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Order for discovery made in judicial review action to halt Garda disciplinary proceedings
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High Court makes orders for discovery in judicial review proceedings arising from an application to halt an independent board of inquiry to enquire into certain alleged breaches of discipline by a member of An Garda Siochana, finding that categories of discovery to include documents between the Commissioner of An Garda Siochana, a credit union that brought debt recovery proceedings against the applicant, and the solicitors for the credit union are discoverable, subject to restrictions, since they are relevant and necessary.
Judicial review – discovery – independent board of inquiry to enquire into certain alleged breaches of discipline – debt recovery proceedings – Garda Síochána (Discipline) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 214 of 2007) – Mr Ryan did not notify the authorities that High Court proceedings had been or were about to be commenced against him by St Raphael’s Credit Union – Mr Ryan provided false information to a UK insolvency court to support his application for an order for bankruptcy – the applicant sought to halt the disciplinary proceedings – Hogan and Morgan’s Administrative Law in Ireland (4th ed.) – all documents, records, papers and communications of whatever kind exchanged between the Respondent and St Raphael’s Garda Credit Union and Mark Cassidy & Company Solicitors for Saint Raphael’s Garda Credit Union are discoverable – documents furnished by the Respondent to the Chairman of the board of inquiry are discoverable – documents relating to the Respondent’s investigation of the [UK] bankruptcy order are discoverable.
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