Bar George debts case heads to court

Monday, 9 February 2026 17:25

A court case involving a Douglas bar which shut its doors last year will go ahead later this month.

Island archdeacon Irene Cowell and St George's Church officers Andrew Willoughby, and Ernie De Legh-Runciman are suing Bar George Limited and Damien Hawley over an alleged unpaid debt.

Bar George on Hill Street closed last March and was evicted from its premises in June.

A debt recovery hearing is due to take place before Deputy High Bailiff Christopher Arrowsmith at Douglas Courthouse on Friday, February 20.

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