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Sean FitzPatrick trial put back until October

Date
2016-05-09
Stage
Trial
Primary locality
Wicklow
County
Wicklow

Summary

Sean FitzPatrick, former chairman of Anglo Irish Bank, has been scheduled for a new trial on 27 offences under the 1990 Companies Act, including 21 charges of misleading auditors and six of providing false information between 2002 and 2007. The trial, set for Dublin Circuit Criminal Court, will last two to three months and require a 15‑member jury. Judge Rory McCabe adjourned the original May start after concerns that the trial could not finish before the court's summer recess, and set a new start date of 4 October 2016. Sean FitzPatrick pleaded not guilty.

Who, what, where, when and why

What: Report matter: Sean FitzPatrick trial put back until October. Charges or matters: 27 offences under the 1990 Companies Act. Procedural stage: trial

When:

Case subjects

Sean FitzPatrick

Defendant

Charges: 27 offences under the 1990 Companies Act (Alleged Or Contested)

Plea: Not guilty

Outcome: Photo: Collins) The trial of former Anglo Irish Bank chairman Sean FitzPatrick on charges of misleading the bank's auditors has been put back to October next.

Places mentioned

Residence
Court Venue
  • Dublin
  • Dublin Circuit Criminal Court

Topics

Stage Trial

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