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Administrative law [2026] NICA 11

Belvoir Logistics Ltd & Anor v Driver and Vehicle Agency

Belvoir Logistics Ltd & Anor v Driver and Vehicle Agency [2026] NICA 11 (11 March 2026)

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland granted leave to appeal but held the Upper Tier Tribunal had erred only on adverse inference from an after-caution silence, and upheld the regulatory outcome.

  • Adverse inference from silence
  • Operator licensing
  • Good repute of transport managers
  • Regulatory proceedings vs criminal proceedings
  • Right to silence
  • Adverse-inference-from-silence
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Criminal law [2023] NICA 25

DC, R. v (Rev1)

DC, R. v (Rev1) [2023] NICA 25 (18 April 2023)

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland dismissed a conviction appeal in an historic sexual abuse case, holding the jury charge fairly dealt with inconsistencies and defence points.

  • Sexual offences
  • Historic abuse
  • Jury directions
  • Appeal against conviction
  • Assessment of evidence
  • Adverse inference from silence
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Criminal law [2023] NICC 2

Clarke, R. v (Rev1)

Clarke, R. v (Rev1) [2023] NICC 2 (27 January 2023)

The Crown Court in Northern Ireland acquitted Sinead Clarke of possessing documents likely to be useful to terrorists, accepting her statutory defence of reasonable excuse.

  • Possession of articles for terrorist purposes
  • Statutory defence of reasonable excuse
  • Adverse inference from silence
  • Burden of proof
  • Employment in conflict resolution
  • Possession-of-material-likely-useful-to-terrorists
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Criminal law [2014] NICA 35

McBride, R v

McBride, R v [2014] NICA 35 (2 May 2014)

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland dismissed Andrew McBride’s appeal against conviction for blackmail, holding the trial judge’s findings on knowledge and inference were safe.

  • Blackmail
  • Secondary liability
  • Adverse inference from silence
  • Evidential value of lies
  • Joint enterprise
  • Secondary-liability
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Criminal law [2012] NICA 2

Clarke, R v

Clarke, R v [2012] NICA 2 (17 February 2012)

Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland upheld Robert James Clarke’s murder conviction, admitting bad character evidence, fingerprint proof, and an adverse inference from silence.

  • Admissibility of bad character evidence
  • Circumstantial evidence
  • Fingerprint evidence
  • Adverse inference from silence
  • Delay and fair trial
  • Application for stay of proceedings
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Criminal law [2010] NICA 1

O'Donnell, R v

O'Donnell, R v [2010] NICA 1 (15 January 2010)

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland refused leave to appeal against O'Donnell’s murder conviction, rejecting challenges to excluded interview videos, witness competence, and jury directions.

  • Admissibility of evidence
  • Confessions
  • Mental capacity
  • Adverse inference from silence
  • Jury directions
  • Criminal-appeal
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Criminal law [2008] NICA 5

McCartan & Anor, R v

McCartan & Anor, R v [2008] NICA 5 (30 January 2008)

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland dismissed appeals against murder convictions, holding the circumstantial evidence and adverse inferences supported a joint enterprise to lure the victim to his death.

  • Murder
  • Joint enterprise
  • Circumstantial evidence
  • Appeal procedure
  • Adverse inference from silence
  • Joint-enterprise
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