Comedian John Bishop has set Irish-based hearing tech firm on course for 'its demise', court told

It is claimed that Mr Bishop terminated the employment contracts of all of Hears staff on June 24 while "he was attending the Glastonbury music festival"

Comedian John Bishop is a shareholder and a director of Hears. File picture: Denis Minihane

A shareholder in a software company set up to help people with hearing difficulties has claimed before the High Court that the firm has been damaged due to the "irrational, unfair, wholly unfounded and oppressive" actions of well-known British entertainer John Bishop.

The claims have been made by Maltese-registered BAK Holdings Limited which says that its interests as a shareholder in Hears Technology Limited are being oppressed by Mr Bishop, who is a shareholder and a director of Hears. Other shareholders in Hears include Mr Bishop's son, Joseph Bishop, and U2 drummer Larry Mullen.