Quinn ordered to give sworn statement to court

The High Court has today ordered Irish lifestyle guru Tony Quinn to give a sworn statement as part of a multimillion dollar lawsuit in Denver, Colorado.

The proceedings arise from the sale of shares in International Natural Energy (INE), the oil exploration company connected to Mr Quinn which is operating in Belize.

INE hit the headlines last year when a Caribbean court found Tony Quinn was in breach of his duties as a director of the Central American oil company.

The ruling came as certain shareholders expressed frustration that despite massive revenues following the discovery of huge oil reserves in Belize, they had not received a dividend.

Now a US court in Denver, Colorado has requested the High Court to order Quinn to give a sworn statement in a multimillion dollar lawsuit by a former INE director.

Jean Cornec claims he has not been paid in full for a $15m (€23.3m) sale of shares but the purchaser, Susan Morrice, alleges that is because he broke the contract by engaging in a campaign of disparagement against Tony Quinn.

The Irish businessman spends much of his time in Barbados, but Judge Patrick McCarthy made the order having heard he is in Dublin ahead of what is advertised as a 'truly life-changing seminar' in the RDS this Sunday.