David Drumm asks for trial to be postponed again

It was “set in stone”, a date for the bankruptcy trial of former Anglo Irish chief executive David Drumm, more than three years after he first filed for protection from his creditors.

But now Drumm has asked for a further extension, as his lead lawyer is attending his daughter’s Bat Mitzvah the weekend before the May 19 trial date.

His main creditor, the Irish Bank Resolution Corporation, objects, claiming the date for the start of the expected week-long trial had been set after a long discussion between the parties.