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IN THE MATTER OF AN APPLICATION BY BG (2012)

PUBLISHED March 7, 2012
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[2012] NIQB 13

Applicants already in custody but applying for bail in relation to separate charges risked misusing the court's process because such applications were far removed from the nature and purpose of the jurisdiction of the High Court in such matters. Applicants should be encouraged to submit bail applications encompassing all charges to address the fundamental objection that the discretionary power of the court to grant bail should not be exercised where it would not result in the applicant's liberty, either immediately or in the short term.

QBD (NI) (McCloskey J)

07/03/2012

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