Louise Patricia McGowan and Antonio Maria Moredu v District Judge McElholm
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | McCloskey LJ |
| Judgment Date | 28 July 2022 |
| Neutral Citation | [2022] NIQB 62 |
| Court | Queen's Bench Division (Northern Ireland) |
| Date | 28 July 2022 |
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Neutral Citation No: [2022] NIQB 62
Judgment: approved by the Court for handing down
(subject to editorial corrections)*
Ref: McC11920
ICOS No: 22/61276
Delivered: ex tempore
28/07/22
QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (DIVISIONAL COURT)
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LOUISE PATRICIA MCGOWAN
ANTONIO MARIA MUREDDU
v
DISTRICT JUDGE (MAGISTRATES’ COURTS) MCELHOLM
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BEFORE: McCloskey LJ and Humphreys J
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Appearances
Ms McGowan (the First Applicant) appeared in Person
Mr Fee of counsel appeared on behalf of the Office of the Lady Chief Justice of
Northern Ireland (Crown’s Solicitor’s Office)
Mr Thompson of counsel appeared for the Public Prosecution Service
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McCLOSKEY LJ
[1] This is the unanimous judgment of the court. The application before the court
is described as a petition for the writ of habeas corpus filed on behalf of Antonio
Maria, seeking relief to remedy his allegedly unlawful detention. The persons who
are described as the applicants are, respectively, Louise Patricia McGowan and
Antonio Maria. The person identified as the respondent is District Judge McElholm.
According to the application, the respondent has ordered the detention of Antonio
Mureddu, which “… is not the living, breathing man who has been taken away
unlawfully against his will”.
[2] The application continues:
“Antonio Maria has made two special appearances, only
for clarification purposes, and to challenge the
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