The High Court has refused Enoch Burke’s application to remove passages from an earlier judgment concerning his continuing dispute with Wilson’s Hospital School.
Mr Justice Cregan delivered the ruling on 9 December 2025 after Burke complained that parts of the judge’s 18 November judgment contained factual errors. Burke sought the deletion of paragraphs describing him as a troubling presence at the school and as a potential danger to pupils and teachers, and asked the court to add further affidavit material.
The judge rejected the application. He held that the words used in the earlier judgment, including “baleful”, “malign”, “roaming” and “stalking”, accurately described Burke’s conduct in the context in which they had been used and did not amount to factual errors.
Burke also disputed the statement that his conduct made him a potential danger to pupils and teachers. The court relied on affidavit evidence from the chairman of the school’s board concerning possible health and safety risks and referred again to earlier Court of Appeal criticism of Burke’s confrontational and verbally aggressive behaviour.
The judgment went beyond the correction application to address Burke’s continuing contempt of court. Mr Justice Cregan said Burke remained imprisoned because he repeatedly breached an order prohibiting him from trespassing on school property, not because of his views on transgender issues.
The judge said Burke could secure his release by giving an undertaking not to enter or trespass on the school property without consent. Outstanding fines would remain separate.
The judgment also noted that the underlying employment dispute had not finally ended. If Burke succeeds before the Disciplinary Appeal Panel, he could be restored to his position at the school and would no longer be a trespasser. If he loses, his dismissal for gross misconduct would be confirmed.
The application to amend the earlier High Court judgment was refused in full.