Almost €500m in court judgments registered in first half of this year

Almost €500m in judgments have been registered in the courts in the first six months of the year, according to the information services company Experian.

There have been 3,164 judgments registered in the first half of 2012, with a total value of €482,718,200. This is lower than the same period in 2011, when 3,949 judgments were registered and the value reached €515,313,671.

While the value of judgments being registered against companies and individuals may have declined in the first six months of the year, the number of liquidations, examinerships, and receiverships increased by 8%.