Jackie Lavin is suing her long time partner, Bill Cullen, and one of his companies which is in receivership, over an alleged failure to complete a €1m property sale.

Ms Lavin of Osberstown House, Naas, Co Kildare, has brought proceedings against Glencullen Properties (in receivership) and Mr Cullen, also of Osbertown House. He is the firm's sole shareholder and a director.

The case concerns the sale of Killegy House in Muckross, Co Kerry, to Ms Lavin, the High Court heard.

Ulster Bank appointed Kavanagh Fennell as receivers over the company's assets, including Killegy House, in 2012 .

Ms Lavin claims she has been a longtime resident of Killegy House which she considers is her home. She said that she had been employed by the company in a management capacity.

Ulster Bank created a charge over Glencullen's assets in 1999, including Killegy House. Ms Lavin claims that in 2009 the company sought additional credit facilities from Ulster Bank to alow it continue to trade during the downturn.

She claims the bank was unwilling to do this unless €1m was invested in the company. Following the sale of a property they had in Florida for US$7.25m Ms Lavin said she agreed to advance Mr Cullen €1m.

This was so he could pay down Glencullen's liabilities.

As part of the arrangement, Killegy House would be sold to her, she said. She paid over €757,000 to the company but it has failed to complete the sale of the property to her, she claims.

She also claims she has suffered loss and damage. After the company was placed in receivership, an order was obtained from the Residential Tenancies Board requiring her to leave Killegy House.

In her action, she seeks an order for the specific performance directing the sale of Killegy House to her.

She also seeks an order prohibiting the defendants from entering into any contract for sale of the property other than with Ms Lavin.

Glencullen Properties denies the claims and argues that she is not entitled to any of the orders she seeks.

The court heard that Mr Cullen has not delivered a defence to the action.

In its defence, the company says it accepts Ms Lavin agreed to advance Mr Cullen €1m so he could loan Glencullen funds to reduce its liabilities.

However, the company denies the monies were advanced as part of an agreement to sell Killegy to Ms Lavin. The company said it never agreed to sell the premises to her for any sum nor is there any contract of sale between the parties.

It also said Ms Lavin has failed to comply with the order it obtained requiring her to leave Killegy and it has brought enforcement proceedings before the Circuit Court.

It further submits that after advancing the loan to Mr Cullen in late 2010, Ms Lavin signed a statutory declaration that she did not hold any interest right or tittle to any assets of Glencullen.

The company accepts that, by an oversight, Killegy House was not listed in the documentation the declaration refers to property of Glencullen which includes the premises.

Ms Lavin accepts she signed a waiver but did so because, if she didn't, the bank would cut Glencullen off from access to further credit.

The case was mentioned before Mr Justice Tony O'Connor on Friday.

The judge was asked to deal with a preliminary issue in the case relating to discovery of documents by Ulster Bank in the case which Ms Lavin's lawyers say are relevant to her claim. The bank is not a party to the proceedings.

The case was adjourned and will be mentioned before the court at the end of April.

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