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Banker jailed for his role in €7.2 billion fraud to seek Supreme Court appeal
Summary
In July 2016, Denis Casey and John Bowe were convicted by a jury at the Dublin Circuit Criminal Court for conspiring to mislead investors about Anglo Irish Bank's value between March and September 2008. Casey, 57, former chief executive of Irish Life and Permanent, received a sentence of two years and nine months, while Bowe, 53, former head of capital markets at Anglo Irish Bank, was sentenced to two years. The Court of Appeal upheld these convictions in a decision issued last month. Casey's counsel, Michael O'Higgins SC, announced that the appeal of the sentence would not proceed. Instead, O'Higgins requested a hearing before a full three‑judge Supreme Court panel to address a technical point in the Court of Appeal's 138‑page judgment, arguing that the Supreme Court might lack jurisdiction to consider the issue if it was not included in the appellate judgment. The matter was scheduled for a hearing on Thursday.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Banker jailed for his role in €7.2 billion fraud to seek Supreme Court appeal. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- July 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 1 Hearing Or Sentence
- September 30, 2008 Hearing Or Sentence
- July 29, 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2017-07-22 Publication
Why: Mr O'Higgins said his side wished to ask the court to amend a particular point in its 138-page judgment dismissing the men's appeal because his side wished to litigate the point in the Supreme Court. CNI source report
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