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Hearing to determine losses due to publicans in FBD Covid disruption case
Summary
The High Court has opened a hearing to decide the amount of losses owed to four publicans who won test actions against FBD for failing to pay business‑disruption claims caused by Covid‑19. The plaintiffs are Aberken (Sinnott's Bar), Hyper Trust Ltd (The Leopardstown Inn), Inn on Hibernian Way Ltd (Lemon & Duke) and Leinster Overview Concepts Ltd (Sean's Bar). Mr Justice Denis McDonald earlier ruled that FBD's policy covered losses from closures due to the pandemic and that the term 'closure' includes partial shutdowns. The current hearing, also before Mr Justice McDonald, will last about two weeks and will consider issues such as partial closure, staff costs, late payments, trends, under‑insurance and capital expenses. The court will hear evidence on how each issue applies to each pub, noting that Sean's Bar was closed from March 2020 to June 2021 and that partial closure was not relevant to it. The hearing continues.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Hearing to determine losses due to publicans in FBD Covid disruption case. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- March 2020 Hearing Or Sentence
- June 2021 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2021-07-06 Publication
Why: This, he said, was done for self-preservation grounds by his clients in order to hold onto good bar staff. CNI source report
Case subjects
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Places mentioned
- High Court
- Hibernian Way
- FBD's Public House
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