Patricia Coyle Solicitor

Court of Criminal Appeal fixes February 2026 Appeal Hearing Date for Challenge of 1972 Convictions for Lawrence O Neill

The Court of Appeal has now fixed the legal challenge by 82 year old Lawrence O Neill regarding convictions from 1972 for hearing.  Lady Chief Justice Keegan, sitting on Tuesday 18th November 2025,  fixed the appeal for hearing for 25th February 2026. n 2016 Paul O Connor, Director of the Pat Finucane Centre, uncovered documents…

Harte Coyle Collins

Environmental Law Department Update from Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors & Advocates

Since the launch of our newest practice area of Environmental Law in 2024, Harte Coyle Collins Solicitors & Advocates have been instructed to act for a broad range of individuals and community organisations, advising and providing representation in relation to access to environmental justice, planning law, judicial review proceedings, and criminal defence of environmental defenders…

Paula Collins, Partner, Harte Coyle Collins

NI Court of Appeal Rejects Attempt to Remove Children from Northern Ireland to Republic

The Northern Ireland Court of Appeal has refused the appeal of a father against the High Court’s refusal to order the return of his three children from Northern Ireland to the Republic of Ireland. In a judgment delivered on 12th November 2025 the Lady Chief Justice Siobhan Keegan, refused the father’s appeal against the High…