High Court grants two‑week adjournment in Michael Flatley solicitor case

The President of the High Court has granted a two‑week adjournment in the legal dispute between entertainer Michael Flatley and his former solicitor Maxwell Mooney, after learning of the death of Flatley’s wife, Niamh O’Brien.

Mr Justice David Barniville, who was due to receive an update on the case on Friday, extended his sympathy to Mr Flatley and approved the request for a short adjournment. Barry Creed, acting for Mr Flatley, informed the court of Ms O’Brien’s death and her funeral over the weekend.

Ronnie Hudson BL, counsel for Mr Mooney, also conveyed his and his client’s condolences. The dispute, which began early this year, centres on allegations concerning unpaid legal fees and the withholding of client files relating to Flatley’s Cork mansion, Castlehyde, in Fermoy, Co Cork.

Flatley is seeking a court order directing Maxwell Mooney & Co solicitors of Maynooth, Co Kildare, to produce all files and a copy of the client account. His new solicitor, Barry Creed, has affirmed that €487,837 was paid between May 2022 and August 2025, countering earlier claims of unpaid invoices.

Mediation talks are ongoing, and the matter is scheduled to return to the High Court at the end of October.

Source: Irish Examiner. Photo: Abhishek Navlakha / Pexels.