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Ruling yet to be made on disclosure of INM report

Summary

In a High Court hearing on 3 May 2019, Justice Peter Kelly was asked whether the first interim report of inspectors investigating Independent News & Media (INM) could be disclosed to INM, the Central Bank, or other parties. The inspectors, appointed in September, had submitted the report to the judge last month. The Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) is the only statutory party entitled to view it, but the court has discretion to allow others. Applications for access were made by the ODCE, former INM chairman Leslie Buckley, former CEO Robert Pitt, journalist Maeve Sheehan, and others who may have been involved in data removal in 2014. The ODCE and the inspectors argued that the report contains references to evidential matters that should not be disclosed, and that releasing it could harm the investigation's progress and reputation. Lawyers for INM and other applicants claimed entitlement to the report, possibly in redacted form, and offered confidentiality undertakings.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Ruling yet to be made on disclosure of INM report. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• 2016 and 2017 Other
• 2019-05-03 Publication

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Stage Hearing Or Decision

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