Claims by a businessman and a company that they fully own a stallion they say is worth €2.4 million will be contradicted when the case next comes before the High Court, a judge was told on Tuesday.
Jersey-based businessman Steven Parkin and a UK-registered company he is involved in, Clipper BCS LLP, say they bought "Sands of Mali" for £270,000 (€323,000) in August 2020.
They dispute a claim by bloodstock expert Joe Foley and Ballyhane Stud Ltd that they own a 50 per cent share in the horse. They claim the animal is being unlawfully and wrongly held at Ballyhane Stud in Leighlinbridge in Carlow.
They are seeking an order to deliver up possession and that the horse be transferred to a stud nominated by them. The case came before the High Court last week when Mr Parkin and his company were granted permission to serve their proceedings on the defendants.