Bohill (John Kevin) v PSNI
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | Coghlin LJ |
| Judgment Date | 13 January 2011 |
| Neutral Citation | [2011] NICA 2 |
| Date | 13 January 2011 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Northern Ireland) |
| Year | 2011 |
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Neutral Citation No. [2011] NICA 2 Ref:
COG8036
Judgment: approved by the Court for handing down Delivered:
13/1/11
(subject to editorial corrections)
IN HER MAJESTY’S COURT OF APPEAL IN NORTHERN IRELAND
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IN THE MATTER OF AN APPEAL FROM A DECISION OF THE FAIR
EMPLOYMENT TRIBUNAL
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JOHN KEVIN BOHILL
Applicant;
and
POLICE SERVICE OF NORTHERN IRELAND
Respondent.
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Before: Morgan LCJ, Coghlin LJ and the Rt Hon Sir Anthony Campbell
COGHLIN LJ (delivering the judgment of the court)
[1] The appellant, John Kevin Bohill, brings this appeal from a decision of
the Fair Employment Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) issued to the parties on 28
January 2010 after a hearing on 11 and 12 January 2010 at Belfast. For the
purposes of this appeal the appellant represented himself while Miss Nessa
Murnaghan appeared on behalf of the respondent.
The background facts
[2] The appellant is a former police officer who was employed both by the
respondent and by its predecessor, the Royal Ulster Constabulary, over a
period of some 30 years. During that period of service the appellant was
commended upon six occasions and was referred to by Kevin Sheehey in his
book “More Questions than Answers: Reflections on a Life in the RUC” as an
“experienced and dependable officer”. The appellant retired from service
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