The Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) is pursuing a Co Louth company over alleged tax liabilities of some €195,000.
A director of the company was murdered two years ago and the CAB said the company and its directors were subject to investigations, including suspected money laundering.
On the application of CAB yesterday, Mr Justice Gilligan made an order restoring to the Register of Companies Westlodge Freight Limited, whose registered office prior to its being struck off the register was Roden Place, Dundalk, Co Louth.
According to the CAB's petition, the company was incorporated on December 14th, 1993, and, according to a computer printout dated November 13th, 2000, the directors on the date of dissolution were Mr Brian Smyth and Mr Kieran Smyth, both with an address at West Lodge, Ravensdale, Dundalk, Co Louth.
Mr Kieran Smyth, a haulier, was murdered at Kilbrew Lane, Curragh, Ashbourne, Co Meath on February 9th, 2001, the petition stated.
CAB, acting as collector for monies owed to the Revenue Commissioners by the company, said some monies had been paid by the company but, it claims, the company still owes some €195,140, including interest calculated up to August 31st, 2002, in alleged unpaid VAT and PAYE/PRSI taxes.
The company had been struck off the register and dissolved in May 1999 for failure to make annual returns, the petition stated.
It then became the subject of an investigation by CAB. Other related investigations were commenced and were ongoing.
An examination of bank accounts showed substantial monies passed through an account held in the name of the company between November 1st, 1999, and October 31st, 2000. The account had been frozen.
Because the company had been struck off the register, CAB was unable to recover the monies from that account and was seeking the company to be restored to the Register of companies.
Mr Justice Gilligan made an order restoring the company to the Register of Companies and directed that Mr Brian Smyth deliver all outstanding returns to the Registrar of Companies.
