State firm’s ‘no’ to legal bill

A STATE company that manages shipping and ports in the Shannon Estuary is allegedly refusing to pay a €1 million-plus legal bill submitted by a Limerick law firm for the handling of an internal dispute.

The Shannon Foynes Port Company is claiming the bill is up to twice as much as an estimate, given by another law firm.

The €1.05 million bill is for defending actions in the High Court by former chief executive Brian Byrne and former non-executive board member Morgan Leahy against Shannon Foynes Port Company (SFPC).