Ian Bailey’s lawyers have accused the judge in his failed civil action of ruling out evidence they claim was perfectly admissible.
The claim was made in his appeal over an unsuccessful attempt to sue the Gardai and the State for an alleged conspiracy to frame him for the murder of Sophie Toscan du Plantier.
Our Courts Correspondent Frank Greaney reports:
Ian BaileyÂ’s lawyers have begun their appeal against his failed legal action in relation to the investigation into Sophie Toscan du PlantierÂ’s death in west Cork in 1996.
He claimed he was wrongfully arrested twice and unsuccessfully argued there was a Garda conspiracy to frame him for her murder.
Our Courts Correspondent Frank Greaney reports:
Ian Bailey arrived at the Four Courts with his partner Jules Thomas at 9.30 this morning – an hour before his appeal got underway.
In his civil action, he unsuccessfully argued that his arrests following Sophie Toscan du PlantierÂ’s murder in west Cork in 1996 were unlawful.
Following a 64-day trial, the jury dismissed his claims that he was the victim of a Garda conspiracy to implicate him in her murder.
His lawyers have submitted over 30 grounds of appeal. Most of them relate to various rulings made by the trial judge.
He contends that the decision not to put certain allegations to the jury was wrong.
They have also raised issues about the narrowness of the conspiracy claims eventually put to the jurors.
The hearing is expected to take two days.
