Michael Flatley in new legal battle with insurance firm over cover for his Cork mansion

Mr Flatley told the court that although he is an international choreographer and dancer in his work life, he was a consumer in his relationship with Hiscox Societe Anonyme

Michael Flatley told the court: 'It appears to me that Hiscox is trying to rewrite my consumer policy into a commercial policy in order to rely on the Arbitration Act and is wasting valuable court time with this application and incurring High Court costs because it can afford to do so.'

Lord of the Dance star Michael Flatley is battling a legal bid by his former insurance company for his Cork mansion Castlehyde House to have his multimillion action against it over alleged damage to the property referred for out-of-court arbitration.

Mr Flatley, in an affidavit opened to the High Court, claimed the high-end insurance company which insured his Fermoy estate until earlier this year is trying to rewrite his consumer household policy into a commercial policy in order to rely on the Arbitration Act.