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THE KING v ZX

Fowler J sentenced ZX for infanticide and attempted murder after guilty pleas, imposed a global 10-year determinate sentence, and found she was not dangerous.

  • Infanticide
  • Attempted murder
  • Sentencing
  • Dangerousness
  • Reporting restrictions
  • Plea reduction
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Criminal law [2026] NICC 5

Lavery, R. v (Sentencing Remarks)

Lavery, R. v (Sentencing Remarks) [2026] NICC 5 (27 April 2026)

Sentencing remarks in a historic indecent assault case involving a teacher and four schoolgirls. The court imposed concurrent two-year sentences despite arguments based on age and ill health.

  • Indecent assault
  • Sentencing
  • Mitigation
  • Historic sexual offences
  • Breach of trust
  • Indecent-assault
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Criminal law [2026] NICA 12

Maguire, R. v

Maguire, R. v [2026] NICA 12 (24 March 2026)

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland upheld a five-year sentence for domestic abuse and repeated non-fatal strangulation, clarifying that guilty plea reduction comes after the domestic abuse aggravator is applied.

  • Sentencing
  • Domestic abuse
  • Non-fatal strangulation
  • Aggravating factors
  • Guilty plea reduction
  • Domestic-abuse
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Criminal law [2026] NICC 4

Logan, R. v

Logan, R. v [2026] NICC 4 (13 March 2026)

Sentencing decision for Noel Logan on three counts of possessing explosives with intent; the court found high culpability, no dangerousness, no terrorist connection, and imposed eight years concurrent.

  • Possession of explosives
  • Sentencing
  • Dangerousness assessment
  • Terrorist connection determination
  • Delay and article 6 echr
  • Possession-of-explosives
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Criminal law [2026] NICA 6

GW v R.

GW v R. [2026] NICA 6 (20 February 2026)

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland reduced GW’s sentence for historic child cruelty and assault convictions after finding errors in how specimen counts and delay were treated.

  • Sentencing
  • Child cruelty
  • Specimen counts
  • Delay in prosecution
  • Interpretation of jury verdicts
  • Child-cruelty
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Criminal law [2026] NICC 3

Tobermore Concrete Products Ltd, R. v

Tobermore Concrete Products Ltd, R. v [2026] NICC 3 (19 February 2026)

The Crown Court in Northern Ireland sentenced Tobermore Concrete Products Ltd to a £160,000 fine after a guilty plea to a workplace safety breach that led to a worker’s death.

  • Employer liability
  • Workplace safety
  • Corporate manslaughter
  • Risk assessment
  • Sentencing guidelines
  • Workplace-safety
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Criminal law [2026] NICC 1

Bracas, R. v (Rev1)

Bracas, R. v (Rev1) [2026] NICC 1 (26 January 2026)

Sentencing remarks in a Northern Ireland murder case: the defendant received a life sentence with a 24-year minimum term after guilty pleas to murder and related arson offences.

  • Murder
  • Arson
  • Domestic abuse
  • Sentencing
  • Aggravating factors
  • Mitigating factors
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Criminal law [2026] NICA 4

McBrearty, R. v

McBrearty, R. v [2026] NICA 4 (16 January 2026)

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland reduced a sexual assault sentence from 45 months to 27 months, finding the original starting point was too high.

  • Sentencing
  • Sexual offences
  • Appeal procedure
  • Sexual-offences
  • Criminal-appeal
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Criminal law [2026] NICA 2

Kasak, R. v

Kasak, R. v [2026] NICA 2 (Rev1) (09 January 2026)

The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland allowed a sentence appeal, replacing a 12-month custodial term for attempted sexual communication with a child with a two-year probation order.

  • Sentencing
  • Sexual offences
  • Probation orders
  • Community sentences
  • Custodial threshold
  • Sexual-offences
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Criminal law [2025] NICC 38

Hendry, R. v (Sentencing Remarks)

Hendry, R. v (Sentencing Remarks) [2025] NICC 38 (15 December 2025)

Sentencing remarks in a historic child sexual abuse case. George Hendry received a total sentence of 11 years after convictions for indecent assault and buggery.

  • Sexual offences
  • Child abuse
  • Sentencing
  • Breach of trust
  • Sexual-offences
  • Child-abuse
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