Sean FitzPatrick trial date set for Companies Act offences

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Sean FitzPatrick’s trial for Companies Act offences was set at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court on 12 October 2015, for 25 May 2016. He had pleaded not guilty to 27 charges relating to allegedly misleading, false or deceptive statements to auditors and furnishing false information. The charges concern conduct between 2002 and 2007. The trial had been delayed because of adverse publicity, following a High Court ruling. His defence indicated that the hearing could last up to three months. FitzPatrick was excused from attending the court hearing.