Case status: In part summary proceedings applied by the Compliance Committee at its sixty-eighth meeting held from 23 to 27 November 2020 (see para. 66 of the Report of the Committee's sixty-eighth meeting); in part inadmissible.
Follow-up: -
Topics: Access to justice.
Articles alleged: 9 (2), 9 (4), 9 (5).
Articles considered by the Committee: -
Articles, if any, found in non-compliance: -
Summary: The communication was submitted to the Compliance Committee on 25 May 2020 by Mr. Gordon Duff, a member of the public. The communication alleged violations of article 9 (2), (4), and (5) of the Convention in connection with the rule in Northern Ireland that a private company must be represented by a solicitor in order to seek judicial review.
| Document | Status | Date received or posted by the secretariat |
|---|---|---|
| Communication Annex 1: Court of Appeal dismissal of 22 January 2020 Annex 2: Transcript on leave to appeal of 7 June 2018 Annex 3: High Court dismissal of applications for judicial review of 6 March 2020 Annex 4: The Costs Protection (Aarhus Convention) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2013 and the Costs Protection (Aarhus Convention) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 Annex 5: Communicant’s letter to court of 20 February 2020 |
From the communicant | 25.05.2020 |
| Comments on preliminary admissibility Annex 1: Order 5 of the Rules of the Court of the Judicature Annex 2: The Cost Protection (Aarhus Convention) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017 |
From the Party concerned | 29.06.2020 |
| Comments on the Party concerned’s comments on preliminary admissibility Annex 1: Financial statements of Rural Integrity |
From the communicant | 30.06.2020 |
| Email informing parties of the outcome of the Committee’s consideration of preliminary admissibility at its 67th meeting | From the secretariat | 04.08.2020 |
| Letter to the communicant enclosing questions from the Committee regarding preliminary admissibility | From the secretariat | 11.11.2020 |
| Update and response to the Committee’s questions Annex 1: Order of the Court of Appeal of Northern Ireland dated 10.07.2020 |
From the communicant | 20.11.2020 |
| Submission | From the communicant | 25.11.2020 |