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Director of Public Prosecutions v Johnston [2026] NIMag 1 (07 May 2026)
The magistrates’ court found Mr Johnston guilty of offences under Northern Ireland’s safe access zones law after he preached in a hospital zone and refused to leave when directed by police.
Pearce v The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland [2025] NIKB 68 (15 December 2025)
The High Court in Northern Ireland allowed the Police Ombudsman’s appeal, holding that Pearce’s arrest was lawful on reasonable suspicion and necessity grounds.
O'Donnell & Ors, Inquest into the Deaths Of (Rev1) [2025] NICoroner 1 (06 February 2025)
Inquest findings on the Clonoe shootings held that four men were killed by SMU gunfire in 1992; the use of lethal force was not justified and planning was flawed.
JR87, Application for Judicial Review [2024] NICA 34 (30 April 2024)
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland held that mandatory religious education and collective worship did not breach Convention rights because an unfettered withdrawal right was available.
Walker & Ors, Inquests touching the deaths of [2024] NICoroner 21 (12 April 2024)
Inquests into the 1976 Kingsmill Road killings of 10 men concluded they were unlawfully killed in a premeditated sectarian terrorist attack.
Mahmud v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2023] NICA 4 (27 January 2023)
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland granted an 18-month-out-of-time extension to appeal in an asylum case, emphasizing substantive grounds and human rights context.
A Health and Social Care Trust v A Mother & Anor (Re Application to Free a Child for Adoption) (Rev1) [2022] NICA 63 (07 November 2022)
Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland allowed a Trust’s appeal and substituted a freeing order for adoption, holding the child’s best interests favoured adoption over long-term fostering.
Hefferon (A Minor), Application for Judicial Review [2022] NIKB 38 (25 October 2022)
Judicial review concerning special educational needs, delay in amending a statement, and consultation with a school. The court upheld part of the challenge on delay and rejected the consultation and ECHR claims.
JR87, Re Application for Judicial Review (Rev1) [2022] NIQB 53 (05 July 2022)
The court held that Northern Ireland’s controlled-school RE and collective worship arrangements breached A2P1 read with Article 9 ECHR because they were not objective, critical, or pluralistic.
In the Matter of SV, FV, & GV (Re Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1955) (Rev1) [2022] NIFam 11 (09 March 2022)
The court dismissed children’s applications to terminate their married father’s parental responsibility, holding the statutory scheme compatible with Convention rights.
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