Donegan's (Chris) Application for Judicial Review
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | Humphreys J |
| Judgment Date | 19 February 2021 |
| Neutral Citation | [2021] NIQB 18 |
| Court | Queen's Bench Division (Northern Ireland) |
| Date | 19 February 2021 |
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Neutral Citation No: [2021] NIQB 18
Judgment: approved by the Court for handing down
(subject to editorial corrections)*
Ref: HUM11423
Delivered: 19/02/2021
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE IN NORTHERN IRELAND
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QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (JUDICIAL REVIEW)
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IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY CRIS DONEGAN
FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW
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Fiona Doherty QC and Seamus McIlroy (instructed by Finucane Toner Solicitors) for the
Applicant
Tony McGleenan QC and Laura Curran (instructed by the Crown Solicitor’s Office) for
the proposed Respondent
Andrew McGuinness (instructed by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland) for the
proposed Notice Party
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HUMPHREYS J
Introduction
[1] This is an application for leave to apply for judicial review brought by the
applicant whose father, Jim Donegan, was brutally murdered on 4 December 2018
whilst picking up his child from school on the Glen Road in Belfast.
[2] In the days subsequent to the murder, it was explained to the victim’s family
that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (‘PSNI’) had been aware of a specific threat
to Mr. Donegan’s life but this information had not been passed onto him. The family
was told that the matter would be investigated by the Police Ombudsman for
Northern Ireland (‘PONI’).
[3] The applicant himself grew frustrated at delays in the investigatory process and
consulted a solicitor on 1 June 2020. The solicitor made contact with PONI on 9 June
and was advised that the investigation had come about as a result of a ‘call-in’ by
PONI, not a referral by PSNI.
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