Nugent, Application for Judicial Review (Re a Decision by the Coroner)
Nugent, Application for Judicial Review (Re a Decision by the Coroner) [2026] NICA 16 (16 April 2026)
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland refused leave and dismissed the appeal in a judicial review challenge to a coroner’s article 2 findings on lethal force.
- Article 2 echr (right to life)
- Use of lethal force by state agents
- Standards for inquest findings
- Judicial review leave threshold
- Yellow card rules of engagement
- Proportionality and necessity in self-defence