Developer granted order for officials to attend hearing

Property investor Paddy McKillen claims communications between certain officials of Department of Finance, Nama, and representatives of the Barclay brothers, relating to the sale of his loans by Irish Bank Resolution Corporation were unlawful and improper.

The claim was made yesterday when Mr McKillen was granted a court order requiring three department officials and one from Nama, at the time of the alleged communications, to give evidence at McKillen’s forthcoming action against IBRC and the Barclays.

Mr McKillen wants their attendance at a High Court hearing, due to start on March 4, so they can give evidence in relation to the alleged communications and for the purpose of proving emails that allegedly passed between them and the Barclays.