Restaurants to file test cases over insurers’ refusal to pay out for business interruption

In a landmark ruling involving FBD, it was decided pub owners were entitled to be compensated for disruption to their businesses due to Covid restrictions. Photo: Gareth Chaney/Collins

Shane Phelan

A number of test case lawsuits are expected to be filed shortly by restaurants whose insurers have refused to pay out for business interruption caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.