![]() She gave counsel permission to raise her voice to be heard. Ms Justice Bolger said it was “appalling” that Ms Donnelly had to speak while Ms Burke was continuing to voice her discontent. The judge left the courtroom four times throughout Thursday due to Ms Burke persisting to speak over her and counsel.Įarlier, Ms Donnelly had been attempting to make submissions for the WRC. Mr Ward said the situation was “probably unprecedented”. Ms Justice Bolger asked for legal authorities that would guide the court on whether it is possible to dismiss a judicial review case due to an applicant’s conduct. “This behaviour we are being subjected to is precisely the behaviour the adjudication officer was subjected to by Ms Burke and her mother for an entire day,” he said.Ĭatherine Donnelly, senior counsel for the WRC, said her client was supporting the dismissal application. ![]() ![]() However, Martina Burke joined Ms Burke in telling the judge “God will judge you” after the judge said she was dismissing the case.Īrthur Cox’s senior counsel Peter Ward had urged, as the loud oration continued in the background, the court to dismiss the case on account of Ms Burke’s “deliberate and conscious obstruction of the administration of justice” following “fair warning” from the court. Two of her brothers, Josiah and Isaac, and her mother, Martina, sat quietly in the row behind her. ![]() Reciting from a piece of paper, Ms Burke relentlessly asked the judge to take back the printed copies. ![]()
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