388,906.74
  • Plaintiff awarded costs of the application to be adjudicated in default of agreement, with liberty to the defendant to apply within 7 days if contesting costs