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Northern Ireland’s Court of Appeal has upheld an appeal brought by a man in his 70s who claimed damages resulting from the fact that he was a secondary victim of asbestos exposure via his father’s employment at the Harland & Wolff shipyard. Delivering the judgment, Lady Chief Justice

The UK Supreme Court this month rejected an appeal challenging a decision which found that police officers and staff in the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) were historically underpaid holiday pay since 1998, up to a total value of £30 million. Delivering the judgment, Lord Kitchin an

Northern Ireland’s High Court has determined that a social care trust was entitled to cease funding day care services for two ‘in need children’, noting that although the decision may have been "difficult" it was neither unfair nor illegal. Delivering the judgment, Mr Justice David

Northern Ireland’s High Court granted a return order for a mother attempting to return her child to Northern Ireland despite the fact that the child was residing in a Middle Eastern country that was not a signatory to any of the Hague Convention treaties, such as the jurisdiction treaty of 199

Northern Ireland's High Court has dismissed an action brought by a solicitor who alleged that complaints made about him to the Law Society of Northern Ireland (LSNI) were defamatory. Delivering the judgment, Danny Friedman KC, sitting as a High Court judge, noted the complaints were worthy of absolu

Northern Ireland’s High Court has dismissed all grounds challenging a deep-sea gas cavern development project off the coast of Co Antrim. The court found that the decision to grant the marine license to the developers was a rational one, backed up by scientific evidence. Delivering the judgmen

The Court of Appeal has determined that it was appropriate to intervene and quash a sentence of the Circuit Court in relation to possession of a firearm. The court accepted that the applicant had grounds to feel aggrieved where his sentence was longer than a co-accused whose case was “probably

The High Court has rejected that a Pakistani man who was resident in Ireland was unfairly treated when the Minister for Justice ordered his deportation without an oral hearing or interview, following receipt of evidence that his residency in Ireland had been granted based on fraudulent information.

Belfast Crown Court has dismissed two 'no bill' applications brought in relation to the alleged group murder of Ian Ogle. The court found that the circumstantial evidence, which included phone data, was potentially persuasive of the two defendants' involvement. Delivering the judgment, Mr Justice O&

The High Court has refused relief to an ex-Dublin school teacher who attempted to prohibit his prosecution for 151 counts relating to alleged historic sexual abuse of pupils. The court found that, at 71 years old, there was no fear of incapacity, noting that civil servants have the right to work unt

The High Court has rejected a claim that the treatment of a woman with refugee status was contrary to constitutional and European human rights law. The claim related to her request to reunify with her three children, which was denied for one child due to a harsh cut-off time limit. Delivering the ju

Northern Ireland’s High Court has rejected limitation period applications brought against abuse allegations by two victims of Kincora Boys' Home. Delivering the judgment, Master Bell addressed four separate applications, ultimately finding that there was a basis for allegations of misfeasance

The High Court has cancelled a notice of termination served on a tenant following a Tenancy Tribunal determination for acts of anti-social behaviour allegedly committed by her son in the vicinity. The court found that the Tribunal incorrectly determined that the tenant had “allowed” this

Northern Ireland’s Court of Appeal has imprisoned a former solicitor for a period of three months over unpaid maintenance arrears from 2017. The court found that the imprisonment was regrettable but necessary given that no assurances were given in relation to paying back the debt.

Northern Ireland's High Court has refused leave to apply for judicial review to a man with a deportation order who argued that he had British citizenship as a result of his adoption by a UK/Italian couple despite being born in Italy. The court also found that the deportation order did not impact on