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09 March 2023

Ronald Lewis, Trading as RL Services and McNicholl Hughes Limited and Eugene McNicholl

[2023] NICA 17 McCloskey LJ

09 March 2023

King v Svetlana Svedova

[2023] NICC 6 O'Hara J

08 March 2023

Parker (Anthony) and Caldwell's (James) Application

[2023] NIKB 24 Humphreys J

06 March 2023

Worton's (Colin) Application (Leave Stage) and In the matter of a decision by the Justice Minister

[2023] NIKB 27 Rooney J

06 March 2023

King v Kevin Blake

[2023] NICA 93 Fowler J

03 March 2023

Summary of Judgment - In re Denise Mullan

Summary of Judgment - In re Denise Mullan

03 March 2023

Mullan (Denise) Application for Judicial Review and in the matter of decisions of The Department of Justice and Denise Mullan and Department of Justice and John McNeice and Garfield Beattie

[2023] NIKB 19 Colton J

03 March 2023

Chadwick (Justin) and Harvison's (Andrew) Application and in the matter of decisions of The Northern Ireland Policing Board

[2023] NIKB 7 Scoffield J

03 March 2023

Historic Royal Palaces and Piperhill Construction LTD

[2023] NIKB 30 McBride J

02 March 2023

Avelina Ximines Belo's Application and in the matter of a decision by The Secretary of State for The Home Department

[2023] NIKB 20 Rooney J

02 March 2023

Joel De Deus's Application (leave Stage) and in the matter of a decision by the Secretary of State for the Home Department

[2023] NIKB 26 Rooney J

01 March 2023

Eamon Flanagan (Appellant) and The Commissioner of Valuation for Northern Ireland (Respondent)

NIVT 11/20 Mr Farrelly

01 March 2023

SS (Appellant) and The Department of Finance (Respondent)

NIVT 6/22 Mr Farrelly

28 February 2023

Gavin McKenna and Ministry of Defence

[2023] NIKB 17 McAlinden J

28 February 2023

JR249's Application (Leave Stage)

[2023] NIKB 25 Colton J

27 February 2023

McAleenon's (Noeleen) Application

[2023] NICA 15 Horner LJ

27 February 2023

In the matter of an inquest into the deaths of Dougal, Butler, Fitzpatrick, McCafferty and Gargan (‘The Springhill Inquest’) - Ruling (Number 1) On the Ministry of Defence request for documentation to be sought by the Coroner

[2023] NICoroner 24 Scoffield J

26 February 2023

Brent Larmour and Joan Larmour

[2023] NICh 4 McBride J

24 February 2023

Summary of Judgment - R v Gerard McKenna

Summary of Judgment - R v Gerard McKenna

24 February 2023

King v Qing Wen Lin, Long Quang Lin Lin Zheng, Zhu Lin & Yang Wu Chen

Renewed application for leave to appeal sentence – money laundering operation – Proceeds of Crime Act 2022 – whether sentences manifestly excessive – applications to receive new material granted – principle of mercy applied to two mothers - Article 8 ECHR – the offender’s personal circumstances - judge erred in confining exceptional circumstances to the offending itself - disparity in sentencing – deterrent sentences – culpability – the aggravating factors contained highly prejudicial assertions not agreed or proven – prosecution portrayal of the roles and knowledge attributed to the appellants was inconsistent - roles/rankings which the judge attributed to certain appellants were neither agreed nor proven - leave granted – appeals allowed - sentences reduced.

Guidance in relation to the following sentencing principles can be found at paragraphs [86] – [110] - mercy in sentencing, Article 8 ECHR to include reference to R v Petherick [2013] 1 WLR 1102, exceptional circumstances, the offender’s personal circumstances, disparity in sentencing, deterrent sentences and culpability.

[2023] NICA 11 McCloskey LJ

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