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Quinn family granted transcript of Anglo trial

Date
2014-10-28
Stage
Sentence
Primary locality
Dublin
County
Dublin

Summary

A judge ordered that the Quinn family receive transcripts of the criminal trial of former Anglo Irish Bank executives after the bankers' lawyers withdrew objections. The transcripts were requested by the Quinn family, who had previously been described by Pat Whelan's lawyers as a "fishing expedition." Whelan (52) and William McAteer (63) were convicted in April of breaching the Companies Act by illegally lending money to the Maple Ten investors to support Anglo's share price. They were found guilty on ten charges each and sentenced to 240 hours of community service, while being acquitted on six further charges each involving loans to Quinn's family. The trial recorded €450 million loaned to Maple Ten and €160 million to Quinn's wife and five children. Michael Staines, solicitor for Whelan and McAteer, agreed to release the transcripts on the condition they be used only for civil proceedings by the Quinn family.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Quinn family granted transcript of Anglo trial. Procedural stage: sentence

When:

Why: Ms Simpson said that furnishing the Quinns with the transcript was in the interests of justice because it would allow all sides in the civil actions to "agree substantial amounts of evidence" and thus save time and costs. CNI source report

Places mentioned

Court Venue
  • Dublin
  • Dublin Circuit Criminal Court

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