''RGRE Grafton Ltd v Bewley's Cafe Grafton Street Ltd and Bewley’s Ltd'' is an Irish legal case in the High Court between building owners RGRE Grafton Ltd and tenants Bewley's Cafe Grafton Street Ltd and Bewley's Ltd. The case related to non-payment of rent during the

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. RGRE sought a declaration that the stained-glass windows, designed by

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) at Bewley's Oriental Café on Grafton Street in Dublin form part of the building and therefore belong to the landlord, as opposed to decorative panels that belong to the tenants. In October 2022 it was announced that the judgment from Mr Justice

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would be delayed until at least 8 December. In January 2023 the Court decided that some of the windows belonged to the landlord and some to the tenant.

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