Re McGuinness's application for judicial review (Northern Ireland)

JurisdictionNorthern Ireland
Neutral Citation[2020] UKSC 6
Year2020
CourtSupreme Court
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18 cases
  • Pearce's (Thomas) Application v Department of Justice
    • United Kingdom
    • Queen's Bench Division (Northern Ireland)
    • 11 March 2020
    ...the Supreme Court had been made available. [4] The Supreme Court promulgated its decision in Re McGuinness No 1 on 19 February 2020: see [2020] UKSC 6. The effect of that decision is that the instant case is not a criminal cause or matter. The Challenge [5] In its initial incarnation, the s......
  • An application by Seamus Morgan for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
    • United Kingdom
    • Queen's Bench Division (Northern Ireland)
    • 11 August 2021
    ...is a criminal cause or matter. The Supreme Court has recently considered this issue in Re Mc Guinness’s Application for Judicial Review [2020] UKSC 6. The issue is obviously of significance due to the appeal rights which are contained in section 41 of the Judicature Act (“the Judicature Act......
  • PQ and RS Applications for leave to apply for Judicial Review
    • United Kingdom
    • Queen's Bench Division (Northern Ireland)
    • 27 August 2021
    ...or matters, the applicants would have no right of appeal from the decision of the Divisional Court. Re McGuinness [17] In Re McGuinness [2020] UKSC 6, a unanimous Supreme Court determined that proceedings challenging a decision of the Department of Justice to refer a case of a life sentence......
  • Marks (Terence) Application for Judicial Review and in the matter of a decision of The Minister for Justice
    • United Kingdom
    • Queen's Bench Division (Northern Ireland)
    • 26 August 2022
    ...a criminal cause or matter. In light of the relatively recent guidance provided by the Supreme Court in Re McGuinness’ Application [2020] UKSC 6, it seems to me likely that such a case would properly now be considered not to fall within the category which required to be heard by a Divisiona......
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