The Commercial Court has today begun hearing an action by four pubs against FBD Insurance in a dispute over whether or not their insurance policies cover the disruptive impact of Covid-19 on their businesses.
The pubs that have instigated the legal action are Dublin bars Aberken, trading as Sinnotts Bar; Hyper Trust Ltd, trading as The Leopardstown Inn; Inn on Hibernian Way Ltd trading as Lemon & Duke and Athlone based Leinster Overview Concepts Ltd, which trades as Sean's Bar.
Opening the case for Aberken, Hyper Trust and Inn on Hibernian Way, Senior Counsel Michael Cush said 1,100 firms have policies with FBD which are identical to the policies at question in the case.