Lunney case 'not ready to proceed' due to uncertainty over phone data law

Lawyers for one of the men accused of falsely imprisoning and assaulting Quinn director seek adjournment

Lawyers for one of the men accused of falsely imprisoning and assaulting Quinn Industrial Holdings (QIH) director Kevin Lunney have told the Special Criminal Court that the case is not ready to proceed in January because the law on the retention and accessing of mobile phone data is in "a state of significant uncertainty" in Ireland.

Defence counsel Michael O'Higgins SC, for one of the accused men who cannot be named for legal reasons, told the non-jury court this morning that he would be applying for the trial to be adjourned.