Craig Byrne | Fieldfisher
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Professional background

I advise insolvency practitioners to include liquidators, receivers and examiners in respect of contentious and non-contentious matters as well as their functions and obligations as set out in the Companies Act, 2014.

I also advise the Official Assignee in Bankruptcy in relation to the recovery and realisation of assets for the benefit of creditors of a bankrupt person's estate. This regularly involves litigation in the High Court pursuant to the Bankruptcy Act, 1988.

Furthermore, I also advise financial institutions in respect of debt recovery and enforcement litigation in the Circuit and High Court against defaulting borrowers and guarantors.

Qualifications:

  • Admitted to the Roll of Solicitors in Ireland, 2026
  • LL.M International Commercial Law, 2021
  • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B), 2020

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A Welcome Change to the Law on Registering a Lis Pendens: Key Insights from the Goldstein Judgment and the Civil Reform Bill 2025

26.03.2026
A lis pendens (or the plural lites pendentes ) is formal notification of litigation pending in the Land Registry or Registry of Deeds. The process of registration of a lis pendens is relatively straightforward and effectively acts as an impediment to the sale of land. The removal of a lis pendens requires an application to the High Court and is cumbersome and expensive.
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