British magnates in the fight of the year

Billed as an Irish-British grudge match, Paddy McKillen is taking on the Barclay twins — owners of the Ritz London and ‘Daily Telegraph’ among more — for ownership rights to London’s most prestigious hotels, writes Kyran Fitzgerald

IT’S & not quite a duel at dawn but the next best thing: A showdown in the High Court in London.

On the one side, you have the low-profile Irish property magnate Paddy McKillen; on the other, two equally reclusive but powerful figures, 77-year-old British twins, David and Frederick Barclay.