Barrister Profile

Main Areas of Practice

Administrative Law or Judicial Review
Coroners or Inquests
Criminal Law
Immigration

Biography

Aaron was called to the Bar in 2023.

Aaron has appeared before the Court of Appeal, the Judicial Review Court, Crown Court, County Court, Magistrates Court, Coroners Court, Immigration Tribunal, the Parole Commissioners and the Mental Health Review Tribunal.

Qualifications

2023; Degree of Barrister-at-Law, The Honourable Society of the Inn of Court of Northern Ireland

Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Legal Studies (Distinction), The Institute of Professional Legal Studies

2020; LLB Law with Accounting (1st Class Honours)

Inn of Court Prize

Experience

R v Eric Diaz [2025] NICA 52 - NI sentencing guideline case for facilitating unlawful immigration.

Re Margaret Drake - Court of Appeal. Successful appeal against the refusal of leave.

Re Margaret Drake [2025] NIKB 70 - Case concerns disclosure of expert report by the NOK to the Coroner in an inquest. Currently under appeal.

Michael McMoran [2025] NIKB 5 - JR challenge involving the Parole Commissioners for Northern Ireland and the Probation Board for Northern Ireland.

Karl Gillespie [2025] - JR challenge involving failure to provide rehabilitative courses to a prisoner. Leave granted and case converted to a Writ.

Joseph McManus [2025] - JR challenge against a decision by the Parole Commissioners for Northern Ireland.

Herbert Balmer [2025] - Successful JR challenge against NIPS regarding a Compassionate Temporary Release

Stephen Hughes [2025] - Refusal of a Compassionate Temporary Release by NIPS involving a life sentence prisoner.

S v SOSHD [2024] - Successful appeal before the Immigration Tribunal on Article 8 grounds.

Inquest into the Death of Stephen Moore - death in hospital following episodes of delirium.