Hearings
Northern Ireland
07 Jul 1976 [1977] AC 105; [1976] 3 WLR 235; [1976] 2 All ER 937, HL(NI)
Attorney-General for Northern Ireland’s Reference (No 1 of 1975)
Subject Matter
CRIME — Homicide — Soldier on duty — British soldier on patrol in Northern Ireland — Shooting of fleeing suspect believed to be terrorist — Reasonableness of force used — Matter of fact
[1977] AC 105; [1976] 3 WLR 235
PRACTICE — Northern ireland — Attorney-General's reference — Legislation coming into force — Making of rules of court safeguarding anonymity condition precedent — Whether valid rule-making power — Interpretation Act 1889, s 14 — Criminal Appeal (Northern Ireland) Act 1968 (as amended), ss 48A, 49 (1) — Criminal Justice Act 1972, ss 63 (3), 66 (6) (b)