A man originally from west Belfast is to stand trial later this year over a murder in a hotel car park in Co Tyrone more than two decades ago.
Francis Lanigan was extradited from the Republic in January this year after a six-year legal battle.
He had been living and working as a barber in a Dublin gym under an assumed name until he was located by undercover Garda detectives.
The 55-year-old, whose address was given on court papers as Delhurst Terrace, Clonsilla, Dublin, appeared yesterday at Belfast Crown Court to be formally arraigned on two charges.
When the charge of murdering John Stephen Knocker at the Glengannon Hotel outside Dungannon on May 31 1998 was put to him, Lanigan replied: "Not guilty.''
He also denied a charge of "possessing a 9mm Browing pistol and a quantity of suitable ammunition with intent to endanger life''.
A prosecution lawyer told Mr Justice Colton that ahead of the start of the trial a number of "cross-jurisdictional issues'' would need to be dealt with.
He added that there would also be a number of "anonymity applications'' in relation to officers from An Garda Síochána.
The prosecution QC confirmed that a certificate from the director of the Public Prosecution Service had been signed to have the case tried without a jury.
A defence barrister said this decision may be challenged at a future date.
He said they were awaiting the outcome of a ruling on a separate case to hold a trial without a jury which is currently before the Supreme Court.
The four-week trial has been listed to start on November 4.
Mr Justice Colton remanded Lanigan back into custody, adding that he would review the case next month.
John Knocker had travelled from west Belfast to Dungannon to collect his girlfriend when he was shot dead outside the hotel's Exit 15 nightclub.
During extradition proceedings in Dublin, a court heard that gardaí had been aware Lanigan had been living under the assumed name of Kieran McCrory for a number of years in the capital before being arrested on foot of a European Arrest Warrant.
The court heard he had been working in the Dublin gym for 15 years and had been identified by gardaí covertly going to the building and later carrying a DNA test on a coffee cup he had allegedly handled.
