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daa CEO Kenny Jacobs to Step Down After High Court Settlement

The agreement ends his court bid to halt a board-led disciplinary process following his December suspension.

Overview

  • The High Court was told the dispute was resolved on mutually agreeable terms, with Mairead McKenna SC presenting the position for daa.
  • Ms Justice Marguerite Bolger struck out the proceedings after noting the case was a complex matter.
  • Jacobs had been suspended in December to facilitate an investigation into fresh allegations at the state airport operator.
  • He had previously been cleared of two allegations by an inquiry led by Senior Counsel Mark Connaughton.
  • In court filings, Jacobs sought to restrain the board-led probe and lift his suspension, stating in an affidavit that around 20 further allegations were being lined up.