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Press Release
11 November 2005 --
“This morning at the High Court in Belfast
DUP Councillor Paul Berry MLA successfully won an injunction against the Party
Officers of the Ulster Democratic Unionist Party.
Upon hearing submissions from his lawyers,
Madden & Finucane, Mr Justice Weir ordered that the Defendants be restrained
from conducting or continuing with any disciplinary proceedings until they
comply with the Rules of their own Party and with the Rules of Natural Justice.
The DUP Disciplinary Panel had refused
requests by Madden & Finucane to adjourn a hearing on Monday 14th
November 2005 at Party Headquarters until they had a number of basic questions
answered by the Party.
In addition, the High Court ordered that
the DUP:
(i)
Specify the breach of discipline or practice alleged
against Mr Berry;
(ii)
Confirm that Mr Berry will be afforded a proper
opportunity to be heard and to meet the case against him;
(iii)
Clarify the status, composition and power of the
disciplinary panel, including the party rule under which it has been convened
together with its remit.
(iv)
Set out the evidence to be relied upon at the proposed
hearing.”
After the court hearing, Mr Berry said:
“Commencing Legal
Proceedings was not something that I wanted to do. All I want to do is to ensure
that the hearing I receive is fair, legal and comes to a just outcome. Acting on
my behalf, my lawyers asked for answers to some basic questions to be provided
by the Party. Madden & Finucane also asked for confirmation that they will be
able to properly represent me in the disciplinary process, in accordance with
the rules of natural justice. To date these issues have not been addressed in a
satisfactory manner. I think that Mr Justice Weir’s Ruling this morning is
something that should be studied by everyone concerned. I have a strategy in
place and I am continuing to implement that strategy.”
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