Administrative Law or Judicial Review
Criminal Law
Extradition
Family Law
2000; Called to the Bar of England and Wales
2006; Called to the Bar of Northern Ireland
NOTABLE CASES
Criminal - Crown Court / Court of Appeal
R v Murray, Martin; appeal - murder - abuse of process
R v Shivers; Crown Court appeal - murder Massereene -acquitted
R v Bond; Crown Court appeal - murder - loyalist supergrass
R v Martin; appeal - paramilitary convictions overturned - open justice 2009 and 2014
R v McConvill; Crown Court appeal - murder- Constable carroll
R v McKenna, Damien and others; Crown Court - explosive warhead
R v Wallce and Kerr; appeal - murder convictions overturned - McIlveen
R v Mervyn; appeal - sexual offences overturned - identification
R v Rodgers; Crown Court appeal - murder - historic - sectarian
R v McGlinchey; Crown court - paramilitary membership
R v Burnside; appeal - rape conviction - overturned
R v McGeogh; appeal Supreme Court - attempted murder - Supreme Court application accepted re: asylum application
R v McNally; Crown Court appeal - armed robbery - abuse of process - retrial- defendant acquitted
R v Walsh, Christy; appeal - historic - explosives - convictions overturned - fresh evidence
R v Rooney, Bernard; Crown Court; appeal; armed robbery - acquitted
R v McGlinchey; Crown court - Massereene - “terrorist” fundraising
R v Gorski; Crown Court - appeal - murder - DNA - circumstantial evidence
R v Crolly; Crown Court - murder - manslaughter - voluntary intoxication
R v Wong; appeal - terrorist - explosives - dangerousness
R v Chen; Crown court - confiscation - human trafficking - sex slavery
R v Uprichard; Crown court - historic sexual offences - stayed - unfit to stand trial
R v Madden; Crown Court - protection of Children and Vulnerable Adult Orders
R v Finn; Crown court - committed the act - unfit to plead
R v Cavanagh; Crown Court - supply of drugs - surveillance - admissibility of voice samples
R v Canning; Crown court - cross border - abduction - shooting - abuse of process - acquitted
R v Lilley; Crown court - tiger kidnapping - unfit to stand trial
R v Han Lin; Crown Court - appeal - seminal Court of Appeal judgment on sentencing in drugs cases - appeal allowed
R v Rumble; Crown Court - English Court of Appeal - escape from lawful custody
R v Duffy and others; conspiracy to murder - paramilitary - sophisticated surveillance
R v Morgan; Crown court - tiger kidnapping; conspiracy to rob - successful No Bill
R v McIlkerney and Cavanagh; District Judge - tiger kidnapping - dismissed - LCN DNA
R v Mitchell, Angeline: appeal - murder conviction quashed
Judicial Review - High Court and Court of Appeal
McCord; in re application for judicial review; PSNI - police re-hiring - £375m contract
Canning; in re application for judicial review; stop and search
McMahon; in re application for judicial review; PPS decision to accept lesser charges - Article 8 ECHR
Mooney; in re application for judicial review; PPS - decision not to prosecute
McGlinchey, Marian; in re application for judicial review; DoJ - compassionate release - seminal
Rodgers; in re application for judicial review; NIO - inequality of treatment - exercise of RPM
Morgan; in re application for judicial review; (PSNI/PPS - forum shopping - jurisdiction)
McGeough; in re application for judicial review; NIO - exercise of RPM
Campbell; in re application for judicial review; CSO - habeas corpus - forum shopping
McManus; in re application for judicial review; PPS/Court Service - abuse of process - committal proceedings
Extradition - County Court and High Court
Spain v Arteaga; lack of specificity – invalid warrant - terrorist membership
Lithuania v Liam Campbell; prison conditions - explosives - weapons
Spain v Chaos; murder - 25 police officers
Spain v Mechelena; murder - General of Spanish Army
Poland v Adamczyk; Article 8 ECHR - proportionality
Ireland v Iqbal; Article 8 ECHR – section 25 oppression
Germany v Monaghon; Robbery - Article 6 ECHR
Poland v Kielczewski; Article 8 ECHR
Ireland v Crowe; interpretation of Article 26
Czech Republic v Glogar; Section 21 Extradition Act 2003
Poland v. Korzeniowski; Article 3, 6 and 8 ECHR
Germany v Redjal; invalid warrant; Article 6 ECHR
Poland v Zlomanczuk; forum shopping; Article 3 and 8 ECHR
Ireland v Ward; breach of Article 6 ECHR
Poland v Krys; Article 8 ECHR)
Lithuania v Lyzovas; Article 6 ECHR; abuse of process
Poland v Tumkiewicz; Article 8 ECHR
Ireland v. Flynn; murder – Article 6 ECHR
Poland v Skrypczyk; Article 8 ECHR
Romania v Tiranesc; Section 21 2003 Act; Article 8 ECHR
Poland v Rusek; Article 3 and 8 ECHR; Section 21
Germany v Massoud; rape - Section 25 - oppressive
Czech Republic v Zilka; Article 6 ECHR - delay; Section 21
Switzerland v Conceicao; sufficiency of evidence - malicious complaint - Article 8 ECHR
Lithuania v Gerulis; Article 3 ECHR - Article 6 ECHR - abuse of process
Family - Court of Appeal
E (a child); in re; application for discharge of care order; EWCA
S (a child); in re; appeal order removing child from jurisdiction
Parole Commissioners
Marian McGlinchey; revocation of life license - successfully challenged
Brendan Lillis; revocation of license – successfully challenged)
Terence McCafferty; revocation of unexpired license - successfully challenged)
Coroners Court
Ballymurphy Massacre;
Section 41 Terrorism Act Extensions
Police v McVeigh; murder - prison officer
Police v McAuley; murder - alleged drug dealer
European Court of Human Rights
Omagh Bombing Civil Appeal; application accepted - response from UK Government pending
Civil
Omagh Bomb Civil; Court of Appeal - European Court of Human Rights pending
CPD Lectures
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