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Civil-procedure [2026] NIMaster 1

McAteer v Magee & Ors

McAteer v Magee & Ors [2026] NIMaster 1 (19 January 2026)

The High Court struck out Daniel McAteer’s writ and statement of claim as res judicata and an abuse of process, with one bankruptcy allegation also failing.

  • Res-judicata
  • Abuse-of-process
  • Duty-of-care-of-solicitors
  • Limitation-of-actions
  • Pleading-requirements
  • Strike-out
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Civil-procedure [2025] NICA 68

Cavan v Bunting

Cavan v Bunting [2025] NICA 68 (19 December 2025)

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland upheld an injunction against conduct found to be harassment, holding that targeted social media posts crossed the line of lawful protest.

  • Harassment
  • Freedom-of-expression
  • Injunctions
  • Contempt-of-court
  • Proportionality
  • Protection-from-harassment-(northern-ireland)-1997
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Tort [2025] NIKB 62

McLaughlin v Italian Coffee Holdings Ltd (t/a Caffe Nero) & Ors

McLaughlin v Italian Coffee Holdings Ltd (t/a Caffe Nero) & Ors [2025] NIKB 62 (21 October 2025)

The High Court in Northern Ireland extended time for appeal and dismissed a challenge to equal interim damages against multiple defendants after a serious sign-and-awning accident.

  • Interim-damages
  • Personal-injury
  • Multi-defendant-litigation
  • Extension-of-time-for-appeal
  • Court-discretion-in-interim-awards
  • Extension-of-time
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Civil-procedure [2025] NIKB 53

Young v Santander Consumer (UK) Plc

Young v Santander Consumer (UK) Plc [2025] NIKB 53 (10 October 2025)

The High Court in Northern Ireland dismissed William Young’s appeal against strike-out, holding his claim against Santander disclosed no reasonable cause of action.

  • Strike-out-applications
  • Negligence
  • Malicious-prosecution-(civil)
  • Deceit
  • Abuse-of-process
  • Malicious-prosecution
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Tort [2025] NIKB 51

Lynas v Ulsterbus Ltd

Lynas v Ulsterbus Ltd [2025] NIKB 51 (12 September 2025)

Quantum judgment after admitted liability for a bus accident causing a young woman catastrophic spinal injuries, psychiatric harm, and long-term care and earnings losses.

  • Assessment-of-damages
  • Loss-of-earnings
  • Care-claims
  • Psychiatric-injury
  • Future-loss
  • Disability-definition
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Tort [2025] NIKB 43

Lloyd v RSA Insurance

Lloyd v RSA Insurance [2025] NIKB 43 (18 June 2025)

Road traffic damage claim concerning repair costs, credit hire, and storage after a collision with a bus. The court awarded repair and limited hire/storage damages.

  • Road-traffic-accident
  • Vehicle-damage
  • Credit-hire
  • Mitigation-of-loss
  • Assessment-of-damages
  • Road-traffic-accidents
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Tort [2025] NICty 5

Gurney v Courtaulds Textiles (Holdings) Limited

Gurney v Courtaulds Textiles (Holdings) Limited [2025] NICty 5 (11 June 2025)

The court allowed a workplace hearing-loss claim, accepted the plaintiff’s expert evidence, rejected the defendant’s noise survey, and awarded £8,250 in damages.

  • Noise-induced-hearing-loss
  • Employer's-liability
  • Limitation-period
  • Damages-assessment
  • Employer-liability
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Tort [2025] NIKB 38

Madden v Madden

Madden v Madden [2025] NIKB 38 (11 June 2025)

The High Court in Northern Ireland dismissed a personal injury claim arising from an explosion, finding the plaintiff failed to prove the accident occurred as alleged.

  • Negligence
  • Causation
  • Expert-evidence
  • Adverse-inference
  • Personal-injury
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Civil-procedure [2025] NIMaster 10

Auld & Anor v Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland & Ors

Auld & Anor v Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland & Ors [2025] NIMaster 10 (14 May 2025)

The Northern Ireland High Court refused strike out applications in Hooded Men claims and allowed amendments to add parties and alternative relief to set aside earlier settlements.

  • Strike-out-applications
  • Abuse-of-process
  • Res-judicata
  • Issue-estoppel
  • Cause-of-action-estoppel
  • Fraudulent-settlement
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Tort [2025] NICty 3

McDaid v Spanboard Products Ltd

McDaid v Spanboard Products Ltd [2025] NICty 3 (14 May 2025)

The County Court for Northern Ireland held Spanboard Products Limited liable for Ms McDaid’s noise-induced hearing loss, rejected limitation, and awarded £14,726.85 in damages.

  • Negligence
  • Breach-of-statutory-duty
  • Noise-induced-hearing-loss
  • Limitation
  • Personal-injury-damages
  • Employment-negligence
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