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
Legal Issues
- 1 Whether leave to apply for judicial review should be granted regarding GSOC's decision
- 2 Whether an extension of time for judicial review is warranted
- 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.
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