Owen Traynor's pension claim allowed to continue

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Owen Traynor's pension claim was allowed to continue in the High Court, reported on 25 November 2015. He alleges Guinness UDV Ireland failed to honour assurances concerning his pension after he accepted voluntary redundancy in 2002.

The company denied the claims and sought to halt the proceedings, arguing that delay breached its rights under the European Convention on Human Rights. Mr Justice Max Barrett ruled the delay was neither inordinate nor inexcusable, and said the balance of justice favoured allowing the action to proceed. He also suggested mediation as an alternative to court proceedings.