Legal

Qatari royals challenge Irish court’s ability to hear Ronnie Delany defamation case

The cases have been taken by Ronnie Delany junior who alleges he was defamed by Maybourne Hotels Ltd

The cases relate to letters sent in April 2022 which Delany alleges contained defamatory material and “purported to exclude me from the relevant hotels”

Lawyers for the owner of top London hotels and members of the Qatari royal family are attempting to have defamation cases taken by an Irish businessman thrown out because they were allegedly initiated in the wrong country.

The cases have been taken by Ronnie Delany, an Irish businessman, who alleges he was defamed by Maybourne Hotels Ltd, which owns and operates the Berkeley, Claridge’s and the Connaught hotels in London, as well as Marc Socker, ...