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Administrative law [2025] NIKB 65

The Department of Justice v Phoenix Law Solicitors

The Department of Justice v Phoenix Law Solicitors [2025] NIKB 65 (10 October 2026)

The High Court held that exceptional preparation funding under Northern Ireland legal aid rules may cover work done before the certificate, if contemporaneous records and other safeguards are met.

  • Legal aid certificates
  • Exceptional preparation payments
  • Retrospective application of legal aid rules
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Costs assessment
  • Legal-aid
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Administrative law [2026] NICA 13

Police Service of Northern Ireland v Information Commissioner's Office (Rev1)

Police Service of Northern Ireland v Information Commissioner's Office (Rev1) [2026] NICA 13 (18 March 2026)

Leave to appeal was refused in a FOIA case about an information notice requiring disclosure of material claimed to be legally privileged.

  • Information notices
  • Legal professional privilege
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Appeals process
  • Freedom-of-information
  • Information-notices
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Criminal law [2026] NICA 10

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Application for Judicial Review (Rev1)

Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Application for Judicial Review (Rev1) [2026] NICA 10 (12 March 2026)

The Court of Appeal upheld an order quashing Robert Clarke’s unlawful 2012 release under the 1998 Act and dismissed his challenge to the 2024 refusal of renewed release.

  • Judicial review
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Early release scheme
  • Life sentences
  • Discretionary remedies
  • Judicial-review
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Public law [2025] NIKB 71

The Children's Law Centre, Re Application for Judicial Review

The Children's Law Centre, Re Application for Judicial Review [2025] NIKB 71 (23 December 2025)

The High Court in Northern Ireland held that section 75 did not require the Department of Finance to conduct a cumulative equality impact assessment at the budget-advice stage.

  • Public sector equality duty
  • Budgetary process
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Equality impact assessment
  • Northern ireland act 1998
  • Section 75 duties
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Social security law [2025] NICom 26

JMCA v Department for Communities (SPC) (Capital)

JMCA v Department for Communities (SPC) (Capital) [2025] NICom 26 (19 December 2025)

The Commissioners allowed the Department to withdraw its appeal and stated that personal injury compensation used to buy property remains disregarded in State Pension Credit.

  • State pension credit
  • Personal injury compensation
  • Capital disregard
  • Statutory interpretation
  • State-pension-credit
  • Personal-injury-compensation
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Social security law [2025] NICom 23

HT v Department for Communities (PIP) (PIP - General)

HT v Department for Communities (PIP) (PIP - General) [2025] NICom 23 (10 November 2025)

The Commissioner found an error of law in a PIP appeal, set aside the tribunal decision, and sent the case to a differently constituted tribunal.

  • Personal independence payment
  • Appeal procedure
  • Error of law
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Personal-independence-payment
  • Social-security-appeals
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Administrative law [2025] NIKB 58

Fermanagh And Omagh District Council And Belfast City Council, Re Application for Judicial Review

Fermanagh And Omagh District Council And Belfast City Council, Re Application for Judicial Review [2025] NIKB 58 (23 October 2025)

The court held that ending DAERA funding for council animal welfare services breached a procedural legitimate expectation, but not a substantive one.

  • Legitimate expectation
  • Public law
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Funding of statutory functions
  • Consultation requirements
  • Legitimate-expectation
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Administrative law [2025] NIKB 56

JR335, Re Application for Judicial Review (Rev1)

JR335, Re Application for Judicial Review (Rev1) [2025] NIKB 56 (15 October 2025)

The High Court refused leave for judicial review of refusals to approve two school transformation proposals to integrated status, finding no breach of Article 92(6).

  • Judicial review
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Integrated education
  • Public decision-making
  • Wednesbury unreasonableness
  • Procedural fairness
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Administrative law [2025] NIKB 42

Alternative A5 Alliance, Re The Trunk Road T3 (Western Transport Corridor) (Rev1)

Alternative A5 Alliance, Re The Trunk Road T3 (Western Transport Corridor) (Rev1) [2025] NIKB 42 (23 June 2025)

The High Court quashed the A5 dual carriageway decision for breach of climate duties, inadequate treatment of new emissions evidence, and habitat assessment failings.

  • Statutory interpretation
  • Climate change obligations
  • Environmental impact assessment
  • Compulsory acquisition
  • Human rights (echr)
  • Road infrastructure projects
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Criminal law [2025] NIKB 34

Weir, Application for Judicial Review

Weir, Application for Judicial Review [2025] NIKB 34 (03 June 2025)

The High Court held that a district judge in the magistrates’ court has no power to sever criminal charges. Article 155 permits technical amendments only.

  • Severance of charges
  • Powers of magistrates' courts
  • Statutory interpretation
  • Common law powers
  • Judicial-review
  • Criminal-procedure
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