Solicitor denies giving any legal advice over Maple 10 deal

A solicitor hired by Anglo Irish Bank has said he never gave any legal advice in relation to the 2008 loans to the Maple Ten borrowers.

Robert Heron, formerly of Matheson Ormsby Prentice, was giving evidence ahead of the sentencing hearing of the two former Anglo executives who were convicted two weeks ago.

Former director of finance William McAteer, aged 63, and former head of Irish lending Pat Whelan, aged 52, were convicted by on April 17, following a 48-day trial, of providing the loans to the group known as the Maple Ten.