Irish Distillers seeks costs order ahead of Wild Geese legal battle

Protégé International and Avalon International, the firms behind the Wild Geese label, are suing Irish Distillers for allegedly breaching competition law by refusing to supply them with whiskey while supplying other brands.

Irish Distillers, the company behind Jameson, is seeking a protective costs order ahead of a legal showdown with rival whiskey the Wild Geese, amid concerns the cost of the action could top €1 million.

Protégé International and Avalon International, the firms behind the Wild Geese label, are suing Irish Distillers for allegedly breaching competition law by refusing to supply them with whiskey while supplying other brands.

André Levy, chairman and chief executive of ...