Weekly Judgment Roundup

The value of judgments registered in Ireland against companies and individuals rocketed to more than €12m this week as the taxman, credit unions and banks turned to the courts to ensure debtors met their financial obligations, according to StubbsGazette.

There were 115 judgments registered and the single biggest  judgment was registered "jointly and severally" for €3.2m against William Ryan, Mount Tabor, Cashel, County Tipperary, Dermot Delany, 7, Cluain Orga, Cashel, County Tipperary, and William Carroll, Shoreside, Cullenagh, Ballina, County Tipperary. The creditor in this case was the Anglo Irish Bank Corporation Ltd., Dublin.

 The Collector General was among the most active in the courts, securing 37 registered judgments valued at €1.49m. The largest commercial judgment was taken by the Collector General Martin McGivern, New Garden, Lisnagry, Co Limerick, for €388,380.84. The average value of a registered judgment was €108,086.82. The data excludes summary and non-registered judgments.