A WATERFORD woman has been granted leave by the High Court to serve a summons by post relating to a civil damages claim against health guru Tony Quinn.
Barrister David Conlan Smyth told Mr Justice Patrick McCarthy yesterday that Mr Quinn, mainly resident in the Bahamas, is in Dublin this weekend to address a health seminar in the RDS in Ballsbridge.
He said summons server Brian Comiskey had been unable to serve a plenary summons on Mr Quinn or any of his agents because of high walls and gates surrounding his converted seaside Martello Tower home at Malahide, Co Dublin.
Mr Smyth said that although Mr Quinn would be in Dublin for a few days, he was frequently surrounded by large numbers of security guards and it was impossible to access him personally.
The proceedings at the High Court yesterday was an ex parte application. This meant the short hearing took place in the absence any representative for Mr Quinn.
Mr Justice McCarthy granted Máire Lalor, Ballycarnane Woods, Tramore, Co Waterford leave to serve her summons on Mr Quinn through the post to his Malahide address.
He said she did not require permission of the court to serve the summons personally on Mr Quinn at the RDS or on anyone clearly employed by him.
Since Mr Quinn has not yet been served with Ms Lalor’s claim or notification of any of her allegations, he is obviously not aware of them and therefore no appearance or defence has been entered or exists on his behalf. Ms Lalor’s allegations at this stage remain unsubstantiated.
Mr Justice McCarthy was handed a copy of Ms Lalor’s summons in which she makes detailed claims for damages on a number of grounds.
Ms Lalor has also issued the summons against Human Resource Potential Seminars Ltd, which has its registered address at PO box 437, Seaton House, Seaton Place, St Heliers, Jersey, Channel Islands.