Jordan's (Hugh) Application (Leave stage)
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | Stephens J |
| Judgment Date | 2013 |
| Neutral Citation | [2013] NIQB 74 |
| Year | 2013 |
| Court | Queen's Bench Division (Northern Ireland) |
| Date | 04 July 2013 |
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Neutral Citation No. [2013] NIQB 74 Ref:
STE8935
Judgment: approved by the Court for handing down Delivered:
04/07/2013
(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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Jordan (Hugh)’s Application (Leave stage) (13/002996/1) [2013] NIQB 74
IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY HUGH JORDAN FOR LEAVE TO
APPLY FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW
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STEPHENS J
Introduction
[1] This is an application for leave to apply for judicial review of various rulings
of the Coroner, Mr Sherrard, who conducted the hearing of an inquest into the death
of Patrick Pearse Jordan which application is brought by Hugh Jordan, the
deceased’s father.
[2] Mr MacDonald, QC, SC and Ms Quinlivan QC appeared on behalf of the
applicant. Mr Simpson QC and Mr Doran appeared on behalf of the coroner, the
proposed respondent.
Factual background
[3] The factual background to this case has been set out in a number of
judgments. The European Court of Human Rights in its judgment in the case of
Jordan v United Kingdom [2003] EHRR 2 at paragraphs [12]-[27] and under the
heading “Events relating to the death of Pearse Jordan” set out an account of the
events. I incorporate those paragraphs as part of this judgment. In addition I briefly
summarise those paragraphs.
[4] On 25 November 1992 Patrick Pearse Jordan was shot and killed at
Falls Road, Belfast, by an officer of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (“the RUC”) later
identified as Sergeant A. Sergeant A was a member of the RUC’s Headquarters
Mobile Support Unit and on 24 November 1992 he had been briefed concerning
reports of a planned distribution of kit, ammunitions including weapons, explosives
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