Man suing U2 over copyright wants Supreme Court to hear appeal on pre-trial ruling

Last month, when ruling in a preliminary motion in the case, High Court judge Mr Justice Brian O'Moore dismissed Maurice Kiely's bid to order U2 Ltd to answer on oath pre-trial questions, known as interrogatories

Maurice Kiely is suing U2 Ltd, a limited liability company linked to the band, alleging the song ‘A Man and A Woman’ was written by him in 1998 and that he performed it for US model Cindy Crawford. Picture: Collins Courts

A Dublin man who claims he wrote one of the songs on a U2 album has said he intends to "appeal to the Supreme Court" a judge’s ruling that the band's bassist Adam Clayton should not have to answer certain pre-trial questions.

Maurice Kiely is suing U2 Ltd, a limited liability company linked to the band, alleging the song ‘A Man and A Woman’ was written by him in 1998 and that he performed it for US model Cindy Crawford. He claims it was allegedly unlawfully included on U2’s album How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb. He is seeking €12m in damages.