Chris, McCann, Solicitor

High Court Declares Trust Failure to Provide Opiate Substitute Treatment in Prison to be Inhuman Degrading Treatment, Discrimination & Breach of Privacy

PRESS RELEASE HARTE COYLE COLLINS SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES 12th SEPTEMBER 2024 COURT DECLARES HEALTHCARE TRUST FAILURE TO PRESCRIBE SUBSTITUTE DRUG TREATMENT TO PRISONER IN MAGHABERRY AMOUNTS TO INHUMAN DEGRADING TREATMENT, DISCRIMINATION AND BREACH OF PRIVACY The High Court today delivered a radical judgment in a judicial review challenge against the South Eastern Health and Social…

Environmental Activist Issues Pre-Action Protocol Letters on Stormont’s Failures to Protect Lough Neagh

PRESS RELEASE HARTE COYLE COLLINS SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES 2ND SEPTEMBER 2024 ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVIST ISSUES 2 PRE-ACTION PROTOCOL LETTERS AGAINST STORMONT MINISTER FOR FAILURE TO ACT ON LOUGH NEAGH CRISIS & FAILURE TO PUBLISH ENVIRONMENTAL IMPROVEMENT PLAN (EIP) Lawyers instructed by Mr Leon Brooks,  an environmental activist, have issued 2 pre-action protocol letters in contemplation of…

Diarmaid Kelly Solicitor Achieves 5 figure Sum for Client for Client in Victims Permanent Disablement Scheme

Diarmaid Kelly of Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors & Advocates today confirmed that he achieved one of the highest pension payouts under the Victims Permanent Disablement Scheme.  The scheme was set up in 2014 by the government to compensate those who were present at or in the aftermath of a Troubles related incident and who suffered…

Harte Coyle Collins Celebrates 10 years of Criminal PACE Prize at Institute of Professional Legal Studies at QUB

The firm was delighted to present the Harte Coyle Collins prize for arrest procedure under the Police & Criminal Evidence Procedure Act to graduates Emma McClure and John Marley at the graduation ceremony for the Institute of Professional Legal Studies at Queens University, Belfast on 26th June 2024. This is the 10th year the firm…

Chris McCann, Defence Solicitor

Successful Legal Challenge against Prison Refusal to grant Compassionate Temporary Release for Burial of Father’s Ashes

On the evening of Thursday 18th April 2024 Chris McCann Solicitor of Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors & Advocates successfully challenged the decision of the Northern Ireland Prison Service (NIPS) to refuse a client in custody leave to attend the burial of his father’s ashes the following morning, 19th April 2024. Our client, who was a…

Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors & Advocates Launch Environmental Law Department

Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors & Advocates are delighted to launch their Environmental Law Department. Environmental law is an evolving area of domestic and international law. It covers a diverse range of areas. These can include everything from community groups acting against those responsible for pollution, to the environmental, social and governance responsibilities on business. Essentially…

Patrick Crawford (15)

Closing Submissions Completed on behalf of Next Of Kin in Inquest into the Death of Patrick Crawford (15) on 10th August 1975

Closing submissions on behalf of the Next of Kin of Master Patrick Crawford who was shot in the grounds of the Royal Victoria Hospital on 10th August 1975 were lodged with the Coroner today. The inquest which opened in 2023 completed this year in Armagh, Antrim and Laganside Courts hearing evidence from civilian witnesses, former…

PPS to make Prosecution Decision in Army Shooting of Conway Brothers by Undercover Army Unit on 15th April 1972 on Friday 26th April 2024

The Public Prosecution Service will issue a decision on Friday 26th April 2024 regarding whether they will prosecute army personnel for the shootings of brothers Gerry and John Conway on the Ballymurphy Road on the 15th April 1972. The brothers were on their way to work walking on the Ballymurphy Road at 7.30am on the…