Derry 4 Compensation paid for Civil Action
Derry Now Reports on Compensation Paid to Derry 4 https://www.derrynow.com/news/derry-4-compensation-award-final-vindication-murder-accusation?266172?utm_source=email
Press Release on behalf of Derry 4 – Compensation paid by Chief Constable to Derry 4
PRESS STATEMENT BY PATRICIA COYLE, SOLICITOR ISSUED ON BEHALF OF STEPHEN CRUMLISH, GERRY MCGOWAN, GERRY KELLY AND MICHAEL TONER (THE DERRY 4) Stephen Crumlish, Gerry McGowan, Gerry Kelly and Michael Toner, all from Circular Road in the Creggan area of Derry, were arrested between the 26th and 28th February in 1979. At the time…
Harte Coyle Collins Receive Stamp of Excellence from Lexcel for 5th Year
Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors & Advocates have successfully achieved Lexcel accreditation for 2018 to 2019. The firm, which first received the stamp of excellence by the Law Society accredited assessment body Lexcel, in 2013 retained the quality benchmark for the 5th year running. The Partners, Solicitors, Paralegals and support staff at the firm take pride…
Supreme Court Suggests Overhaul of Divorce Law
Unhappy marriage not grounds for divorce, supreme court rules Tini Owens, who wants to divorce Hugh Owens after 40 years of marriage, loses case Damien Gayle @damiengayle Wed 25 Jul 2018 19.11 BSTFirst published on Wed 25 Jul 2018 11.06 Tini Owens will only be able to divorce her husband in 2020, when they will have been separated…
Expert Representation for Sentenced Prisoners before Parole Commissioners in England & Wales
Our experienced Solicitor and Advocate, Chris McCann, has represented a number of sentenced prisoners recalled on Northern Irish Licences for new offences committed outside the Jurisdiction in England & Wales. In those circumstances a hearing before the Northern Irish Parole Commissioners will take place in whatever jurisdiction the prisoner client is held. Funding by the…
HCC Prizes 2018 Awarded at Institute of Professional Legal Studies
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…
Secret MI5 Walker Report Released
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…
Harte Coyle Collins Achieves Lexcel Accreditation for 2018
Harte Coyle Collins, Solicitors & Advocates have successfully achieved Lexcel accreditation for 2017 to 2018. The firm, which first received the stamp of excellence by the Law Society accredited assessment body Lexcel, in 2013 retained the quality benchmark for the 4th year running. The Partners, Solicitors, Paralegals and support staff at the firm take pride…
New Evidence of Use of Water Torture by British Army in 1972
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…
Relatives of MRF Shooting Victims Issue Proceedings Against MOD & PSNI
The widow and daughter of 2 Belfast brothers believed to have been shot and injured by the undercover illegal army unit, the Military Reaction Force (MRF), have issued civil proceedings against the Ministry of Defence (MOD) and the Chief Constable of the PSNI. The claims relate to a shooting incident on the Ballymurphy Road on…