Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 9 September 2015
Committee of Inquiry into the Banking Crisis
Nexus Phase
Mr. Tom Browne:
Again, you know, the process was that we would have engaged a solicitor, a firm of solicitors to put our security in place. That was always farmed out. We had a panel of ... two panels of solicitors, depending on the size of the deal. And a solicitor would be responsible for putting the security in place. So, you know, when you ... you know ... so on a case-by-case basis, there was individual legal firms appointed to make sure that the security was perfected. And it was the responsibility of the lending team and the banking administration team to ensure that the security was put in place. But, ultimately, the responsibility was actually ... was the role of the legal agent appointed by the bank in terms of perfection of security. And, again, you know, I don't ... it seems ... that when you say that figure, it seemed extraordinary high. You know, again it depends on, kind of, the individual aspects of each case. But it seems remarkably high to me, because again the process was very much, you farmed out your legal perfection work to an appointed panel of solicitors.
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