Hearing on High Court issues between ODCE and John Delaney may not happen for months

Documentation at the centre of the dispute between the parties was taken as part of the cache of documents covering a 17-year period, seized in February 2020, which the Office of the Director of Corporate Enforcement wants to use as part of its ongoing criminal probe

John Delaney claims that despite the best efforts, neither he nor his lawyers have had sufficient time to provide the court with the information it requires. File picture: Brian Lawless/PA Wire

The hearing of a High Court action to determine all outstanding matters on whether documents relating to former FAI chief executive John Delaney are covered by legal professional privilege and cannot be used by the ODCE, is unlikely to take place for several months.

On Monday, Ms Leonie Reynolds, who for almost two years has been dealing with the issues arising out of the corporate watchdog's​ seizure of 280,000 documents in February 2020, from the FAI's offices, expressed the court’s strong desire to bring the matter to a conclusion.