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Adjournment in privilege claim over FAI documents

Summary

In a High Court hearing on 14 May 2019, the case to decide whether certain documents supplied by the Football Association of Ireland (FAI) to the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) are legally privileged was adjourned to 25 June. The documents in question are minutes of FAI board meetings from February 2016 to March 2019, which the FAI claims contain privileged legal advice from its interim CEO, Ms Rea Walshe, a qualified solicitor. The ODCE, acting under the 2014 Companies Act, seeks these documents as part of its investigation into "certain matters" concerning the association. Both parties consented to the adjournment, with Kerida Naidoo SC for the ODCE noting the need to allow further discussion, and Shane Murphy SC for the FAI stating that the client agreed to the delay to facilitate the investigation. The FAI has also provided additional non‑privileged material to the ODCE, which may help resolve some issues.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Adjournment in privilege claim over FAI documents. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

• February 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
• March 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
• June 25th Hearing Or Sentence
• January 1st 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
• March 21st 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
• June 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
• December 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
• January 2018 Other
• 2019-05-14 Publication

Why: Kerida Naidoo SC, for the ODCE, said the matter could be put back in order to allow the sides to discuss matters in order to resolve issues between them. CNI source report

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Stage Hearing Or Decision

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