High Court rules against John Delaney in claim over documentation seized from FAI

The judge said the former FAI CEO had only put forward evidence in support of his claim that "amounts to no more than vague and nebulous claims which are wholly unsubstantiated".

Ms Justice Reynolds said that John Delaney (pictured) had "resolutely failed" to make out any claim of privilege on the documents. File picture: INPHO/Morgan Treacy

The High Court has ruled that documents relating to former FAI CEO, John Delaney, are not covered by legal professional privilege and can be used by the ODCE as part of its ongoing investigation into the association.

Mr Delaney had argued before the High Court that the corporate watchdog was not entitled to use just over 1,100 documents relating to him that were seized by the ODCE from the FAI on the grounds that they were covered by legal professional privilege (LPP). In her judgement on Friday, Ms Justice Leonie Reynolds said she was "satisfied that Mr Delaney has failed to discharge the requisite burden of proof required to maintain his assertion that the documents at issue are privileged."