Monk falls silent as judges rule against him in bugging battle 

Judge ruled the evidence on the tapes gathered in the North was unlawful and this was 'significant', but said they ought to be included into evidence 'in the interest of justice'

Judge said Gerry Hutch, pictured, and Jonathan Dowdall were 'clearly discussing criminal behaviour' on the tapes, including a 'combative strategy' on behalf of the Hutch family, and that 'criminality is generally being discussed'. File picture: RollingNews.ie

When Ms Justice Tara Burns took her seat flanked by her fellow judges Sarah Berkeley and Gráinne Malone, the amount of paper she was carrying was akin to a tome.

It was clear this would take some time.