Court of Appeal dismisses an appeal by a sanctioned corporate entity, which had sought to challenge the jurisdiction of the Irish courts despite previously entering an unconditional appearance, on the grounds that its deliberate non-participation in the original High Court proceedings constituted an abuse of process; and that the appeal was not pursued in good faith but was tactical.
Court of Appeal - High Court - Sanctioned entity - Jurisdiction challenge - Abuse of process - Unconditional appearance - Pledge agreements - Void declarations - Companies Act 2014 - Anti-suit injunction (ASI) - Tactical litigation - Approbate and reprobate - Estoppel by election (or waiver)