Print and Display Ltd v Dowdall (Approved) [2020] IEHC 366 (24 July 2020)

Print and Display Ltd v Dowdall (Approved) [2020] IEHC 366 (24 July 2020)

Application to remove liquidator was refused; costs follow the event as applicant failed to demonstrate grounds for departure from general rule; costs of cross-examination motion are costs in the cause; stay on execution of costs granted pending appeal due to complexity and substantial legal issues.

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Citation
[2020] IEHC 366
Parties
Applicant: Print and Display Limited; Respondent: Liam Dowdall; Notice Party: Michael Curneen
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
24 July 2020
Procedural Posture
Company Law Application / Post Judgment, Costs Determination
Outcome
application dismissed
Legal Topics
Removal of Liquidator, Costs, Stay of Execution
Company Law Civil Procedure Removal of Liquidator Costs Stay of Execution

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Parties

Print and Display Limited

Applicant

Liam Dowdall

Respondent

Michael Curneen

Notice Party

Procedural Posture

Company Law Application / Post Judgment, Costs Determination

  1. 1 Whether costs should follow the event after refusal of application to remove liquidator
  2. 2 Whether a stay should be placed on execution of costs pending appeal

Ratio Decidendi

Application to remove liquidator was refused; costs follow the event as applicant failed to demonstrate grounds for departure from general rule; costs of cross-examination motion are costs in the cause; stay on execution of costs granted pending appeal due to complexity and substantial legal issues.

Court Disposition

application dismissed

Orders

  • Order dismissing the application
  • Order for costs in favour of respondent, including reserved costs, to be adjudicated if not agreed