Director of Public Prosecutions -v- Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh (Liam O’Hanna) (Order)

Administrative CourtHigh CourtKing's Bench DivisionOrder

Case number: AC-2025-LON-003899

In the High Court of Justice
King’s Bench Division
Administrative Court (Divisional Court)

In the matter of an appeal by way of case stated

8 January 2026

Before:

The Hon. Mr Justice Linden

Between:

Director of Public Prosecutions
(Appellant)

-v-

Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh (Liam O’Hanna)
(Respondent)

Order

By the Court of its own motion

And further to the Orders of the Court dated 2 December 2025, 23 December 2025 and 6 January 2026

ORDER BY THE HON. MR JUSTICE LINDEN

  1. Each of the parties and the Attorney General shall prepare 15 hard copies of their skeleton arguments/written submissions and make them available to members of the press at the hearing on 14 January 2026.
  2. By 2pm on Monday 12 January 2026, electronic copies of the skeleton arguments/written submissions of the parties and the Attorney General shall be made available on application to CPS.PressOffice@cps.gov.uk.

REASONS

The directions made above are in accordance with the open justice principle and they take into account the likely press interest in this matter

Signed: Mr Justice Linden
Date: 8 January 2026