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Christopher Fulton and Amanda Fulton
The NICOA allowing Christopher Fulton’s appeal in part, reaffirmed and added to the sentencing guidance provided in R v Darren Fegan [2018] NICA 2 that a range of 7 to 15 years imprisonment is appropriate in respect of grievous bodily harm with intent involving young children contrary to section 18 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861. The NICOA added that in an extreme category of case, sentences exceeding 15 years and nearer to 20 years imprisonment will be appropriate (see paras [68] to [72]).
Appeal against an ECS comprising 22 years custody and five years on licence – GBH with intent – child cruelty – victim was appellant’s four week old son – NICOA held the sentencing judge, whilst entitled to move outside the sentencing range set out in Fegan, did not properly explain why – sentencing judge failed to deal adequately with totality principle – 18 years was the appropriate sentence for the GBH with intent with four years added to reflect the child cruelty counts – ECS’s should have been imposed in respect of child cruelty counts given the finding of dangerousness (see postscript) – NICOA upheld the overall length of sentence (22 years ECS with an extended 5 year licence period) – appeal allowed in respect of the child cruelty counts for which concurrent ECSs of four years with a two year licence period were substituted.
[Amanda Fulton did not appeal against a DCS of four years (split equally between custody and licence).
A Health and Social Care Trust and LP and RS
[2026] NIFam 2 Humphreys J
Robert Brennan and [1] Robert Ian Harvey [2] David Charles Surplus [3] David Joseph McKee [4] James McKay [5] B9 Organic Energy Limited
[2026] NICh 9 Mr Simpson KC sitting as HCJ
UCB Home Loans Corporation Limited and Christopher James Gordon
[2026] NICh 5 Mr Simpson KC sitting as HCJ
[1] David Nigel Jackson [2] Marion Louise Jackson and [1] David Hughes [2] Daphne Hughes
[2026] NIKB 7 Mr Simpson KC sitting as HCJ
King v Kornelijus Bracas
[2026] NICC 1 McBride J
Summary of Judgment - R v Kornelijus Bracas (Sentencing)
Summary of Judgment - R v Kornelijus Bracas (Sentencing)
Braniff (Mary) Application for Judicial Review (leave stage)
[2026] NIDiv 1 Keegan LCJ
JR330 and JR331 Application for Judicial Review (leave stage)
[2026] NIKB 3 Scoffield J
Daniel McAteer and Aine McAteer and The Progressive Building Society
[2026] NICh 4 Scoffield J
Andrew Preston and The Executor of the Estate of William Preston
[2026] NICh 3 Mr Simpson KC sitting as HCJ
Sarah Stewart and Nothern Health and Social Care Trust
[2026] NIKB 2 Mr Simpson KC sitting as HCJ
Daniel McAteer and Declan Magee and Carson McDowell and Joseph McElhinney and Patrick McDaid Practising as McElhinney, McDaid and Hegarty Solicitors/Clarendon Legal
[2026] NIMaster 1 Master Bell
MacNaughton Blair LTD and Steven Whyte, Andrew McCarron, Ashleigh Morgan and Catherine Edgar - ADDENDUM - SUMMARY DISPOSAL
[2026] NIKB 1 Colton LJ
Julie Stamm and Steven Kennedy and Stephen Stamm
[2026] NIMaster 2 Master Harvey
King v Gordon McBrearty
The NICOA provided general guidance in respect of the offence of sexual assault (intentional sexual touching committed by an adult against an adult), contrary to Article 7 of the Sexual Offences (NI) Order 2008, at paras [26] and [27].
Appeal against a 45 month custodial sentence (split equally between custody and licence) – whether the sentencing judge erred in adopting a starting point of five years imprisonment for a non-penetrative assault – NICOA held the sentencing judge had erred by straying beyond the agreed facts and sentenced for the more serious offences which had been left on the books – NICOA held a sentence in the range of three years was appropriate prior to 25% reduction for the guilty plea – appeal allowed – sentence of 27 months imprisonment (split equally between custody and licence) substituted.
SD and BC
[2026] NICA 3 Keegan LCJ
AIB Group (UK) PLC v Michael Mooney
[2026] NICA 1 McCloskey LJ