A secret MI5 report that resulted in Northern Ireland’s police covertly prioritising intelligence-gathering over fighting crime has been made public after almost 40 years. The report resulted in detectives of the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) – now the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) – being ordered never to arrest a suspected terrorist without consulting…
JOINT PRESS RELEASE FRESH EVIDENCE SUPPORTING WATER TORTURE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST THE MOD IN DEATH PENALTY CASE Lawyers for the last man to receive the death penalty in Northern Ireland have today submitted fresh evidence supporting his allegation of water torture to the Crown Solicitors Office, Belfast in support of ongoing civil proceedings against the MOD…
Finbarr McGrillen’s partner, Tina Gillespie, and his children Nicole, Kate and Joseph welcome today’s public admission by the Police Ombudsman of the critical Police failures which led to the death of her partner and their loving, gentle and devoted father but remain devastated by the impact of his murder. The Police Ombudsman’s report, investigating the…
The sister of teenager Patrick Crawford, believed to have been shot by the British army…
The legal team representing the widow of Daniel Carson who was shot dead by loyalists…
The family of a 14 year old schoolgirl shot dead by the army on the 6th September 1971…
Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors & Advocates, are representing the family of Daniel Carson who was murdered in November 1973. An Inquest into his death is one of only 2 Legacy cases that are listed to take place this year. See an impassioned plea for Justice by the Carson family aired on UTV News on Wed 12th April 2017 in…
High court Brexit ruling: what does it all mean? The high court has decided the government does not have the power to trigger article 50 without consulting parliament, so what happens now? Can this ruling stop Brexit? Photograph: Tim Ireland/AP Anne Perkins Thursday 3 November 2016 16.25 GMTLast modified on Friday 4 November 2016 00.30 GM Three senior…
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…
