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Sean Fitzpatrick launches High Court challenge to legal costs ruling
Summary
Sean FitzPatrick, former chairman of Anglo Irish Bank, has filed a High Court challenge to a Circuit Court ruling that denied him the legal costs of defending himself in a 48‑day trial on charges of giving illegal loans. FitzPatrick, 66, was acquitted of 16 counts of providing illegal loans to the Quinn family and the Maple 10 group of investors. In June, Circuit Court Judge Martin Nolan rejected FitzPatrick's application for costs, citing the State's opposition on the grounds that the prosecution was in the public interest. FitzPatrick's lawyers argue the judge applied the wrong legal test, failed to use the acquittal as the starting point for a costs application, and that the decision violates case law and constitutional rights. They seek to quash the ruling, obtain payment of costs, and declare Section 24 of the 2006 Criminal Justice Act unconstitutional. The case is set for a November hearing.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: Sean Fitzpatrick launches High Court challenge to legal costs ruling. Procedural stage: finding. Findings: Acquitted
When:
- 2014-07-28 Publication
Case subjects
Applicant
Finding: Acquitted
Outcome: Acquitted
Places mentioned
- High Court
- Dublin
- Dublin Circuit Criminal Court
- June Circuit Court
Topics
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