Burke, Donnelly and Fleming win right to defend €9.7m claim

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Pat Burke, John Donnelly and John Fleming were granted leave to defend Promontoria’s €9,687,433.70 claim in the High Court on 19 December 2018.

Mr Justice David Barniville found they had raised an arguable case that the claim was statute barred, requiring a further hearing.

The court refused leave on their other proposed defences, including challenges to Promontoria’s entitlement to maintain the proceedings and to the loan transfer evidence.

The claim arose from a loan facility advanced by EBS Building Society to the defendants, trading as the Bridgeford Partnership, in February 2009.