John Delaney defeated on legal privilege over FAI documents

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The High Court rejected John Delaney’s claim of legal professional privilege over documents seized from the FAI, allowing the ODCE to use them in its investigation; the ruling was reported on 21 October 2022.

Justice Leonie Reynolds said Delaney had not provided sufficient evidence to establish that the documents were privileged. The ruling directed that the outstanding documents be disclosed to the ODCE.

The ODCE was examining the material in preliminary enquiries to determine whether a formal prosecution was warranted.