Corkman sues Cape Verde firm for €8m

An Corkman and his companies are suing a Cape Verde development firm for €8m for alleged breach of contract and negligent misstatement in relation to the sale of residential units in the tropical islands.

The Clonakilty-born Tom Sheehy, who lives in Lisbon, and his wife own a company called Go2capeverde Ltd which was set up in February 2006 to develop units at the tourist resort of Paradise Beach on the archipelago of islands off West Africa, the High Court heard.

The Cape Verde company brought a pre-trial application seeking the dismissal of a defence to a counter-claim against Mr Sheehy and his firms claiming they had failed to provide adequate disclosure of documents in advance of the full trial. The claims were denied.