Flood victims set to pursue class action

VICTIMS of the late 2009 floods’ crisis are set to use an independent report they have commissioned as a “precursor” to a multi-million euro law suit against the state.

The Irish Examiner has learned that after initial calls in February for all those affected to pool their legal concerns as part of a single case, the Cork Floods Action Committee (CFAC) contacted an international firm to carry out a full review of the likely causes of the floods.

This review, which is being carried out by an unnamed consultancy firm with a base in Ireland, is due to be completed in mid-July and will form the basis of a “class action” case against any state bodies believed to have contributed to the crisis.