After a protracted case during which it had to rely on a loan from Alan Sugar, theatre awarded payout from insurers AvivaHackney Empire has won a payout of more than £1.1m from its insurers a decade after its building contractor went bust during refurbishments.The victory, which comes after a protracted legal process, means the arts venue will be able to clear its debts, not least to Hackney-born entrepreneur Alan…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:32AM on August 1, 2013