Mr. Adam Clayton
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Posted 27 marca 2010 - 17:00
Zdaje się, że ostatnio, prócz Bono, Adam też był w Afryce:
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Posted 29 marca 2010 - 17:27
troszkę dziadkowato ( 2 i 3 zdjęcie) ale ogólnie trzyma się facet 
I was looking for the Spirit
And I found alcohol
I was looking for The Soul
And I bought some style
I wanted to meet God
And they sold me religion...
And I found alcohol
I was looking for The Soul
And I bought some style
I wanted to meet God
And they sold me religion...
I still haven't found what I'm looking for...
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Posted 13 czerwca 2010 - 12:30
Adam chyba ostatnio większość swojego wolnego czasu spędza w sądzie... Już dwie poważne sprawy wniósł do sądu.
Pozwał swoją byłą asystentkę, która ponoć okradła go na niemal 2 miliony euro:
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U2 BASSIST Adam Clayton's personal assistant and housekeeper -- alleged to have misappropriated up to ?1.8m of his money -- was lying low yesterday ahead of another High Court hearing tomorrow.
Carol Hawkins, who was employed by Clayton, is alleged to have spent the money on property, including a New York apartment, flash cars and jewellery, with ?900 a month spent on a syndicate which maintained horses.
Yesterday a media posse laid siege to her modest detached Crannagh Road, Rathfarnham, home in Dublin which had the blinds drawn. Ms Hawkins, who has denied using the money in this way, was keeping a low profile.
In a surprise move late on Friday, Clayton secured a temporary court order freezing her assets. They will remain frozen at least until tomorrow when the case comes back before the High Court.
The court heard that Clayton, of Danesmoate Demesne, Kellystown Road, Rathfarnham, first became aware of problems in September 2008.
His senior counsel, Paul Sreenan, said Ms Hawkins confessed she had misappropriated ?13,000 of his money. The U2 band member had dealt with this incident in "a compassionate manner". He had altered his financial arrangements and kept her in his employ.
But it had emerged since then that -- without his authorisation -- she had used his debit and credit cards for her own use and for her family's benefit.
On November 19 last, when the allegations were put to her, she had accepted the cards had been used and money was taken without Clayton's authorisation. But she had disputed the sums involved. Her employment was then ended by Clayton and the gardai had been told about "certain matters".
The lawyer said the former housekeeper had denied she bought a house, cars or flashy jewellery. When it was suggested to her she had been withdrawing about ?600 twice daily for a period of 13 months, she said she had used it as needed.
She also acknowledged she had lodged some money into her own bank account and had breached her contract. An investigation revealed around ?900 a month was spent on a syndicate which maintained horses.
It's also alleged that Ms Hawkins bought flights to Chicago for her son and members of a band in which he was involved. Clayton denies authorising this.
Mr Sreenan said a probe by two accountants revealed up to ?1.8m seemed to have been misappropriated. The lawyer said it appeared an apartment in New York had been bought.
The U2 band member was concerned that Ms Hawkin's assets might be dissipated and this was why he was seeking the freezing order.
Ms Justice Mary Laffoy granted the interim order sought. The order restrains Ms Hawkins from reducing her assets below ?1.8m. It also entitles her to ?1,000 for living and legal expenses before the case is heard again in the High Court tomorrow.
- DON LAVERY
Sunday Independent
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A teraz pozwal tez doradce i zarzadce finansowego zespolu (ponoc wbrew woli pozostalych czlonkow zespolu, ale bylabym skłonna uwierzyć,że to akurat jakaś plotka,że zespół się smiertelnie na Adama wkurzył) W ten sposób Adam wchodzi też na swego rodzaju ścieżke wojenną z największym bankiem w Irlandii.
U2 bassist Adam Clayton is launching a High Court legal war which could rip the world's leading rock band apart, the Irish Mail on Sunday can reveal.
Clayton is suing the band?s financial mastermind Gaby Smyth for alleged negligence in a case that could see U2's labyrinthine finances exposed before the world.
Dublin-based Smyth is often described as 'financial controller' of all U2 group companies and knows every detail of the band's earnings.
He is also thought to have masterminded the highly controversial decision to avoid Irish taxes by moving the U2 publishing operation to Holland, which has a far lower rate of tax on royalties.
That decision, revealed by this newspaper three years ago, has led to furious and sustained criticism of the band -- especially given the anti-poverty campaign of their currently injured frontman Bono.
The prospect of Clayton lining up in court against the band's financial mastermind will alarm those who already fear that musical tensions, coupled with Bono's crippling back injuries, threaten to tear the group apart after more than 30 years together.
It will be 50-year-old Clayton's second High Court action in the space of six months.
In January, the High Court agreed to freeze the assets of Clayton's former housekeeper, Carol Hawkins, after the court heard claims that she had defrauded him of up to ?1.8million.
Now Clayton has lodged papers at the High Court signalling his intention to bring a negligence claim against Smyth and two other accountants -- Jill Percival and Pat Cleary -- in Smyth?s company.
The papers, lodged by Clayton on June 4, confirm the plenary summons relates to alleged 'negligence.' However, the detail of the claim is not yet known, as Clayton has until July 4 to issue formal summons to Smyth and his co-defendants.
It's thought the case has its roots in issues brought to Clayton's attention in his case against Carol Hawkins.
The ease with which his former housekeeper was allegedly able to take ?1.8million from his accounts, taking ?600 a day from his debit and credit cards for up to three years, alarmed Clayton.
The housekeeper allegedly used the money to go on a spending spree, which included the 2007 purchase of a $465,000 New York apartment, cars and jewellery, as well as living a rock star lifestyle far beyond her means.
At one stage, she was spending ?900 a month maintaining racehorses.
A source close to Clayton said: 'It would be unwise to assume that this case relates to the case against his housekeeper, but that's not to say it has nothing to do with her.'
In preparation for the case against Mrs Hawkins, Clayton instructed two accountants, including Kieran Wallace of KPMG, to review his financial arrangements and all his personal accounts.
While it is not clear if his negligence claim against U2's accountant relates to matters which arose in this review, the claim does concern investments made on the musician?s behalf, and professional advice offered by Gaby Smyth & Co. A fourth defendant in the case is Bank of Ireland Private Finance.
This branch of Bank of Ireland handles investments on behalf of high net worth individuals, offering 9 per cent annual returns on minimum investments of ?250,000 or more.
Clayton has retained Gleeson McGrath Baldwin to act on his behalf against Smyth and the bank.
The managing partner at Gleeson McGrath Baldwin is Frank Murphy, an expert in commercial law, who specialises in media and entertainment contracts.
He was called as an 'independent expert' when celebrity chef Conrad Gallagher was sued by the Fitzwilliam Hotel over the alleged theft of paintings.
Mr Murphy's evidence proved crucial in the case, casting doubt over whether the hotel actually owned the paintings at the centre of the case.
It was that evidence which ultimately helped secure an acquittal for Gallagher.
Murphy is overseeing Clayton's case against U2's accountant and Bank of Ireland, together with Geraldine Clarke, head of the firm's litigation department and a former president of the Law Society.
In addition to Gaby Smyth and Bank of Ireland Private Banking, there are two other listed defendants.
Jill Percival and Pat Cleary are both accountants who work for Smyth, with the latter noted for his expertise in advising television and film industry executives about tax efficiency.
Smyth & Co. acts for Screen Producers Ireland as a tax adviser to producers and artists engaged in the visual arts.
? Associated Newspapers Ltd., 2010.
Pozwał swoją byłą asystentkę, która ponoć okradła go na niemal 2 miliony euro:
___________
U2 BASSIST Adam Clayton's personal assistant and housekeeper -- alleged to have misappropriated up to ?1.8m of his money -- was lying low yesterday ahead of another High Court hearing tomorrow.
Carol Hawkins, who was employed by Clayton, is alleged to have spent the money on property, including a New York apartment, flash cars and jewellery, with ?900 a month spent on a syndicate which maintained horses.
Yesterday a media posse laid siege to her modest detached Crannagh Road, Rathfarnham, home in Dublin which had the blinds drawn. Ms Hawkins, who has denied using the money in this way, was keeping a low profile.
In a surprise move late on Friday, Clayton secured a temporary court order freezing her assets. They will remain frozen at least until tomorrow when the case comes back before the High Court.
The court heard that Clayton, of Danesmoate Demesne, Kellystown Road, Rathfarnham, first became aware of problems in September 2008.
His senior counsel, Paul Sreenan, said Ms Hawkins confessed she had misappropriated ?13,000 of his money. The U2 band member had dealt with this incident in "a compassionate manner". He had altered his financial arrangements and kept her in his employ.
But it had emerged since then that -- without his authorisation -- she had used his debit and credit cards for her own use and for her family's benefit.
On November 19 last, when the allegations were put to her, she had accepted the cards had been used and money was taken without Clayton's authorisation. But she had disputed the sums involved. Her employment was then ended by Clayton and the gardai had been told about "certain matters".
The lawyer said the former housekeeper had denied she bought a house, cars or flashy jewellery. When it was suggested to her she had been withdrawing about ?600 twice daily for a period of 13 months, she said she had used it as needed.
She also acknowledged she had lodged some money into her own bank account and had breached her contract. An investigation revealed around ?900 a month was spent on a syndicate which maintained horses.
It's also alleged that Ms Hawkins bought flights to Chicago for her son and members of a band in which he was involved. Clayton denies authorising this.
Mr Sreenan said a probe by two accountants revealed up to ?1.8m seemed to have been misappropriated. The lawyer said it appeared an apartment in New York had been bought.
The U2 band member was concerned that Ms Hawkin's assets might be dissipated and this was why he was seeking the freezing order.
Ms Justice Mary Laffoy granted the interim order sought. The order restrains Ms Hawkins from reducing her assets below ?1.8m. It also entitles her to ?1,000 for living and legal expenses before the case is heard again in the High Court tomorrow.
- DON LAVERY
Sunday Independent
____________
A teraz pozwal tez doradce i zarzadce finansowego zespolu (ponoc wbrew woli pozostalych czlonkow zespolu, ale bylabym skłonna uwierzyć,że to akurat jakaś plotka,że zespół się smiertelnie na Adama wkurzył) W ten sposób Adam wchodzi też na swego rodzaju ścieżke wojenną z największym bankiem w Irlandii.
U2 bassist Adam Clayton is launching a High Court legal war which could rip the world's leading rock band apart, the Irish Mail on Sunday can reveal.
Clayton is suing the band?s financial mastermind Gaby Smyth for alleged negligence in a case that could see U2's labyrinthine finances exposed before the world.
Dublin-based Smyth is often described as 'financial controller' of all U2 group companies and knows every detail of the band's earnings.
He is also thought to have masterminded the highly controversial decision to avoid Irish taxes by moving the U2 publishing operation to Holland, which has a far lower rate of tax on royalties.
That decision, revealed by this newspaper three years ago, has led to furious and sustained criticism of the band -- especially given the anti-poverty campaign of their currently injured frontman Bono.
The prospect of Clayton lining up in court against the band's financial mastermind will alarm those who already fear that musical tensions, coupled with Bono's crippling back injuries, threaten to tear the group apart after more than 30 years together.
It will be 50-year-old Clayton's second High Court action in the space of six months.
In January, the High Court agreed to freeze the assets of Clayton's former housekeeper, Carol Hawkins, after the court heard claims that she had defrauded him of up to ?1.8million.
Now Clayton has lodged papers at the High Court signalling his intention to bring a negligence claim against Smyth and two other accountants -- Jill Percival and Pat Cleary -- in Smyth?s company.
The papers, lodged by Clayton on June 4, confirm the plenary summons relates to alleged 'negligence.' However, the detail of the claim is not yet known, as Clayton has until July 4 to issue formal summons to Smyth and his co-defendants.
It's thought the case has its roots in issues brought to Clayton's attention in his case against Carol Hawkins.
The ease with which his former housekeeper was allegedly able to take ?1.8million from his accounts, taking ?600 a day from his debit and credit cards for up to three years, alarmed Clayton.
The housekeeper allegedly used the money to go on a spending spree, which included the 2007 purchase of a $465,000 New York apartment, cars and jewellery, as well as living a rock star lifestyle far beyond her means.
At one stage, she was spending ?900 a month maintaining racehorses.
A source close to Clayton said: 'It would be unwise to assume that this case relates to the case against his housekeeper, but that's not to say it has nothing to do with her.'
In preparation for the case against Mrs Hawkins, Clayton instructed two accountants, including Kieran Wallace of KPMG, to review his financial arrangements and all his personal accounts.
While it is not clear if his negligence claim against U2's accountant relates to matters which arose in this review, the claim does concern investments made on the musician?s behalf, and professional advice offered by Gaby Smyth & Co. A fourth defendant in the case is Bank of Ireland Private Finance.
This branch of Bank of Ireland handles investments on behalf of high net worth individuals, offering 9 per cent annual returns on minimum investments of ?250,000 or more.
Clayton has retained Gleeson McGrath Baldwin to act on his behalf against Smyth and the bank.
The managing partner at Gleeson McGrath Baldwin is Frank Murphy, an expert in commercial law, who specialises in media and entertainment contracts.
He was called as an 'independent expert' when celebrity chef Conrad Gallagher was sued by the Fitzwilliam Hotel over the alleged theft of paintings.
Mr Murphy's evidence proved crucial in the case, casting doubt over whether the hotel actually owned the paintings at the centre of the case.
It was that evidence which ultimately helped secure an acquittal for Gallagher.
Murphy is overseeing Clayton's case against U2's accountant and Bank of Ireland, together with Geraldine Clarke, head of the firm's litigation department and a former president of the Law Society.
In addition to Gaby Smyth and Bank of Ireland Private Banking, there are two other listed defendants.
Jill Percival and Pat Cleary are both accountants who work for Smyth, with the latter noted for his expertise in advising television and film industry executives about tax efficiency.
Smyth & Co. acts for Screen Producers Ireland as a tax adviser to producers and artists engaged in the visual arts.
? Associated Newspapers Ltd., 2010.
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Posted 13 czerwca 2010 - 13:03
Właściwie to w tym drugim tekście nie ma żadnych konkretów, czego miałaby sprawa dotyczyc. Tez jakoś niezbyt potrafię połączyc tę zajebistą pokojówkę z finansami U2..?
dziwna sprawa, ale czas pokaże o co chodzi.
dziwna sprawa, ale czas pokaże o co chodzi.
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