Grandparents rights – How Can I Get Access to my Grandchild? We are frequently asked what rights grandparents have when they have been denied contact with their grandchildren. This can be because a son or daughter is separating from their partner or perhaps the child is in the care of the Trust who is not…
The BBC investigative journalism programme Spotlight will this evening focus on the horrific unsolved murder of 33 year old Catholic woman Rosaleen O Kane in 1976. The next of kin of Rosaleen O Kane, who was murdered on the 17th September 1976 in North Belfast, submitted an application to the Attorney General for Northern Ireland…
Divorce Proceedings – Who is to Blame? In Northern Ireland, married couples who wish to divorce must firstly be married for a period of at least two years, and secondly be able to establish that their marriage has irretrievably broken down. A Petitioner for divorce must evidence that there is no possibility of reconciliation between…
Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors, acting on behalf of Stephen Crumlish, Michael Toner, Gerry McGowan and Gerry Kelly (known as the Derry 4), confirmed today that documents were submitted to the High Court in Belfast by representatives for the Chief Constable of the PSNI on Friday 16th September 2016, indicating that all the original interview notes…
http://www.irishnews.com/news/2016/08/23/news/pfc-accuses-police-of-blocking-ombudsman-derry-four-report-663135/ POLICE have been accused of blocking the delivery of a final Police Ombudsman’s report into the case of four Derry men wrongly accused of murdering a British soldier. The case of the Derry Four – Gerry Kelly, Gerry McGowan, Michael Toner and Stephen Crumlish – centred on the Provisional IRA shooting of Lieutenant…
Harte Coyle Collins are proud to continue supporting the legal vocational training course at Queen’s University Institute of Professional Legal Studies (IPLS), Belfast. The firm sponsors a prize on an annual basis for the best Arrest Procedure exercise completed by trainee lawyers. The prize winner for 2015-2016 was trainee solicitor Miss Anna McNulty. One of…
A print and print fragments were lifted from the vehicle after the shooting of Daniel Joseph Carson in the Shankill area of Belfast in November 1973. But, because they were not directly linked to the murder, they were discarded in line with police policy. Coroner Mr Justice Adrian Colton told a preliminary inquest hearing at…
MI5 may have bugged RUC interrogation centre during the Troubles MI5 is believed to have bugged rooms at Castlereagh holding centre in east Belfast during the 1970’s Connla Young 01 June, 2016 01:00 RELATED STORIES Prominent republican:I found bugs attached to my car Ex-RUC men to stand trial over murder investigation Solicitor Patricia Coyle has…
The next of kin of Rosaleen O Kane, who was murdered on the 17th September 1976 in North Belfast, submitted an application to the Attorney General for Northern Ireland on the 16th May 2016 asking that he direct a fresh inquest into her murder. Rosaleen O Kane, a 33 year old single Catholic woman, lived…
Patricia Coyle acting on behalf of the family of 20 year old John Ireland, who was killed in a road traffic collision 2 years ago in Belfast, has called for the PSNI and the PPS to obtain and review all existing and possible new forensic and medical evidence in the case and to reconsider whether…
