JURY HEARING CLOSING SPEECHES IN WASTE COMPETITION CASE

Date Published: 01-Jul-2009

The prosecution lawyer in the trial of a Tuam waste company, 2 other waste companies and 5 individuals charged with sharing markets and customers in 2005, has begun his closing speech to the jury.They companies and their directors are charged under the Competition Act relating to a tender for waste disposal for Mayo County Council in 2005.Paul Gleeson and his company Wers Waste, along with Mayo businesses Bourke Waste and McGrath Industrial Waste, directors Stanley Bourke, Paddy McGrath, and Declan McGrath, deny the charges.Paul McDermott SC prosecuting has told the jury that there are two elements to this case -the sharing of markets and the sharing of customers.The four defence barristers did not put forward any evidence or witnesses to the court.The evidence has therefore concluded in the case and the jury is listening to closing speeches.