Jordan’s (Hugh) Applications - Delay and Damages
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | Morgan LCJ |
| Judgment Date | 22 September 2015 |
| Neutral Citation | [2015] NICA 66 |
| Court | Court of Appeal (Northern Ireland) |
| Date | 22 September 2015 |
| Year | 2015 |
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Neutral Citation No. [2015] NICA 66
Ref:
MOR9751
Judgment: approved by the Court for handing down
Delivered:
22/09/2015
(subject to editorial corrections)*
IN HER MAJESTY’S COURT OF APPEAL IN NORTHERN IRELAND
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ON APPEAL FROM THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE IN NORTHERN IRELAND
QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION (JUDICIAL REVIEW)
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IN THE MATTER OF THREE APPLICATIONS BY HUGH JORDAN FOR
JUDICIAL REVIEW
JORDAN’S APPLICATIONS 13/002996/1; 13/002223/1; 13/037869/1
DELAY AND DAMAGES
Before: Morgan LCJ, Girvan LJ and Gillen LJ
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MORGAN LCJ (delivering the judgment of the court)
[1] On 17 November 2004 we gave judgment in two related judicial reviews by
Hugh Jordan concerning the inquest into the death of his son, Patrick Pearse Jordan
(the deceased), on 25 November 1992, which was conducted in September and
October 2012. We dismissed the appeals against the quashing of the inquest verdict
and directed that a fresh inquest should proceed before a different coroner. These are
related appeals from decisions of Stephens J in which he determined that the coroner
was not responsible for the delays which have occurred in the conclusion of the
inquest but that the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) delayed progress of
the inquest in breach of Article 2 of the European Convention on Human Rights. He
made an award of damages of £7500 in respect of that breach. The PSNI have
appealed the award of damages and Mr Jordan appeals the finding in respect of the
coroner.
[2] In this appeal Mr Jordan was represented by Ms Quinlivan QC and Ms
Doherty QC, the PSNI by Mr McGleenan QC and Mr Wolfe QC, the Coroner by Mr
Doran QC and the Department of Justice by Mr Coll QC. We are grateful to all
counsel for their helpful written and oral submissions.
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