Leslie Buckley's bid to have INM inspectors withdrawn 'entirely speculative', court hears

Ex-INM chairman's case seems to be that inspectors are 'rooting' for 'whistleblower underdog' Robert Pitt, the former INM CEO, claims counsel for inspectors

Leslie Buckley: bid to have inspectors withdrawn is brought on an “entirely speculative” basis. File picture: Sam Boal/Rollingnews.ie

Former INM chairman Leslie Buckley seems to be advancing a case that inspectors appointed to INM are unconsciously “rooting” in their investigation for a “whistleblower underdog”, former INM chief executive Robert Pitt, the High Court has been told.

Cian Ferriter, for the inspectors, said Mr Buckley’s bid to have them withdrawn is brought on an “entirely speculative” basis and there is nothing to support his claim of objective bias on the part of the inspectors in favour of Mr Pitt and against Mr Buckley.