the Circuit Court did not have jurisdiction, the defendants dwelling was neither rated nor rateable and accordingly the Circuit Court did not have Jurisdiction to hear the Plaintiffs claim.
Anthony Connor of Direct Democracy Ireland
and The National Land League stated the rateable value can be explained simply: the Circuit Court can only hear cases that are under the value of €75,000. Anything over that is out of the Circuit Court's Jurisdiction and must be heard
in the high Court. So why was yesterday’s ruling so important? It means now that
the fast track system the banks were so reliant on can now be challenged giving
families not only longer in their homes but it gives them longer to reach an
amicable agreement with the banks and in turn may see the banks more willing to
go into talks with struggling families.
Anthony went on to say this is an immense
step forward in our fight to save the homes of hundreds of families facing the
ruthless reality of eviction. The banks tried in vain by maintaining they had invoked and were entitled
to the provisions of the valuation act in a letter issued by the Valuations
office was sufficient: both these assertions are manifestly unfounded on the
evidence. And the judge ruled against them. The home in the case that had been
re-possessed was then returned to the family paving the way for many future
appeals.
So what are the
implications of the ruling? Firstly, we can expect that banks will be left with
no choice but to withdraw their current applications in the Circuit Courts for
possession of family homes. If you are in court over the next while demand a
strike out. If an Order has been made on your home, it can be considered null
and void and as having never existed. Contact your local Sheriff over the next
few days and ask what the ruling means for you,. Meanwhile the various
anti-eviction groups around the country will be forwarding the judgement to all
Registrar’s and Sheriff’s and requesting their current position in light of the
ruling.
If anyone is
facing the prospect of court or increasing pressure from their bank please get
in touch with The National Land League or The Hub Ireland.
It would seem that anyone that was the subject of a Circuit Court repossession order of their home was almost certainly put out of their home illegally. It does not get more wrong than that except if you were to murder or injure or be murdered or injured.
ReplyDeleteWhy is there not a mention of this in the main stream media? Obvious enough I suppose.
How or why was a minor clerk in a government department allowed to issue false letters that enabled banks to
illegally bring repossession orders to Irelands Circuit Courts and which the same courts inevitably rubber stamped and put families on the street? If it wasnt so tragic for so many it would be laughable it is that crass