UCC insurer considers appeal against flood damage ruling

University College Cork’s insurer Aviva is considering an appeal to the Supreme Court against a court ruling which held that the Electricity Supply Board is not liable for extensive flood damage to college buildings during the 2009 Cork flood.

Last month, in what was a significant ruling, the three-judge Court of Appeal overturned a 2015 High Court finding that the ESB was 60% liable in respect of flooding and warnings.

Days later, UCC was left facing a massive legal bill running to millions of euros after the Court of Appeal granted the ESB full costs of the legal battle.