Supreme Court rules flood liability case between UCC and ESB must be reheard

Marathon litigation began after 2009 floods caused extensive damage to buildings on university campus

The Supreme Court has directed a fresh hearing in the High Court of certain aspects of the marathon litigation between University College Cork and the ESB concerning their liability for extensive flood damage to buildings on the college campus in 2009.

A majority Supreme Court ruled in July 2019 there was negligence on the part of the ESB concerning the flooding and it has returned certain matters to the High Court arising from that, including consideration of damages.