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Hotelier Noel O'Callaghan opposes arbitration in 'unfortunate' dispute with sons
Summary
The High Court is hearing a motion on whether the case of businessman and hotelier Noel O'Callaghan, who claims that his sons excluded him from retaking control of his business, should go to arbitration. O'Callaghan (75) stepped back from the hospitality business he built over 40 years in 2016. He claims that his sons Paul and Charles O'Callaghan, Saira Company Dublin, and subsidiary company Sherborough Development Company, have attempted to exercise control over his bloodstock business without his consent. He alleges that there was a failure to disclose that KBC was negotiating the surrender of its lease on the Archers Building, which was sold for €16.6m, constituting an alleged material non-disclosure and secret profit. O'Callaghan claims that the 2024 arbitration clause is not operative and of no legal effect as he was never told of its existence and had been misled by his sons. The arbitration motion was brought by the defendants, which they say is facilitated by a clause in the 2024 agreement. The hearing continues tomorrow in front of Mr Justice Rory Mulcahy.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Hotelier Noel O'Callaghan opposes arbitration in 'unfortunate' dispute with sons. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- 2026-04-14 Publication
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- Paul Neilan The High Court
- High Court
- Fenian Street
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