Dany Boon awarded €4.87m over multi-million euro fraud

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Dany Boon was awarded €4.87 million in damages over a multi-million-euro fraud by the High Court on 13 December 2022, BreakingNews.ie reported.

The award followed claims that money he invested through South Sea Merchant’s Mariners Ltd Partnership was not returned, and that funds for yacht upkeep were misused. Those claims were made against French national Thierry Fialek-Birles and companies linked to him.

The judge also appointed receivers over assets linked to Mr Birles and various defendants, made permanent freezing orders against several assets, and directed defendants to pay Mr Boon’s legal costs.

The damages award applied to several entities found to have defrauded Mr Boon; the court declined to award damages against Sail & Motor Navigation Company Limited because it found the evidence insufficient. Proceedings against two other companies that denied the claims were due to return to court in January.