Duffy’s (Colin) Application
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | Weatherup LJ |
| Judgment Date | 22 September 2016 |
| Neutral Citation | [2016] NIQB 77 |
| Year | 2016 |
| Court | Queen's Bench Division (Northern Ireland) |
| Date | 22 September 2016 |
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Neutral Citation: [2016] NIQB 77 Ref:
WEA10027
Judgment: approved by the Court for handing down Delivered:
22/09/2016
(subject to editorial corrections)*
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE IN NORTHERN IRELAND
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QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (JUDICIAL REVIEW)
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BEFORE A DIVISIONAL COURT
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Duffy’s (Colin) Application (Judicial Review) [2016] NIQB 77
AN APPLICATION BY COLIN DUFFY FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW
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Gillen LJ, Weatherup LJ and Weir LJ
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WEATHERUP LJ (delivering the judgment of the court)
[1] The applicant applies for Judicial Review of a decision of the Home Office to
refuse to provide the applicant with an assurance that his legal consultations will not
be subject to covert surveillance. Ms Doherty QC and Ms Rooney appeared for the
applicant and Mr McLaughlin for the respondent.
[2] The applicant was arrested on 15 December 2013 and two days later was
charged with offences arising out of an incident on 5 December 2013 in which shots
were fired at members of the Police Service of Northern Ireland. The applicant
sought assurances from various agencies such as the Home Office, the
Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunal Service, the Northern Ireland Prison Service,
the Secretary of State and the National Crime Agency that his legal consultations
were not the subject of surveillance. The applicant received satisfactory assurances
from other agencies but did not receive a satisfactory assurance from the Home
Office. The applicant then applied for leave to apply for Judicial Review of the
decision of the Home Office and sought an order quashing the failure to provide the
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