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The King v John McDevitt

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland dismissed a CCRC reference in John McDevitt’s murder case, holding that Latimer material did not make the convictions unsafe.

  • Safety of conviction
  • Fresh evidence
  • Confessions/admissions
  • Police interview misconduct
  • Disclosure
  • Historic conviction
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Property law [2025] NICA 65

Shortt v Bank of Ireland (UK) PLC

Shortt v Bank of Ireland (UK) PLC [2025] NICA 65 (19 December 2025)

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland dismissed an appeal over a mortgagee’s portfolio sale of Derry properties, upholding findings on valuation, attribution of proceeds, and no bad faith.

  • Mortgagee's duty of care
  • Portfolio sale of secured properties
  • Valuation disputes
  • Breach of fiduciary duty
  • Attribution of sale proceeds
  • Conflict of interest
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Public law [2024] NICoroner 26

Quinn & Ors, Inquest into the Deaths Of (Ruling on Claim for Public Interest Immunity in Relation to the Kinnego Report)

Quinn & Ors, Inquest into the Deaths Of (Ruling on Claim for Public Interest Immunity in Relation to the Kinnego Report) [2024] NICoroner 26 (30 April 2024)

The coroner held that the inquests could not proceed at this time because of the upheld public interest immunity claim and the imminent effect of the Legacy Act.

  • Public interest immunity
  • Inquest procedure
  • Disclosure
  • Legacy act
  • Public-interest-immunity
  • Inquest-procedure
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Public law [2024] NICA 39

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland v Fee Re And Inquest into the death of Liam Paul Thompson

The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland v Fee Re And Inquest into the death of Liam Paul Thompson [2024] NICA 39 (30 April 2024)

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland dismissed an appeal over a coroner’s decision to release a partial gist of sensitive material in a legacy inquest.

  • Public interest immunity
  • Disclosure
  • Coroner's powers
  • Echr article 2
  • Neither confirm nor deny policy
  • Legacy inquests
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Coronial law [2024] NICoroner 24

McCusker, Inquest into the death of (Provisional Ruling on the viability of the inquest proceeding)

McCusker, Inquest into the death of (Provisional Ruling on the viability of the inquest proceeding) [2024] NICoroner 24 (24 April 2024)

Provisional coroner’s ruling that the McCusker inquest is not viable because it cannot be completed before 1 May 2024 and withheld PII material prevents a sufficient investigation.

  • Public interest immunity
  • Disclosure
  • Article 2 echr
  • Inquest procedure
  • Investigative sufficiency
  • Inquest-procedure
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Public law [2024] NICoroner 33

Dougal & Ors, Inquest into the Deaths Of (The Springhill Inquest) (Ruling No. 11 on Public Interest Immunity)

Dougal & Ors, Inquest into the Deaths Of (The Springhill Inquest) (Ruling No. 11 on Public Interest Immunity) [2024] NICoroner 33 (15 April 2024)

The coroner upheld most public interest immunity claims over sensitive security and intelligence material in the Springhill Inquest, while allowing redactions, roll-backs, and gists.

  • Public interest immunity
  • Disclosure
  • National security
  • Source protection
  • Coronial procedure
  • Public-interest-immunity
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Public law [2024] NICoroner 25

Quinn & Ors, Inquest into the Deaths Of (Ruling on Claim for Public Interest Immunity in Relation to the Kinnego Report)

Quinn & Ors, Inquest into the Deaths Of (Ruling on Claim for Public Interest Immunity in Relation to the Kinnego Report) [2024] NICoroner 25 (11 April 2024)

The redacted portions of the Kinnego Report are highly relevant to the inquests but disclosure would cause a real risk of serious harm to national security. The information is not sufficiently in the public domain to negate this risk, and gisting or partial disclosure is not feasible. The public interest in non-disclosure outweighs the public interest in disclosure. The application for public interest immunity is upheld.

  • Public interest immunity
  • Disclosure
  • National security
  • Inquest procedure
  • Open justice
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Family law [2024] NIMaster 5

G v G (Needs, Discovery and Coercive Control)

G v G (Needs, Discovery and Coercive Control) [2024] NIMaster 5 (09 April 2024)

Financial remedies case deciding the dispute on needs, with 100% of the home equity awarded to the wife and a pension sharing order made.

  • Ancillary relief
  • Needs-based approach
  • Discovery
  • Coercive control
  • Division of matrimonial assets
  • Pension sharing
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Coronial law [2024] NICoroner 6

Duffy, Inquest into the Death Of (Re Listing the Inquest)

Duffy, Inquest into the Death Of (Re Listing the Inquest) [2024] NICoroner 6 (26 January 2024)

The coroner refused to list the Patrick Duffy inquest for final hearing before 1 May 2024 because MOD sensitive disclosure could not be completed in time.

  • Legacy inquests
  • Disclosure
  • Northern ireland troubles (legacy and reconciliation) act 2023
  • Public interest immunity (pii)
  • Military operations
  • Legacy-inquests
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Public law [2023] NICoroner 13

Doherty & Anor, Inquest into the deaths of

Doherty & Anor, Inquest into the deaths of [2023] NICoroner 13 (16 October 2023)

In an interlocutory inquest ruling, the coroner refused Soldier F access to unredacted documents, holding the existing redacted PII material was sufficient.

  • Public interest immunity
  • Disclosure
  • Procedural fairness
  • Inquest procedure
  • Public-interest-immunity
  • Inquest-procedure
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