Clerys closure: Court dismisses challenge relating to charges against former owners
Minister had challenged District Court decision to strike out charges
Minister had challenged District Court decision to strike out charges
Court hears KPMG liquidators now accept executives believed store would stay open
Department store employed 460 staff at time of closure
District judge’s decision found prosecution failed to comply with disclosure order
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According to filings by KPMG, liquidation to take 12-24 months to finalise
Former workers reached settlement with Natrium that cleared way for development
Dublin District Court judge struck out the charges last month
Dublin District Court strikes out charges against businesswoman Deirdre Foley and others
OCS Operations chief accused of giving false information and breaking employment laws
Case relates to disqualification proceedings against two ex-directors of operating company
Law firm it cannot release files relating to operating company for ‘legal reasons’
Store’s liquidators must discover documents concerning pre-sale meetings, judge orders
Deirdre Foley will not now face prosecution for impeding a WRC inspector
Co-defendants charged too while Foley also charged with refusing to comply with inspector
Former owners of Clerys department store also face charges in relation to breaking employment laws
Businesswoman faces charge of breaking employment law and impeding WRC inspector
Businesswoman faces charge of impeding WRC official and breaking employment laws
Sacked workers to get undisclosed ‘good will’ payment as long running dispute ends
OCS Properties must detail how it will ‘promote local employment opportunities’
Report prepared on alleged conduct of Clerys directors prior to liquidation
Meeting to call on builders to refuse contracts unless ex-Clerys staff compensated
Architect says store plan will regenerate area while owners say it will create 1,450 direct jobs
Counsel for D2 and Deridre Foley claim siezure of documents ‘wholly unlawful’ and breach right to privacy
Decision to enter offices and take paperwork was in the public interest after 460 department store staff lost jobs, counsel argues
Inspector alleges decision to wind up company not made independently of applicants
D2 Private owner Deirdre Foley ‘directly involved’ in events preceding redundancies at Clerys, court told
Investment firm D2 Private seeks order after inspectors enter offices and remove laptop
Several financial issues surrounding the closure of the iconic department store are yet to be resolved
Former owner of LS Catering Lorraine Sweeney says her company is owed €46,000
Liquidators of OCS, that operated Clerys, seek permission from High Court to pay out money
Company linked to cafe owner expected to make formal challenge to liquidation
Who’s who in the sale of iconic department story
While staff look for jobs, creditors run rule over contentious transactions
Five-person will oversee interests of creditors in liquidation of OCS Operations
Liquidator to Clerys operating company to hold meeting of creditors
Around two dozen ex-staff urge management to meet them over outstanding wages
Company law adequate to deal with issues arising from liquidation
No objection to move, creditors meeting to take place in August
Group had sought to block appointment of KPMG liquidators due to conflict of interest
Concession holders considering High Court move to oppose appointment of liquidators
Accounts show company loss of €1.1m in the year to end of January 2015
Minster says no law can stop capitalism ‘operating in the way it does’
Group says rejuvenation will lead to 1,700 new jobs but staff say proposals ‘wishy washy’
People could be heard crying inside the store, one business owner said
Gordon Brothers had split the Clerys business into two parts – a property company which owns the building and an operating entity which ran the store
Enda Kenny says company law review group might look at sale of retailer
‘Companies are ridiculously easy to set up, yet are granted all the enormous, attendant privileges of limited liability’
Protest in support of workers held outside Dublin store as KPMG meets union officials
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KPMG liquidators break news to staff that Dublin department store is closing
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