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Drake, Application for Judicial Review [2026] NICA 17 (24 April 2026)
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland allowed an appeal over disclosure of an expert report in an inquest, quashing the coroner’s refusal to revoke the notice.
Drake, Application for Judicial Review [2025] NIKB 70 (12 December 2025)
The High Court upheld a coroner’s notice requiring production of a next of kin’s expert report, holding that production and disclosure to PIPs are distinct stages.
Murphy & Ors, R. v (Rev1) [2025] NICA 41 (17 September 2025)
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland allowed, by majority, criminal appeals arising from alleged police non-disclosure and misconduct, quashing the convictions on abuse of process grounds.
McGuigan, Inquest into the Death Of (Re Process Hearing on Issue of PII) [2025] NICoroner 2 (31 January 2025)
The court held that PSNI does not legally need a Ministerial Certificate for a PII claim in this inquest, though it would prefer one given the national security issues.
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland v One of the Northern Ireland Coroners (Re Death of Liam Paul Thompson) [2024] NICA 82 (30 May 2024)
Appeal concerning a coroner’s disclosure of a gist of sensitive inquest material subject to PII and NCND policy. The Court of Appeal dismissed the Secretary of State’s challenge by majority.
Quinn & Ors, Inquest into the Deaths Of (Ruling on Claim for Public Interest Immunity in Relation to the Kinnego Report) [2024] NICoroner 26 (30 April 2024)
The coroner held that the inquests could not proceed at this time because of the upheld public interest immunity claim and the imminent effect of the Legacy Act.
The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland v Fee Re And Inquest into the death of Liam Paul Thompson [2024] NICA 39 (30 April 2024)
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland dismissed an appeal over a coroner’s decision to release a partial gist of sensitive material in a legacy inquest.
McCusker, Inquest into the death of (Provisional Ruling on the viability of the inquest proceeding) [2024] NICoroner 24 (24 April 2024)
Provisional coroner’s ruling that the McCusker inquest is not viable because it cannot be completed before 1 May 2024 and withheld PII material prevents a sufficient investigation.
Dougal & Ors, Inquest into the Deaths Of (The Springhill Inquest) (Ruling No. 11 on Public Interest Immunity) [2024] NICoroner 33 (15 April 2024)
The coroner upheld most public interest immunity claims over sensitive security and intelligence material in the Springhill Inquest, while allowing redactions, roll-backs, and gists.
Dougal & Ors, Inquest into the Deaths Of (The Springhill Inquest) (Ruling No. 12 on Deployment of Intelligence Material) [2024] NICoroner 34 (15 April 2024)
Interlocutory inquest ruling on when intelligence material may be deployed, alongside guidance on article 2 and 8 redactions and fair questioning of witnesses.
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