Darragh acted for the International media organisations, Index on Censorship and the EnglishPEN in their role in the successful judicial review challenge to a search warrant imposed on two investigative journalists in Northern Ireland.

Sineadalso provides legal support on family and criminal defence cases arising from her immigration work. This is a challenge brought against NIPS refusal to allow separated prisoners access to the Prison Library or access to Prison Library books.If you have been involved in a road traffic accident and sustained injuries, our team can help you get the compensation you deserve. We understand the physical and emotional impact of RTCs and will work tirelessly to ensure that your rights are protected. Darragh acted on behalf of Sarah Ewart and Amnesty International in the seminal judicial review challenge brought against the abortion laws in Northern Ireland. In the landmark decision, the Court ruled that the Abortion Laws in Northern Ireland were incompatible with Human Rights. Sineadobtains instruction from clients who are in detention in Larne House Detention Centre, often facing removal and deportation. This can lead to bail applications, asylum claims, judicial review,urgent injunctions, and unlawful detention claims. In this determination (YY v Minister for Justice & Equality), the Supreme Court granted YY leave for a leapfrog appeal from the High Court decision to allow his deportation to proceed, due to the exceptional circumstances of the case. YY was previously imprisoned for planning terrorist acts—including in Ireland. But, if deported to his home state, he faces the risk of treatment contrary to Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights (prohibition of torture).

Gavin Booth, an expert in actions against the police and legacy litigation, has been appointed partner. Gavin has been instructed in some of the most prominent and high-profile actions against the police and legacy cases, having achieved what is believed to be the largest settlement of damages in any legacy case. At the celebration Gavin said he was “honoured to become a partner in a unique firm that holds authorities to account and has an excellent reputation for representing clients.” Harry also appears in a number of high-profile Inquests and related judicial review challenges. He has a particular focus on state responsibility inquests, which include deaths in custody and mental health institutions. He is part of the Team that represents the Stardust Families who were bereaved as a result of the Stardust Fire in Dublin on Valentine’s Day in 1981. Clíodhna advises both individuals and organisations regarding their right to protest and has recently been involved in the defence of high profile prosecutions of the Extinction Rebellion and Animal Rebellion protestors. Darragh acted in a ground-breaking case in which a Tamil widow against the PSNI as the successor to the RUC for damages as a result of the murder of 10 of her relatives who were massacred by Sri Lankan’s Police in 1986. The basis of the case arose out of documents uncovered which demonstrated that the RUC had played a role in the training of ‘the Special Task Force’ in Sri Lanka. Sineadhas recently been appointed as Module Coordinator for the Immigration module on the Public Law & Tribunals course in the Institute of Professional Legal Studies in Queen’s University Belfast.Gavin Booth specialises in Actions against the Police, Public Law and Prison Law. In a short time, he has developed a specialist practice in these areas. He regularly appears in some of the most high-profile actions against the Police cases, prison law and public law challenges in this jurisdiction. Intervention status granting full participation rights at the ECJ on behalf of The AIRE Centre. The case received a positive judgment that provides clarifications on the proportionality of restrictive measures adopted by Member States in relation to residence rights of Union citizen children and of their third-country national parents. Intervention status granting written intervention to the Northern Ireland Divisional was achieved on behalf of the Royal College of Midwives. Expert evidence of how criminalisation of professionals creates a chill effect restricting the care a midwife can provide. The prosecution against the mother did not proceed.

Re Turley (Brian)– the successful challenge to the failure to implement the Legacy Victims’ Pension. In 2001 Mr. McIntyre became involved in an academic oral history project known as the “Belfast Project” with the tapes becoming known as the Boston College Tapes. On 3 September 2014 the PSNI requested that the PPS issue an ILOR in respect of McIntyre’s tapes. The ILOR was issued on 9 February 2015 through Mutual Legal Assistance under Section 7(5) of the Crime (International Cooperation) Act 2003 seeking access to McIntyre oral tapes. Mr. McIntyre sought to challenge this. She has represented clients at the First tier Tribunal, Upper Tribunal, and Asylum Support Tribunal. This includes successful challenges to refusals of asylum in LGBT cases, political persecution cases and religious persecution cases. She has also had successes in challenging refusals of granting of residence cards by the Home Office on derivative rights of residence cases through the Zambrano route.Sineadhas also represented clients who have faced destitution due to unlawful refusals to grant asylum support through representation at the Asylum Support Tribunal.This was a challenge taken by Mr. McManus from County Donegal and Mr. McConnan from County Louth following their release on licence. Each of the applicants were subject to licence conditions. These conditions required the applicants to reside in United Kingdom during the period of their licence. Both applicants through these proceedings challenged the refusal to permit them to reside in the Republic of Ireland during their conditions.

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