Quinn changes legal team again

The High Court was told today (Thursday) that Seán Quinn Snr, who is serving a nine-week prison sentence for contempt of court, has dismissed his lawyer and that his son, Sean Quinn Jr has also moved to appoint a new legal team. Presiding Miss Justice Elizabeth Dunne was told the bankrupt Ballyconnell businessman had informed his lawyer of the decision to remove them during a professional visit while in prison. A formal application for the lawyers to come off record will be made this coming Monday, November 26. The court also heard the rest of the Quinn family, with the exception of Peter Darragh Quinn, who is currently residing outside the jurisdiction, have hired new lawyers and that both the family and their newly-appointed legal team need time to review the contempt case. A further application was also requested and granted by Justice Dunne to Quinn Jr who is seeking extra time to note lengthy correspondence sent to him from former Anglo Irish Bank, now IBRC. The court was told it is Quinn Jr's intention to purge himself of contempt. Miss Justice Dunne adjourned the matter to December 13.