2012-03-05 District Court Prosecutions

34 companies (38 cases) were prosecuted by the Registrar of Companies in the Dublin Metropolitan District Court pursuant to section 125 Companies Act 1963 on 5 March 2012 for failure to file an annual return.

9 companies (9 cases) were convicted of breaching section 125. Fines imposed on these companies ranged from €100 to €1,000, and an additional amount of €150 for legal costs was imposed in most cases.

9 companies (10 cases) were struck out.

2 companies (2 cases) the evidence was withdrawn.

2 companies (3 cases) were marked as taken into consideration.

12 companies (14 cases) had their prosecutions adjourned to 21 May 2012.