On day 17 of the trial, New York-based building magnate Maurice Regan testified on bidding for Barne, his "dark force" label and why "all is fair in love and war".
Estate agent John Stokes felt US-based building magnate Maurice Regan acted like an "absolute pig" in the Barne Estate transaction but he denies that he felt bullied by him.
Barne Estate beneficiary Alexandra Thomson-Moore deleted a text referring to “MOR’s tantrum in New York” being a “million miles” removed from John Magnier’s “savvy but decent” behaviour, the court heard.
The hereditary owners of the 751-acre estate in the Golden Vale delayed finalising a contract with Coolmore boss John Magnier and sought to "wriggle out" of an exclusivity agreement with the bloodstock billionaire, the court has heard.
Richard Thomson-Moore, the hereditary heir of the Barne Estate, said he shook on a "price", not a deal, for the 751-acre property with the Coolmore boss John Magnier.
Anna Thomson-Moore has given evidence of borrowing to fund the litigation and how, with two young kids in a small community with press focus, the Coolmore proceedings have felt like an "onslaught".
Anna Thomson-Moore fought back tears as she told the court about her five-year-old son with cerebral palsy and why the family plans to move to Australia.
As John Magnier battles construction magnate Maurice Regan over the 751-acre Barne Estate, land registry records and planning files draw the first map of almost 11,000ac amassed in the Golden Vale by the family behind Coolmore.
The Barne Estate is at the centre of an ongoing legal battle between John Magnier and its historic owners. The billionaire has questioned how the family who are the beneficial owners of the estate have been able to fund their defence. This is how.
Eddie Irwin is the man bloodstock magnate John Magnier calls upon when things go wrong, the court heard. On Friday, the financial advisor charted his attempts to push forward the Barne transaction in August and September 2023.
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