FBD ruling offers 'lifeline' to over 1,000 pubs across the country

Lemon & Duke pub was one of the four pubs who brought the landmark test case. Picture Collins Photos

A High Court ruling that FBD must pay out insurance to pubs forced to close because of Covid-19 has thrown a lifeline to more than 1,000 pubs across the country, the industry has said.

A large number of the pubs that will benefit from the ruling have been closed for large parts of the last 12 months.