Cement raid has ‘wide implications’, court told

Case involving competition watchdog raid has implications for search and seizure laws

A legal showdown arising from a dawn raid at Irish Cement Limited (ICL) has “very wide implications for the laws on search and seizure”, the Supreme Court has been told.

On May 14, 2015, the state’s competition watchdog raided the premises of the Cement Roadstone Holdings subsidiary, as part of an investigation into alleged anti-competitive practices in the €50 million bagged cement industry.

The High Court ruled last year that the Competition and ...