Flac hits out at confidentiality clauses in settlements for State wrongdoing

The use of strict confidentiality clauses in the settlement of proceedings against the State has been criticised by the independent legal aid body, Free Legal Advice Centres (Flac).

Flac chief executive Eilis Barry said she failed to see how such clauses can be in the public interest as they “effectively act to inhibit discussion of allegations of wrongdoing by the State”.