High Court judge orders joint defamation trial for Van Morrison and Robin Swann over pandemic management disagreement.

A High Court judge has ruled that defamation claims by Van Morrison and former Northern Ireland health minister Robin Swann against each other will be heard together by a single jury in September. Both lawsuits relate to differing views on how Swann managed the pandemic in his ministerial role. Morrison sued Swann after criticising him in front of an audience at Belfast's Europa Hotel in June 2021, when his gigs were cancelled due to pandemic restrictions.

June 12, 2024
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