Judge agrees to cease his involvement in clinic case

A High Court judge who criticised the conduct of Breccia, a company linked to businessman Larry Goodman, in the marathon litigation over control of Dublin’s Blackrock Clinic has agreed to cease his involvement in the case, writes Ann O'Loughlin.

A High Court judge who criticised the conduct of Breccia, a company linked to businessman Larry Goodman, in the marathon litigation over control of Dublin’s Blackrock Clinic has agreed to cease his involvement in the case, writes Ann O'Loughlin.

Breccia had formally applied to Mr Justice Robert Haughton to recuse himself from further dealing with the litigation arising from certain comments made by him in a judgment last November, including stating Breccia displayed a “lack of candour” in seeking injunctions against Dr Joseph Sheehan concerning his shareholding in Blackrock Hospital Ltd (BHL).