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High court judge to consider privilege claim over FAI documents

Summary

A High Court judge will decide whether ten documents supplied by the FAI to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement contain legally privileged material. The FAI claims privilege over minutes of board meetings from February 2016 to March 2019, which include legal advice from its Interim CEO, Ms Rea Walshe, a qualified solicitor and internal legal advisor. The minutes cover advice on a prospective sponsor agreement, potential liability from legal actions, an internal investigation, appeals to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, disciplinary matters, licence applications, strategies to meet a potential injunction, complaints about a member organisation, litigation strategy before the Court of Arbitration for Sport, and a third‑party entitlement to evidence. Ms Justice Leonie Reynolds was given the documents and has asked for clarification on whether Ms Walshe was the FAI's legal advisor at the relevant times, given her various titles.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: High court judge to consider privilege claim over FAI documents. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• February 2016 Other
• March 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
• June 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
• December 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
• January 2018 Other
• February 2018 Other
• April 2018 Hearing Or Sentence
• April 19th Other
• January 1st 2016 Other
• March 21st 2019 Other
• Wednesday May 1st Other
• 2019-05-09 Publication

Why: This is because of the number of different titles Ms Walshe has held with the association, including company secretary since she was appointed as the FAI's head of Legal and Licensing in 2014. CNI source report

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Stage Hearing Or Decision

Read the original CNI report