Quinn joins action against Anglo Irish

Businessman Seán Quinn has been joined to an action by his wife and children in which they allege €2

Businessman Seán Quinn has been joined to an action by his wife and children in which they allege €2.34 billion in loans by Anglo Irish to various Quinn companies are unenforceable because they were issued for the “illegal objective” of supporting the bank’s share price.

Anglo says that if the family succeeds, it will seek “relief” against Mr Quinn and two other men who, it claims, were central to the management of the group.

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