Flanagan -v- The Honourable Ms Justice Ring & Ors [2016] IEHC 155 (18 March 2016)

Flanagan -v- The Honourable Ms Justice Ring & Ors [2016] IEHC 155 (18 March 2016)

Leave to apply for judicial review was refused because the application was out of time without sufficient legal grounds for extension, and the substantive complaints were not arguable within the scope of judicial review.

Citation
[2016] IEHC 155
Parties
Applicant: Denis Flanagan; Respondent: The Honourable Ms. Justice Mary Ellen Ring; Respondent: The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission; Respondent: Ireland
Jurisdiction
Ireland
Judgment Date
18 March 2016
Procedural Posture
Judicial Review / Application for Leave
Outcome
Leave to apply for judicial review refused.
Legal Topics
Extension of Time, Admissibility of Complaints, Duty to Investigate, Costs, Digital Audio Recording

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Parties

Denis Flanagan

Applicant

The Honourable Ms. Justice Mary Ellen Ring

Respondent

The Garda Síochána Ombudsman Commission

Respondent

Ireland

Respondent

Procedural Posture

Judicial Review / Application for Leave

  1. 1 Whether leave to apply for judicial review should be granted regarding GSOC's decision
  2. 2 Whether an extension of time for judicial review is warranted
  3. 3 Whether the Government is obliged to conduct an inquiry

Ratio Decidendi

Leave to apply for judicial review was refused because the application was out of time without sufficient legal grounds for extension, and the substantive complaints were not arguable within the scope of judicial review.

Court Disposition

Leave to apply for judicial review refused.

Orders

  • Leave to apply for judicial review refused.
  • Pre-emptive application for costs refused.