High Court fixes date for John Delaney's application to have action heard in private

Mr Delaney is worried that media reports of the case will result in what he claims is private and legally privileged information entering the public domain.

The judge also ruled that an additional independent person should be appointed to assist barrister Niall Nolan Bl in the examination and review of materials over which claims of legal privilege are made by John Delaney (pictured). File photo: Brian Lawless/PA

Former FAI CEO John Delaney's application to have an action over the inspection of thousands of documents seized from the FAI held in private will be heard later this month.

The application arises out of Mr Delaney’s concerns that media reports of the court case will result in what he claims is private and legally privileged information entering the public domain.