Vincent Kearney and the BBC -v- Chief Constable of Northern Ireland and others
Neutral Citation Number: [2026] UKIPTrib 4
IPT/24/466/CH (MR KEARNEY)&
IPT/24/467/CH (BBC)
IPT/24/771/H (MOORE)
IN THE INVESTIGATORY POWERS TRIBUNAL
23 July 2026
BEFORE:
THE PRESIDENT, LADY CARMICHAEL
MR JUSTICE CHAMBERLAIN
MR STEPHEN SHAW KC
BETWEEN:
(1) MR VINCENT KEARNEY
(2) BRITISH BROADCASTING CORPORATION
-v-
(1) CHIEF CONSTABLE OF THE POLICE SERVICE OF NORTHERN IRELAND
(2) CHIEF CONSTABLE OF THE DURHAM CONSTABULARY
(3) SECURITY SERVICE
(4) GOVERNMENT COMMUNICATIONSHEADQUARTERS
(5) SECRETARY OF STATE FOR NORTHERN IRELAND
(6) SECRETARY OF STATE FORTHE HOME DEPARTMENT
(7) SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN, COMMONWEALTH AND
DEVELOPMENTAFFAIRS
(8) COMMISSIONER OF POLICE FOR THE METROPOLIS
and
MR CHRISTOPHER DAVID SAMUEL MOORE
-v-
(1) CHIEF CONSTABLE OF THE POLICE SERVICE OF NORTHERN IRELAND
(2) CHIEF CONSTABLE OF THE DURHAM CONSTABULARY
(3) SECURITY SERVICE
(4) SECRETARY OF STATE FOR NORTHERN IRELAND
(5) SECRETARY OF STATE FORTHE HOME DEPARTMENT
(6) SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN COMMONWEALTHAND
DEVELOPMENT OFFICE
(7) COMMISSIONER OF POLICE FOR THE METROPOLIS