Missing cash at centre of Love/Hate makers’ legal row

One side of the dispute involving Vikings and Love/Hate maker Octagon Films is alleging that millions were “omitted” or not recorded in the company’s financial statements.

German producer Winfried Hammacher’s Berlin-based W2 film company is locked in a legal battle with Irish film industry grandees Morgan O’Sullivan and James Flynn over alleged diversion of funds out of the production company where they were all shareholders.

Hammacher’s side commissioned an expert report that claims ...