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Jonny Bongo has won the bitter High Court battle with Baltic Triangle venue Camp and Furnace over who owns the rights to stage the popular Bongo's Bingo events.
Jonny Bongo - real name Jonathan Lacey - took to Instagram on Tuesday to say his firm Shua Ltd had 'won it, we won the lot - every single thing' following the long court case over naming rights for the event.
Mr Lacey posted a video to his Instagram story to say: 'Do you remember that whole saga with Camp and Furnace where they said they had created Bongo's Bingo and they owned it, and we went to a big court case and it lasted over a year and it was one of the most stressful things?
'Well, the results came in and we won it. We won the lot - every single thing. The truth will set you free.'
He added: 'Thanks to everyone that had our backs from the very, very start, and to all the Bongo team for sticking with me and my co-creator Josh Burke. We did it. Mad.
'I'd love to tell you all the juicy goss of what went down but we will save that for our motion picture movie in the next couple of years.'
Mr Lacey’s claims were backed up by information from the British and Irish Legal Information Institute.
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The case was posted to the free legal website this week, and confirms Shua is the owner of Bongo’s Bingo.
The document said His Honour Judge Halliwell had also ruled that Shua was the owner of the copyright of the logos, and that he had dismissed Camp and Furnace’s claim for injunctive relief.
Camp and Furnace and Bongo's Bingo were contacted for further comment about the result of the case, as was the High Court in Manchester.
Camp and Furnace is yet to make a statement about the case, which began in September last year.
In November, the court heard the case was to continue into the new year - with a judgement expected in February.
What was the case all about?
The case began when Baltic Triangle venue Camp wanted exclusive rights to hold Bongo's Bingo events on Merseyside, with the bitter legal row having begun in the High Court back in September.
The venue also demanded a share of profit from Shua Ltd – the firm run by Jonny Bongo - real name Jonathan Lacey - and his colleague, Joshua Burke.
A night at Bongo's Bingo:
Shua, on the other hand, was adamant that Mr Lacey and Mr Burke “conceived and designed” the brand, and wanted to prevent Camp itself from hosting the events.
Earlier this year, Camp and Furnace dropped the 'Bongo' name from its Bingo events - in an interim move ahead of the High Court judgement
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The pair initially launched the nights while the latter was working at Camp, but Mr Burke left the firm in 2015 to take the event 'on the road'.
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It's now become a huge success at major venues across the UK and the world, with events played as far afield as Dubai and Australia.
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Shua Ltd's Liverpool events are held at fellow Baltic Triangle venue Content and have been for over six months - despite only receiving planning permission from Liverpool Council last month.