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Landlords are unable to claim NPPR (non principal private residence) charges against their tax bills because the State is appealing a judgment that would allow them claim the money back from the Revenue Commissioners.

On 01 February 2017, the Supreme Court refused to allow the HSE leave to appeal against the Court of Appeal Judgment in Gill Russell v HSE.

In two separate cases the High Court and the Court of Appeal have provided guidance in relation to applications by disgruntled creditors to set aside the effect of Protective Certificates in personal insolvency proceedings.

In the case of McFeely v Official Assignee in Bankruptcy [2017] IECA 21 (“McFeely”) the Court of Appeal considered the High Court judgment of Costello J where she had acceded to an application by the Official Assignee in Bankrupty to extend the period of Mr McFeely’s bankrupty on a number of grounds.

The The European Account Preservation Order (EAPO) is a potentially powerful way in which a creditor in one EU country can freeze the bank accounts of a debtor in other EU countries.

The question of when interest accumulates, and the rate at which it accumulates, on disputed sums in court proceedings can be very important, particularly where the disputed sum is significant.