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Jurisdiction is first hurdle in challenge to insolvency arrangement of O’Gara’s former teammate, judge says

Mr Justice Alexander Owens said on Monday that jurisdiction was the only question before him at present concerning the PIA of John O’Driscoll, who played with O’Gara in Cork Constitution over 20 years ago

Ronan O’Gara, former rugby union player and manager of La Rochelle. Picture: Getty

A High Court judge has raised doubts over whether he has jurisdiction to deal with a challenge to the personal insolvency arrangement (PIA) of a former teammate of Ronan O’Gara after hearing that it contained fraud “front and centre”.

Mr Justice Alexander Owens said jurisdiction was the only question before him at present concerning the PIA of John O’Driscoll, who played with O’Gara in Cork Constitution over 20 years ago.

He made the comments after ...