The board of the National Children’s Hospital’s suit against contractor BAM has been re-entered into the Commercial Court after “difficult and time-consuming talks” failed to resolve the dispute. The application was made by lawyers for BAM after more than 18 months of settlement negotiations failed to achieve a result. The board first initiated the proceedings in 2020 after multiple rows on the project arose, leading to various claims and counterclaims in court. The hospital build has been dogged by significant delays and cost overruns that could push the final price for the state towards €2 billion.  The current projected completion…

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