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Re Jordan’s Application for Judicial Review; Re RUC and PSNI Officers’ applications for Judicial Review

Authors / Contributors: Debra Powell KC , Bridget Dolan KC
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Re Jordan’s Application for Judicial Review; Re RUC and PSNI Officers’ applications for Judicial Review
   
Issue: Whether exceptional circumstances existed so as to justify hearing an appeal against a coroner’s procedural ruling during an inquest; whether the level of risk required anonymity to be granted to police officer witnesses pursuant to the state’s Art 2 ECHR obligations.
   
Court: Court of Appeal of Northern Ireland
   
Reference:   MOR8620, GIR8596
   
Neutral Citation:   [2012] NICA 47
   
Judge(s): Morgan LCJ, Girvan LJ, Higgins LJ.
   
Date: 17 October 2012