A BANK manager will be told within a week whether he has secured a High Court injunction preventing his dismissal over misconduct allegations.
The order is sought pending the outcome of a full hearing of the dispute between Christopher Giblin and Irish Life Permanent.
Ms Justice Mary Laffoy said yesterday she would rule within a week on the injunction application by Mr Giblin, manager at Irish Life and Permanent (ILP), College Green, Dublin, whose purported dismissal arose out of allegations about transactions on accounts in his own name and in the names of his wife and mother-in-law.
Mr Giblin, who has been employed by the bank for the last 30 years, said he was shocked and distressed when informed by his employers last December he was being summarily dismissed.
He has denied any wrongdoing.
A father of four, of Belmont Gardens, Donnybrook, Dublin, Mr Giblin is seeking a declaration his dismissal is null and void because it is in breach of fair procedures and natural justice.
ILP denied it has acted unfairly and contends Mr Giblin has failed to make out a strong arguable case for an injunction.
Mr Giblin claims ILP had engaged in an investigation and disciplinary process which breached the bank’s own disciplinary procedures.
He claims the investigation process was changed into a disciplinary process which resulted in notification in December of his purported dismissal.
There was no allegation the bank had made a loss or that Mr Giblin made a gain, his counsel, Ercus Stewart, told the court.
Counsel also argued that Mr Giblin had acted openly, had never tried to hide anything and was never informed by the bank he was doing something which was in breach of any code.