Stuart (Colin) Application for Judicial Review
| Jurisdiction | Northern Ireland |
| Judge | Humphreys J |
| Judgment Date | 13 June 2022 |
| Neutral Citation | [2022] NIQB 45 |
| Court | Queen's Bench Division (Northern Ireland) |
| Date | 13 June 2022 |
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Neutral Citation No: [2022] NIQB 45
Judgment: approved by the court for handing down
(subject to editorial corrections)*
Ref: HUM11868
ICOS No. 16/005507
Delivered: 13/06/2022
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE IN NORTHERN IRELAND
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QUEEN’S BENCH DIVISION
(JUDICIAL REVIEW)
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IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY COLIN STUART
FOR JUDICIAL REVIEW
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Hugh Southey QC and Blinne Ní Ghrálaigh (instructed by KRW Law) for the Applicant
Tony McGleenan QC and Michael Egan (instructed by the Crown Solicitor’s Office) for
the Respondent
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HUMPHREYS J
Introduction
[1] The applicant’s brother, Telford Stuart, was shot dead on 2 October 1972 at
Twinbrook outside Belfast. He was a serving soldier in the British Army, a Sapper in
the Royal Engineers but also a member of a secret undercover unit, the Military
Reaction Force (‘MRF’).
[2] The MRF used the cover of a laundry collection service, Four Square Laundry,
to attempt to garner intelligence and information in relation to Republicans. Its
modus operandi was to collect laundry from customers and then test them for any
firearms or explosives residue before cleaning and returning them. It also afforded
opportunities for surveillance work to be carried out in relation to properties and
vehicles.
[3] It was whilst in such a laundry vehicle that Telford Stuart was shot by two
gunmen, the murder later admitted by the Provisional IRA. One man,
David Wilson, was prosecuted in relation to the incident and in June 1973 he
pleaded guilty to offences including possession of firearms with intent and
membership of the IRA. He was sentenced to 12 years’ imprisonment. An inquest
which was opened in April 1973 was adjourned and not subsequently resumed.
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