Graham Dwyer High Court action over murder trial phone records

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Graham Dwyer’s High Court action over mobile phone records used in his murder trial was listed for a hearing on 20 February 2018. The proceedings were reported on 15 June 2017.

The action challenges the use of phone records in Dwyer’s trial for the murder of Elaine O’Hara. His lawyers had argued at trial that the data was inadmissible, but the trial judge rejected that argument.

The case was expected to take six to eight days. Dwyer sought damages if appropriate and, if necessary, a reference of issues to the European Court of Justice.