High ranking army officers in dispute over alleged insubordination Judge says case could tie down whole legal section of the Defence Forces in litigation for some time
about 6 hours ago
A Defence Forces legal officer wants to bring a High Court challenge in a dispute which erupted when he accused his superior officer of abusing his rank.
Lieutenant Colonel Fintan McCarthy, legal officer at the Defence Forces training centre at the Curragh Camp in Kildare, is asking the court to halt an investigation into allegations he was insubordinate to the Director of Legal Services, Colonel Jerry Lane.
On Monday, Mr Justice Charles Meenan adjourned Lt Col McCarthy’s application for leave to bring proceedings to next month after expressing concern the matter should be dealt with through industrial relations machinery rather than a judicial review.