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…
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…
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…
PRESS RELEASE NEW EVIDENCE UNCOVERED BY CRIMINAL CASES REVIEW COMMISSION (CCRC) LEADS TO A DIRECTED ACQUITTAL & QUASHING OF CONVICTION FROM MAGISTRATES COURT ON APPEAL ISSUED BY HARTE COYLE COLLINS, SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES 5th SEPTEMBER 2025 New evidence uncovered during an application to the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) in Birmingham resulted in a…
Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors & Advocates are delighted to add Maicín, a 5 piece young band with a unique sound to their entertainment law client list. Hailing from the rebel city of Cork, Ireland, Maicín is shaking up the music scene with a sound that blends the grit of The Stranglers, the indie swagger of…
The partners and staff of Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors & Advocates congratulate trainee solicitors Meadbh O Dowd and Cathal Mullan on their graduation from the Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS) at QUB on 27th June 2025. Ms O Dowd and Mr Mullan currently assist the experienced solicitors in the firm across our litigation, family…
PRESS RELEASE FAMILY OF ANNETTE MCGAVIGAN SECURE PRESERVATION ORDER OF ALL ARMY OPERATION BANNER DOCUMENTS HELD BY MOD FROM 1969 TO 2007 HARTE COYLE COLLINS, SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES ISSUED 25th JUNE 2025 Lawyers acting on behalf of the family of Annette McGavigan (14) who they believe was killed by a member of the Royal Green…
PRESS RELEASE ISSUED BY HARTE COYLE COLLINS, SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES SCHOOL CHILDREN CHALLENGE THE RAISE PROGRAM 2025 METHODOLOGY FOR ALLOCATION OF FUNDING ISSUED 20TH JUNE 2025 High Court judge Mr Justice Humphreys granted leave in 2 anonymized judicial review challenges this week on Wednesday 17th June 2025. The 2 child Applicants, known as JR 338…
PRESS RELEASE INQUEST VERDICT & ANONMITY RULING INTO THE DEATH OF MASTER PATRICK CRAWFORD (15) KILLED ON 10TH AUGUST 1975 AT RVH ISSUED BY HARTE COYLE COLLINS, SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES 11th JUNE 2025 On 29th May 2025, a Coroner in Belfast delivered a Ruling removing the anonymity protection from 2 military witnesses, previously known as…
Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors & Advocates were successful in an Appeal against sentence on 16th May 2025 before the Court of Appeal. Our client had received a 7 year with 3 Extended for an offence of GBH with intent. The Panel of 3 Appeal Judges found that the disparity between credit awarded to the co…
