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Row between former "privileged lifestyle" couple over alleged partnership is resolved
Summary
In a High Court case in Dublin, businesswoman Ali Barker sued former partner Owen Owens over a claimed 50 % share in a property business they said had been built together. Barker also sought declarations that the company was a quasi‑partnership and that she was entitled to reliefs under the 2010 Civil Partnership Act, and she claimed damages. Owens denied any partnership existed and counter‑claimed that Barker should vacate the house she currently occupies. On 14 February 2019 the parties announced a settlement and the court struck out the proceedings. No settlement terms were disclosed. Judge John Jordan congratulated the parties, noting that resolving the dispute themselves avoided a potentially different court judgment. The case had been expected to last up to ten days before settlement. The parties had been together for 17 years before separating in 2010. The dispute centred on alleged business and property entitlements, not on any criminal conduct.
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What: Report matter: Row between former "privileged lifestyle" couple over alleged partnership is resolved. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- January 2011 Incident
- April 2010 Incident
- 2019-02-14 Publication
Why: In 2010, the relationship broke down and she claimed Mr Owens cynically engineered a situation to end their personal relationship in order to deprive her of the protections and rights she says she would have been entitled to under the 2010 Civil Partnership Act. CNI source report
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