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Businessmen sue NAMA over alleged leak of confidential information
Summary
Businessmen Michael and John O'Flynn, along with O'Flynn Construction Ltd, have sued NAMA, NALM, and former employee Enda Farrell for damages over an alleged leak of confidential information. The Co Cork-based plaintiffs claim that the unlawful dissemination of commercially sensitive data materially impacted asset disposal prices between 2010 and 2014. They seek damages for breach of confidence, statutory duty, and misfeasance in public office, alongside orders compelling the defendants to produce documentation regarding the leak and identifying recipients. The plaintiffs state they cannot quantify their claim until further investigations are conducted, requiring discovery of specific documents from the defendants. NAMA has indicated it is seeking guidance from the Garda Bureau of Fraud Investigation before providing these materials. In a related criminal matter, Enda Farrell, who resides in Belgium, pleaded guilty in Dublin Circuit Court last May to eight counts of unlawfully disclosing information and received a two-year suspended sentence. The civil proceedings were briefly mentioned before Mr Justice Brian McGovern at the Commercial Court on Monday. The judge agreed to adjourn the matter for one week, questioning whether the action is appropriate for the fast-track commercial court list. He directed the lawyers to consider this issue before the case returns to court next week.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Businessmen sue NAMA over alleged leak of confidential information. Charges or matters: eight counts of unlawfully disclosing information and was given a two-year suspended sentence. Procedural stage: sentence
When:
- 2010 and 2013 Other
- 2016-11-14 Publication
Case subjects
Applicant
Charges: eight counts of unlawfully disclosing information and was given a two-year suspended sentence (Alleged Or Contested)
Defendant
Charges: eight counts of unlawfully disclosing information and was given a two-year suspended sentence (Admitted)
Plea: Guilty
Outcome: Last May Mr Farrell, with an address in Belgium, pleaded guilty before Dublin Circuit Court to eight counts of unlawfully disclosing information and was given a two-year suspended sentence.
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