The move will be of interest to mica-impacted families currently embroiled in Irish legal proceedings to hold the State liable for failure to properly implement EU oversight rules on construction products.
A Co Donegal school teacher is the first to sue the State for allegedly failing to implement EU law on building material standards. Scores more claims are expected by home and business owners affected by defective concrete blocks.
The State currently supports homeowners in four counties caught up in the mica debacle. This is set to change, as files released to The Currency show local authorities in four more counties want homes assessed.
Thousands of homeowners in Donegal and the northwest have had their homes destroyed by defective building blocks. A year after the first test cases landed in the Commercial Court, filings show everything in this mass lawsuit is in contest, from rock testing protocols to third-party funding.
Hundreds of High Court writs have been filed over alleged mica defects in people's homes, in what could be the largest multi-party action ever in Ireland. David Coleman, the lawyer leading the cases, talks to Francesca Comyn.
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