Judge dismisses trust founder’s claims to property

A High Court judge has delivered a withering dismissal of “nonsense” claims that Charles Allen Sr made to a Georgian property signed into his mysterious trust.

Judge dismisses trust founder’s claims to property

Mr Justice Sean Ryan said the receiver of Lotamore House, Tivoli Rd, Cork, was under no obligation to take seriously a notice sent to him by the trust in October.

He said the “Notice of Fraud and Barratry”, and a subsequent “Notice of Dishonour”, had no legal basis and that would be clear to anybody who looked at them. Judge Ryan said the documents were used by Mr Allen to lay claim to land which he had “no interest in whatsoever”.

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