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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.
Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland v Brown [2026] NICA 15 (14 April 2026)
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland considered whether a late transmission of a case stated under Article 61(3) barred the appeal or could be excused.
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.
Macnaughton Blair Ltd & Ors v Edgar [2025] NIKB 60 (24 October 2025)
The High Court struck out a defendant’s defamation defences as an abuse of process after prior tribunal and appeal decisions, and granted summary disposal of the defamation claim.
FB1 v Facebook Ireland Ltd [2021] NIQB 128 (14 January 2021)
The court refused to extend interim privacy injunctions over Facebook posts about the plaintiff’s conviction, finding no reasonable expectation of privacy.
Fine Point Films & Anor, Re Judicial Review [2020] NIQB 55 (10 July 2020)
The court quashed search warrants used to obtain journalistic material, holding the ex parte process was unfair and no overriding public interest justified the intrusion.
Bunting, Re Leave to Appeal under Section 60(9) of The Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 Part IX [2019] NIQB 36 (29 March 2019)
The High Court upheld a four-month interim suspension of Councillor Jolene Bunting, finding prima facie Code breaches and no Article 10 barrier.
McCrory & Ors, Re [2019] NICC 3 (06 February 2019)
The Crown Court refused a defence application to compel journalists and a newspaper to disclose documents, recordings, and confidential sources in a criminal case.
BNC v The Irish News Ltd [2018] NIQB 41 (28 February 2018)
The court refused an interim injunction and anonymity order over publication of the plaintiff’s Facebook image, finding the defendant’s Article 10 rights prevailed.
McGuckin v Sunday Newspapers Ltd [2018] NIQB 6 (27 January 2018)
The High Court in Northern Ireland granted a seven-day interim injunction restraining publication of a newspaper article, pending fuller evidence and argument.
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