Category: Gavin Booth

Our client Martin Saunders has secured leave in his judicial review against the decision not allowing him to return to serve his sentence in Ireland. In his action against the Minister, the Irish Prison Service and the State, he seeks orders and declarations including quashing the decision to refuse his transfer request and that his constitutional rights have been breached. Mr Justice Charles Meenan, following a one-side only represented application, granted leave to bring proceedings and said the matter can return in January. source ...

Kieran Smyth was granted leave to seek a judicial review of the Secretary of State's decision to revoke his licence. It is claimed that it was unlawful to revoke his licence prior to a recommendation by the Parole Commissioners and that the Secretary of State wrongly appears to have suggested our client should be recalled for reasons of deterrence and to set an example. Proceedings were issued in a bid to have the revocation quashed. Following a hearing at the High Court Mr Justice McAlinden granted leave and listed the case for full hearing in February next year. Solicitor Gavin Booth said: "We believe our client was unlawfully recalled to prison without good reason and we intend to challenge this fully." ...

Our Gavin Booth speaks to Channel 4 News in relation to MI5 agents operating in this jurisdiction that is relevant to the case of Dr Bassalat and others. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxszWn367pY&feature=youtu.be ...

An Co Armagh man has launched a legal challenge against the Irish state over the Covid-19 Pandemic Unemployment Payment. A pre-action letter, from Phoenix Law, said the man cannot access the payment, despite holding a PPS number and having proof of paying PRSI in the Republic of Ireland as his job is in Co Louth. Full story here ...