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Higgins v Chief Constable of the PSNI [2025] NICA 19 (04 April 2025)
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland held that police had no statutory power to informally or retrospectively vary a suspect’s bail surrender date.
Reynolds, Application for Judicial Review (Re Decisions of the Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland) [2025] NICA 28 (27 February 2025)
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland dismissed a challenge to PSNI stop-and-search powers under Schedule 3, holding the searches were lawful and code-of-practice delay did not invalidate them.
Ferguson, Re Application for Judicial Review [2023] NIKB 6 (06 February 2023)
Judicial review over a Schedule 7 stop was dismissed by consent, but the court ordered the respondent to pay the applicant’s costs after late disclosure of justification.
AB v Public Prosecution Service [2022] NICA 29 (25 April 2022)
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland held that police acted in the execution of their duty when removing a vulnerable 16-year-old to safety, upholding convictions.
Murchu v PSNI & Anor [2019] NIQB 75 (9 August 2019)
Judicial review of PSNI stop-and-search powers against a minor failed. The court held the Code of Practice and policy guidance gave sufficient safeguards under Article 8.
Bryson v Police Service Of Northern Ireland [2019] NIQB 51 (14 May 2019)
The court held that search warrants should have been sought under Article 11 of PACE because journalistic material might be involved, but it granted no judicial review remedy.
Ramsey, Re Judicial Review ("No 2") [2018] NIQB 83 (1 November 2018)
The High Court held that Northern Ireland stop-and-search powers were adequately safeguarded and Article 8-compliant, but the PSNI breached the Code by not recording the basis for each search.
Logan v Police Service of Northern Ireland [2017] NIQB 70 (14 July 2017)
The High Court held that Roddy Logan’s arrest under section 41 of the Terrorism Act 2000 was lawful because the arresting officer had genuine and reasonable suspicion.
O’'Reilly v Public Prosecution Service [2016] NICA 16 (13 March 2016)
The Court of Appeal held that refusal to answer police questions under section 21 of the 2007 Act could not lawfully be prosecuted as obstruction under section 66 of the 1998 Act.
McCarthy v Chief Constable of PSNI [2015] NICty 3 (8 September 2015)
Appeal over the return of seized legal highs. The court held a narrow public policy exception could justify refusing return and dismissed the appeal.
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