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FAI and ODCE reach agreement over "privileged" documents
Summary
In a High Court hearing on 27 June 2019, the FAI and the ODCE agreed on a methodology to assess whether certain documents supplied by the FAI to the ODCE are legally privileged. The ODCE has requested the court to examine these documents as part of its investigation into "certain matters" concerning the association. The applications, made under the 2014 Companies Act, were presented to Ms Justice Leonie Reynolds. The documents in question are minutes of FAI board meetings from February 2016 to March 2019. The FAI claims privilege over extracts that include legal advice from its interim CEO, Ms Rea Walshe, on sponsorship agreements, potential liability, internal investigations, disciplinary matters, and licence applications. The ODCE has accepted that Ms Walshe was the association's legal advisor at the relevant times. Justice Reynolds welcomed the parties' constructive engagement, noted progress, and adjourned the matter to late July, urging any further applications to be made promptly.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: FAI and ODCE reach agreement over "privileged" documents. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- February 2016 Hearing Or Sentence
- March 2019 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 1st 2016 Other
- March 21st 2019 Other
- June 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- December 2017 Hearing Or Sentence
- January 2018 Other
- 2019-06-27 Publication
Why: It has made the claim in order to protect the FAI's position against third parties and not the ODCE. CNI source report
Places mentioned
- High Court
Topics
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