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Sir Van Morrison's long-running defamation conflict with erstwhile Stormont Health Minister Robin Swann has been settled.
Mr Swann sued the vocalist for slander aft Sir Van declared that the person was “very dangerous” successful beforehand of an assemblage astatine Belfast’s Europa Hotel successful June 2021.
Sir Van's on-stage disapproval of Mr Swann came aft his gigs astatine the edifice were cancelled arsenic portion of coronavirus restrictions.
In a abstracted action, Sir Van sued Mr Swann and the Department of Health implicit an sentiment portion published successful Rolling Stone magazine.
At the High Court successful Belfast connected Friday, the justice was told confidential resolutions had been reached successful their competing and “potentially precise costly” lawsuits.
With some actions owed to get underway astatine the extremity of September 30, it was announced connected Friday that each proceedings person present been settled connected confidential terms.
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