Harland & Wolff Group Holdings plc (AIM: HARL), the UK quoted company focused on strategic infrastructure projects and physical asset lifecycle management, notes the recent judgement passed down on 31 March in relation to an interlocutory application (the “Application”) connected to the Islandmagee Gas Storage Project Judicial Review.
The Judicial Review of the Company’s Marine Licence, Abstraction Licence and Discharge Consent is ongoing and formal hearings are due to commence from 2 May 2023 to 5 May 2023. The Applicant for Judicial Review (No Gas Caverns Limited and Friends of the Earth Limited) recently made the Application in an attempt to strike out certain evidence provided by the Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), as well as to seek disclosure of certain information held by DAERA.
This Application was heard by the Court on 23 March 2023 and the Company welcomes the Court’s dismissal of the Application in its judgment which was passed down on 31 March 2023.
The full hearing of the application for the Judicial Review will be heard on the scheduled dates. As stated previously, the Company remains optimistic of a positive outcome upon completion of the Judicial Review.
Harland & Wolff Group Holdings plc
John Wood, Chief Executive Officer
Seena Shah, Head of Marketing & Communications
+44 (0)20 3900 2122
