A DISPUTE between Irish golf professional John McHenry over €1.05 million of consultancy services provided to Northern Ireland businessman Alastair Jackson and some of his companies has come before the Commercial Court.
McHenry Golf Ltd, a company established by Mr McHenry, a former director of golf with the K Club, has brought the action against Mr Jackson and his companies, the Eassda Group Ltd and Eassda Ireland Ltd.
Mr McHenry claims he was retained under a contract of January 2007 by Eassda, which initially involved setting up and running a luxurious golf facility at Moyvalley, Co Kildare.
He had received the first €200,000 instalment of a €1 million non-refundable retainer to be paid over two years plus €250,000 a year for consultancy services in years one to three of the five-year arrangement.
However, he had received just €200,000 of the retainer, plus payments for consultancy services for the period up to October 2007.