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40 results

28 March 2024

Jordan's (Teresa) Application

[2024] NIKB 26 Scoffield J

28 March 2024

Bannon's (William) Application

[2024] NIKB 25 Scoffield J

27 March 2024

McConville (Colette) and McCann (Caoimhe) Application for Judicial Review

[2024] NIKB 23 Colton J

27 March 2024

JR153 (2)'s Application

[2024] NIKB 24 O'Hara J

27 March 2024

Summary of Judgment - Re McConville and McCann

Summary of Judgment - Re McConville and McCann Colton J

26 March 2024

Patrick Higgins' Application

[2024] NIKB 21 Colton J

25 March 2024

Duff's (Gordon) Application

[2024] NIKB 31 Scoffield J

25 March 2024

The Chief Constable of The Police Service of Northern Ireland's Application and The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland's Application

[2024] NIKB 18 Humphreys J

22 March 2024

Summary of Judgment - R v Jonathan Playfair

Summary of Judgment - R v Jonathan Playfair

22 March 2024

Summary of Judgment - R v Gavin Coyle

Summary of judgment - R v Gavin Coyle

22 March 2024

The King v Jonathan Playfair

The Court of Appeal provides assistance in relation to online blackmail and sextortion (see in particular paragraphs [66] and [111]-[114])

Renewed application for leave to appeal an extended custodial sentence of six years imprisonment and four years extended licence – various sexual offences - indecent images - disclosure of private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress - online blackmail – sextortion - whether the starting point of nine years and the four year extension period were manifestly excessive – whether the SOPO was necessary and contrary to principle – right form of sentence attached to the wrong offences – overall sentence affirmed – leave to appeal granted – sentence restructured - appeal allowed to the extent of setting aside the invalid orders and substituting the sentences outlined in paragraph [116].

The Crown Court judgment can be located at [2023] NICC 15

[2024] NICA 21 Treacy LJ

22 March 2024

Kevin Watson Construction Ltd and Radius Homes Ltd

[2024] NIKB 20 McBride J

22 March 2024

The King v Gavin Coyle

The Court of Appeal adopts, at paragraph [37] and [38], the principles set out in R v Green [2019] EWCA Crim 196 when deciding what, if any, impact a previous sentence for similar related offences should have when passing the new sentence.

DPP reference and application for leave to appeal the six year sentence by the defendant – terrorism offences - whether 12 year starting point correct – whether there was culpable delay for which a deduction from sentence should have been made – totality - appellant had, since the index offences took place, been sentenced to 10 years imprisonment in 2014 in respect of terrorism offences - whether max credit should have been given for the guilty plea – sentence unduly lenient – leave granted – substituted a sentence of 8 years imprisonment (2/3 in custody) – appeal dismissed

[2024] NICA 22 Keegan LCJ

22 March 2024

Riverridge Recycling (Portadown) Ltd and ARC21 Regen Waste Ltd

[2024] NIKB 19 McBride J

21 March 2024

The King v Henry Fitzsimmons and Colin Duffy

[2024] NICC 10 O'Hara J

21 March 2024

Shane Frane and Probation Board of Northern Ireland and Northern Ireland Prison Service

[2024] NICA 20 McCloskey LJ

19 March 2024

Dorothy Moffatt v Angela Hamill

[2024] NICA 40

15 March 2024

Tina Irving v Charity Commission for Northern Ireland

Further Directions

1/23 - Irving (further directions) Mr Colmer

15 March 2024

Romania and Catalin-Marian Nechifor

[2024] NICty 4 His Honour Judge Gilpin

14 March 2024

Summary of Judgment - In re JR199 JR200 and JR201

Summary of Judgment - In re JR199 JR200 and JR201

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