At­tor­neys rep­re­sent­ing the Catholic Church and the St Do­minic’s Chil­dren’s Home were giv­en un­til the end of Jan­u­ary to sub­mit to the court rea­sons the le­gal lim­it on a law­suit brought against it should be ad­hered to.

This was the rul­ing of Jus­tice Car­ol Gob­in as she seeks to ad­dress the first step in the case where five men are su­ing the church, the chil­dren’s home, a for­mer em­ploy­ee of the home and the State for their role and lack there­of in their al­leged phys­i­cal and sex­u­al abuse.

The church and chil­dren’s home are be­ing rep­re­sent­ed by Se­nior Coun­sel Gre­go­ry Delzin, who ini­tial­ly said he need­ed un­til the end of Feb­ru­ary to get prop­er in­struc­tions as well as records prov­ing the men at­tend­ed the home dur­ing the pe­ri­od they claimed they were abused.