Barrister agrees to pay €200k

A BARRISTER has agreed to pay €200,000, including costs, as part of the terms of settlement of a two-year dispute over a Dublin city centre premises, the High Court was told yesterday.

Barrister Patrick Russell was threatened with jail by Mr Justice Peter Kelly earlier this year over his failure to meet contractual obligations concerning premises at Unit 7, Inns Court, Dublin.

Yesterday he settled proceedings brought against him by legal costs accountants Paul Behan.