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Civil procedure [2025] NICA 62

Rana (t/a Dee Indian Ltd) v Bouliach (Re Anonymity) (Rev1)

Rana (t/a Dee Indian Ltd) v Bouliach (Re Anonymity) (Rev1) [2025] NICA 62 (05 December 2025)

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland refused the appellant’s request to anonymise the parties, holding that open justice outweighed the asserted safety and privacy concerns.

  • Anonymity orders
  • Open justice
  • Article 2 echr
  • Article 8 echr
  • Article 10 echr
  • Sexual harassment
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Administrative law [2025] NICA 25

Thompson, Re Application for Judicial Review (Rev1)

Thompson, Re Application for Judicial Review (Rev1) [2025] NICA 25 (13 May 2025)

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland held that the coroner became functus officio after formally closing the inquest, but still dismissed the appeal because remission would serve no purpose.

  • Functus officio
  • Anonymity orders
  • Article 2 echr
  • Legacy inquests
  • Referral to dpp
  • Coronial-law
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Civil procedure [2025] NIKB 24

CDP v Snap Group Ltd & Anor (Rev1)

CDP v Snap Group Ltd & Anor (Rev1) [2025] NIKB 24 (11 April 2025)

The High Court in Northern Ireland refused a stay of civil proceedings pending a possible criminal case, finding no real prejudice to the second defendant at this stage.

  • Stay of proceedings
  • Concurrent civil and criminal proceedings
  • Right to fair trial
  • Article 6 echr
  • Anonymity orders
  • Reporting restrictions
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Criminal law [2024] NICC 37

Soldier F, R. v (Application For Anonymity)

Soldier F, R. v (Application For Anonymity) [2024] NICC 37 (06 December 2024)

The Crown Court for Northern Ireland granted Soldier F anonymity, finding a real and immediate risk if his identity were publicised during proceedings.

  • Anonymity orders
  • Open justice
  • Threat assessment
  • Reporting restrictions
  • Article 2 echr
  • Article 3 echr
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Public law [2024] NICoroner 12

Dougal & Ors, The Springhill Inquest into the deaths of

Dougal & Ors, The Springhill Inquest into the deaths of [2024] NICoroner 12 (12 February 2024)

The coroner granted SM207 anonymity in the Springhill Inquest, finding no breach of candour and holding that partial open-source identification did not defeat protection.

  • Anonymity orders
  • Duty of candour
  • Open justice
  • Reporting restrictions
  • Article 2 echr
  • Legacy inquests
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Coronial law [2023] NICoroner 12

Norney, Inquest into the Death of (Re Anonymity and Screening Ruling)

Norney, Inquest into the Death of (Re Anonymity and Screening Ruling) [2023] NICoroner 12 (06 September 2023)

The coroner maintained anonymity for former soldiers M1, M2, M3, M4, M18, M62, M20 and M61, citing increased threat levels, a DPP referral, and Article 2 compliance.

  • Anonymity orders
  • Article 2 echr compliance
  • Referral to dpp
  • Threat assessment
  • Open justice
  • Anonymity-orders
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Employment law [2023] NICA 2

Geraghty v Forose

Geraghty v Forose [2023] NICA 2 (26 January 2023)

Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland upheld liability findings for sexual harassment but reduced the compensation award after finding double counting and excessiveness.

  • Sexual harassment
  • Anonymity orders
  • Damages assessment
  • Procedural fairness
  • Admissibility of similar fact evidence
  • Sexual-harassment
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Employment law [2022] NIIT 05722_18IT

McFarland v Morelli Ice Cream Limited Remo Di Vito (Discrimination - Sex)

McFarland v Morelli Ice Cream Limited Remo Di Vito (Discrimination - Sex) [2022] NIIT 05722_18IT (19 May 2022)

The Tribunal approved a redacted version of its earlier decision and limited the anonymity order accordingly, while leaving the unredacted original decision unchanged.

  • Anonymity orders
  • Reconsideration of judgments
  • Anonymity-orders
  • Reconsideration-of-judgments
  • Employment-tribunal-procedure
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Constitutional law [2022] NIQB 16

JR181(3), Re Application for Judicial Review

JR181(3), Re Application for Judicial Review [2022] NIQB 16 (04 March 2022)

The High Court in Northern Ireland refused to set aside an anonymity order, holding that naming the applicant would expose him to a real and immediate risk of harm.

  • Anonymity orders
  • Open justice
  • Article 2 echr
  • Article 8 echr
  • Reporting restrictions
  • Judicial review
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Immigration law [2021] NIQB 98

JR184, Re Application for Judicial Review

JR184, Re Application for Judicial Review [2021] NIQB 98 (02 November 2021)

The High Court quashed a Home Office refusal to treat further submissions as a fresh asylum claim, finding errors in reliance on a quashed decision, Devaseelan, and proof standard.

  • Asylum
  • Fresh claims under immigration rules
  • Article 3 echr
  • Judicial review
  • Standard of proof in asylum cases
  • Anonymity orders
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