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ODCE seek to examine Console computers

Summary

The Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) has applied to the court to examine electronic documents on computers seized from the suicide‑counselling charity Console. The ODCE, having obtained the computers from the charity's liquidator, seeks orders to allow it to review the material as part of its investigation into whether any criminal wrongdoing occurred in Console's affairs before its liquidation in July 2016. Console's founder Paul Kelly and his wife Patricia, who are on social welfare, oppose the application. They have recently engaged a new legal team, funded by the Civil Legal Aid Board, and have requested an adjournment to allow the lawyers time to review the case papers. The court had previously scheduled the hearing for next week, but Ms Justice Caroline Costello agreed to postpone the hearing to a date in late July, pending the new lawyers' preparation. The ODCE's motion is part of its broader inquiry into the charity's conduct.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: ODCE seek to examine Console computers. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• July 2016 Other
• 2018-06-29 Publication

Why: This was because the new lawyers, who are to be funded in this particular application by the Civil Legal Aid Board, needed time to consider the papers in the case. CNI source report

Topics

Stage Hearing Or Decision

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