Court rules on ownership of windows in Bewley's café

The High Court has ruled that four of the six Harry Clarke stained-glass works in Bewley's cafe on Grafton Street are"windows" and belong to the owner of the building.

The tenants argued that they are not"windows" but are moveable artworks that are not part of the structure of the premises.At the centre of the dispute are four panels called"The Four Orders" and separate work comprising of two panels called the"Swan Yard". "Had there not been windows in the four openings in question, the café would have been left with gaping holes in the walls."

He said while they also provided light to the café and some ventilation they were not part of the external skin of the café and did not contribute to"weathering it".

I'm kinda confused about this.. you sell a building then isn't the building owned by the new owner yes that includes its fabric. The contents inside are a different matter unless stipulated.

Stunning!

Extraordinary that it seems nobody raised the point of who paid for the glass/windows to be installed. If it was Bewley's, could they not simply replace them with new 'windows'?

And that went to High Court to decide!

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