← Back to headlines
Judge Rules Mel Sutcliffe Firm 'Weaponised' Legal Costs in Property Sale
A judge has ruled that Mel Sutcliffe's asset firm attempted to "weaponise" the threat of legal costs against auctioneers during the sale of a Ballsbridge property. The court found the firm used the potential for high legal expenses as a tactic.
13 May, 17:16 — 13 May, 17:25
The Story
Analyzing sources…
Source Diversity
Source Diversity
Moderate (27/100)2 sources— more sources would strengthen this score15/33
Spectrum spread— 2/5 buckets covered8/33
Far L
Left1
Left (1)
irish-times
Center
Right1
Right (1)
irish-independent
Far R
Geographic diversity— 1 region4/34
Ireland2
ℹAll sources from Ireland region
ℹOnly 2 sources cover this story
Sources
Showing 2 of 2 sources
irish-timesHigh92d ago
Mel Sutcliffe asset firm made threat to ‘weaponise’ legal costs to auctioneers, judge says
‘This type of high-grade weaponisation of costs would appear to be much easier in Ireland than in other jurisdictions,’ says judge
Read full article →irish-independent92d ago
Mel Sutcliffe asset firm attempted to ‘weaponise’ threat of legal costs over sale of Ballsbridge property, says judge
Investor Mel Sutcliffe’s asset vehicle Goldstein attempted to ‘weaponise’ the threat of hefty legal costs, in an attempt to intimidate an auctioneer to stop acting for receivers selling one of its valuable Dublin properties, a High Court judge said.
Read full article →Coverage Timeline
First report: irish-times · 13 May, 17:16|Full coverage: 2 · 10m|Window: 10m
Left-leaningCenterRight-leaning
