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District Court Appeals court sees all cases adjourned amid strike
Summary
All cases scheduled for hearing in the District Court of Appeals today were adjourned to a later date. This was partly due to the ongoing withdrawal of legal aid by solicitors and the absence of parties involved in the cases. The court also set new dates for over 80 cases that were listed for mention today, many of which were impacted by a Supreme Court decision on drink driving cases. Following a High Court ruling in July 2025 that overturned a man's drink-driving conviction due to issues with the chain of custody of his blood sample, the Director of Public Prosecutions appealed to the Supreme Court. The High Court decision was overturned by the Supreme Court in June of this year, allowing many pending cases to proceed. Most of the appeals listed for mention today were adjourned to October and November to set hearing dates.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: District Court Appeals court sees all cases adjourned amid strike. Procedural stage: appeal
When:
- July 2025 Hearing Or Sentence
- 2026-07-20 Publication
Places mentioned
- Supreme Court
- High Court
- Public Prosecutions. The High Court
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