Businessman allowed documents ‘effectively opened in court’

Businessman David Agar is entitled to access legal documents in which his former business partner and close friend, George Tracey, made serious allegations against Mr Agar, who was not a party to the particular case, a High Court judge has ruled.

Mr Tracey made the allegations when unsuccessfully opposing a claim by AIB for summary judgment orders totalling €18m against him arising from various loans. Mr Agar emphatically rejected the allegations, Mr Justice Gerard Hogan noted.

He gave judgment for €18m against Mr Tracey earlier this month and, arising from that case, yesterday granted Mr Agar’s separate application for access to affidavits and other documents used in that case.