An application by Seamus Morgan for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | Keegan J |
| Judgment Date | 11 August 2021 |
| Neutral Citation | [2021] NIQB 71 |
| Court | Queen's Bench Division (Northern Ireland) |
| Date | 11 August 2021 |
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Neutral Citation No: [2021] NIQB 71
Judgment: approved by the Court for handing down
(subject to editorial corrections)*
Ref: KEE11587
ICOS No: 21/057419
054986/01
Delivered: 11/08/2021
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE IN NORTHERN IRELAND
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QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION
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AN APPLICATION BY SEAMUS MORGAN
FOR A WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS
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DATES OF HEARING 3 AND 5 AUGUST 2021
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Mr John Larkin QC with Mr McCleave (instructed by McNamee McDonnell Solicitors)
for the applicant
Dr Tony McGleenan QC with Mr Philip McAteer (instructed by the Crown Solicitor) for
the respondent
Dr Tony McGleenan QC with Mr Philip McAteer (instructed by the Departmental
Solicitors) for the respondent
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Before: Treacy LJ and Keegan J
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KEEGAN J (giving the judgment of the court)
Introduction
[1] This is an application by Seamus Morgan for the issue of a Writ of Habeas
Corpus to secure release from imprisonment pursuant to a conviction imposed by
the Crown Court for one offence under section 11(1) of the Terrorism Act 2000,
namely belonging or professing to belong to a proscribed organisation. The
applicant is currently held in HMP Maghaberry pursuant to a committal warrant.
[2] This application began by way of ex parte application to the court. However,
the court pursuant to Order 54 Rule 2 (1)(a) of the Rules of the Court of Judicature
(Northern Ireland) 1980 (“Rules of the Court of Judicature”) directed an originating
motion and so the case proceeded, inter partes, with the relevant authority who are
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