Building group faces courts battle

The directors of construction group Sisk have conceded it may take several years in Polish courts before claims from the group’s troubled joint ventures in the country are resolved.

Its joint ventures in Poland contributed to the Sisk group recording pre-tax losses of €153.2m last year.

The accounts show that Sisk wrote off €83.9m on its ill-fated Polish joint venture schemes last year, bringing its losses on the projects to €97m.