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Report due next week on seized Delaney documents

Date
2021-05-11
Stage
Hearing Or Decision

Summary

The High Court will receive a report next week from independent barristers Niall Nolan BL and Patrick Mair BL. The report will recommend which documents seized by the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement (ODCE) from the FAI should be considered legally professional privileged and therefore cannot be used in the ODCE's criminal investigation. The documents in question include about 280,000 files covering a 17‑year period, with claims of privilege made on roughly 1,000 FAI documents and over 3,500 Mr John Delaney documents. The report will be delivered to Justice Leonie Reynolds on Monday and will not contain any of the privileged documents. The matter was adjourned to the following Tuesday, and the court noted that discussions will continue to resolve any remaining issues, including Mr Delaney's request for a private hearing. The proceedings remain open to the public.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Report due next week on seized Delaney documents. Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision

When:

Case subjects

Corporate Enforcement

Applicant

Outcome: The matter was adjourned to Tuesday of next week.

Places mentioned

Court Venue
  • The High Court
  • High Court

Topics

Stage Hearing Or Decision

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