‘Main issues resolved’ in long running FBD pandemic court battle

Sinnotts Bar and the Leopardstown Inn are close to a settlement with the firm

The pub owners had challenged FBD’s refusal to indemnify them. Picture: Rollingnews.ie

The remaining two pub owners who had yet to settle legal actions taken against FBD Insurance over pandemic-related business disruption have resolved a “main issue of substance” in their cases, the High Court heard.

The cases taken by Aberken Ltd, trading as Sinnotts Bar, and Hyper Trust Ltd, trading as the Leopardstown Inn, were before Mr Justice Denis McDonald this afternoon where counsel said that advanced settlement drafts had been exchanged but not finalised.

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