It is a priority to make sure that young persons in police custody are properly represented by experienced lawyers. Persons under the age of 18 in Northern Ireland are treated as a vulnerable group of persons when in police custody after arrest. They are entitled to both the presence of an Appropriate Adult and the…
Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors & Advocates are delighted to have represented the first client to be sentenced before the new innovative Substance Abuse Court in Laganside Courthouse, Belfast. Experienced criminal defence lawyer, Diarmaid Kelly, represented a client before the resident District Judge Mrs Fiona Bagnall over a period of 6 months before the client was…
If you are facing allegations or charges of complex fraud, cyber-crime or crypto-currency crime you will require expert legal assistance. Mr Diarmaid Kelly of Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors & Advocates, is an expert in complex fraud cases and allegations of cyber-crime and crypto-currency crime. Mr Kelly said today; “This is an area of law which…
An innovative multi-agency “substance misuse” court in Belfast Magistrates Court aims to treat the symptoms of drug and alcohol abuse rather than just punishing the offender by imposing a prison sentence. The Substance Misuse Court, a pilot scheme in Northern Ireland, involves Addiction NI, the Probation Board of Northern Ireland and mental health agencies and…
It is a priority to make sure that young persons in police custody are properly represented by experienced lawyers. Persons under the age of 18 in Northern Ireland are treated as a vulnerable group of persons when in police custody after arrest. They are entitled to both the presence of an Appropriate Adult and the…
Harte Coyle Collins congratulates 2 worthy winners of the firm’s PACE prize awarded at the Institute of Professional Legal Studies, Queen’s University Belfast last week. The winners, Sarah Mulholland (2017) and Grainne McAnaney (2018) received the awards from the firm for their excellence in relation to the law and procedures applicable to suspects in custody…
Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors & Advocates, are proud to continue their sponsorship of the prize…
HCC Lawyers have been successful with an Application before the Crown Court to have a client admitted to bail to a Drug Rehabilitation Residential Programme. Chris McCann, Solicitor of Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors representing the man stated: “Many individuals find themselves before the courts as a result of them having Addiction issues. Admission to custody, despite the best efforts…
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…
On the 29th February 2016 the NI Court of Criminal Appeal quashed a conviction of one count of concealing criminal property under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 against our client Ms Heather Ramsey. The conviction was quashed as a result of tenacity on the part of the defence legal team in questioning the manner…
