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 proud to continue to sponsor and award the prize at the QUB Institute of Professional Legal Studies, Belfast for the highest marks attained by a student in the Police & Criminal Evidence law course. The winner for 2021, Christopher Coulter, was awarded the prize a the IPLS award…
The failure of the Public Prosecution Service to disclose relevant critical evidence to a defence team until immediately before a trial led to a directed acquittal in a rape trial in February 2020. Chris McCann, a senior solicitor with Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors & Advocates, Belfast, confirmed today that his client was acquitted this month…
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…
A conviction for drink-driving in 2005 which resulted in the wrong man going to jail for the crime, was quashed by HH Judge Finnegan at Belfast County Court today. The Criminal Cases Review Commission referred the drink driving conviction of William Smith to the County Court in Northern Ireland earlier this year on the basis…
PRESS RELEASE ON BEHALF OF JOHN MCDEVITT RE APPLICATION CHALLENGING CONVICTION TO THE CRIMINAL CASES REVIEW COMMISSION 14th February 2019 Patricia Coyle solicitor of Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors & Advocates, confirmed today that an application challenging the safety of murder conviction for client John McDevitt was submitted to the Criminal Cases Review Commission last month…
The Criminal Cases Review Commission has referred the drink driving conviction of William Smith to the County Court in Northern Ireland. Mr Smith was convicted in his absence at Belfast Magistrates Court in June 2011 in relation to a drink driving offence committed in July 2005. He was fined £400 and banned from driving for…
Minor historical convictions and cautions given to children may no longer have to be disclosed during background checks when they seek work with children following a Supreme Court Ruling on the 30th January 2019.
Northern Ireland rape case review calls for legal representation for complainants Sir John Gillen’s interim report also recommends limiting public access to courtrooms Alexandra Topping Protests followed the acquittal of two Ulster rugby players for rape in March Photograph: Conall Kearney/Rex/Shutterstock A retired senior judge has called for an overhaul of the way rape is…
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…
