Legal

Celtic Tiger developer avoids having legal defence struck out

A judge extended the time for Conor Clarkson’s compliance with a High Court order, in a case relating to a dispute over rent for a pub premises in south Dublin

Conor Clarkson (right); his wife Dymphna (centre) and Britain’s Princess Anne at Cheltenham: the Celtic Tiger-era developer is one of five defendants accused of failing to comply with a High Court order. Picture: PA