A round-up of other court stories in brief
Lynn repossession case adjourned
Repossession of five properties bought by fugitive solicitor Michael Lynn and a business partner was yesterday sought in the High Court, writes Olivia Kelly.
KBC Bank Ireland plc, trading as KBC Homeloans, is seeking to recover €2.5 million from Mr Lynn and his associate in relation to the properties at Cluain Bui, Carrick-on-Shannon, Leitrim. The court heard that the properties all appeared to be unoccupied.
However, counsel for the second-named defendant, the business partner of Mr Lynn in this deal, said they received an e-mail from their client indicating that he wished to provide them with new instructions. An adjournment was sought on this basis and granted by Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne until October 18th.
Fifteen properties repossessed in single High Court sitting
Fifteen property repossessions were granted at the High Court yesterday, one of the highest number granted in a single court sitting, writes Olivia Kelly
In each case where possession of houses, lands and commercial properties were returned to banks and other mortgage lenders, none of the owners appeared in court yesterday and most had completely cut off contact with the financial institutions. In several cases counsel for the lenders told the courts they believed the debtors had left the country. Some of the cases had been before the courts on as many as 10 occasions.
Ms Justice Elizabeth Dunne said that in cases where the defendant did not appear or was not represented in court and had not responded to a summons, she had no choice but to grant possession to the lending institutions.
Man held over Dublin murder released
A 25-year-old man arrested in connection with the shooting dead of convicted criminal Stephen Byrne has been released without charge.
The man was one of two arrested over the weekend in relation to the murder of the 32-year-old last Tuesday. A 20-year-old man is still being detained at Store Street Garda station under Section 30 of the Offences Against the State Act, and can be detained for up to 72 hours without charge.