Download Episode 5: Ex Parte v Inter Partes
Released on bail, Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney begin a legal fight to challenge the legality of the warrants. Central to their case is the question of what the judge who granted the warrants was - and wasn’t - told by police.
The judgment will be viewed as a landmark ruling on the rights of journalists to protect sources; were the warrants unlawful?
A BBC Northern Ireland production
Published on Saturday, 3rd May 2025.
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