Judge warns Web Summit founders to resolve matters or maybe lose years in dispute

The judge quoted Voltaire when saying: 'I was never ruined, but twice - once when I lost a lawsuit, and once when I won one.'

Counsel for Paddy Cosgrave (pictured) had last week said: 'This is a case driven by greed.' File photo: Collins Courts

A High Court judge has warned all parties in the bitter dispute between the three co-founders of the tech conference giant Web Summit to resolve matters ahead of going into evidence.

Mr Justice Michael Twomey quoted French philosopher Voltaire when telling all three businessmen it is possibly years they will never get back.