Attorney general Paul Gallagher and leading senior counsel Michael Cush may be called to testify at the High Court in a multimillion euro legal costs row between FBD and publicans who successfully sued the insurer over Covid-19 cover. The two barristers acted on opposite sides of the case and would give evidence of their conflicting recollections of a Sunday evening discussion in which it is alleged they reached a legal costs arrangement that would see FBD’s liability slashed by more than €1 million.  Prior to his appointment as AG, Gallagher acted as senior counsel for the Irish insurance firm, defending…

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