PRESS RELEASE HARTE COYLE COLLINS SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES LEGACY INQUEST INTO THE DEATH OF PATRICK DUFFY ON 24TH NOVEMBER 1978 13th JANUARY 2023 At an inquest hearing yesterday into the fatal shooting of Patrick Duffy by an undercover army unit in Derry on the 24th of November 197 the Coroner Bagnall J directed that the…
United Kingdom: backsliding on human rights must be prevented English STRASBOURG 04/07/2022 “Legal reforms should not weaken human rights protections in the United Kingdom”, said today the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, following a five-day visit to the country (27 June to 1 July), which focused on the system for human rights…
PRESS RELEASE ISSUED 30TH JUNE 2022 HARTE COYLE COLLINS SOLICITORS & ADVOCATE PATRICIA BURNS & DANIEL MCCREADY LODGE PETITION TO SUPREME COURT, LONDON TO CHALLENGE LEGACY PROPOSALS COURT DIRECTS SECRETARY OF STATE RESPONSE BY 1ST JULY 2022 A legal challenge to the legacy proposals currently being debated by the Westminster government was lodged with the…
PRESS RELEASE HARTE COYLE COLLINS SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES PATRICIA BURNS & DANIEL MCCREADY LODGE APPLICATION TO NI COURT OF APPEAL TO PETITIION SUPREME COURT ON LEGACY PROPOSALS CHALLENGE 9th MAY 2022 Patricia Burns and Daniel McCready, relatives of two victims of the Troubles, lodged an application to the NI Court of Appeal on Friday 6th…
Legacy plans ‘attack on rule of law’ British government plans for a blanket ban on all Troubles-era prosecutions represent an unprecedented attack on the rule of law, the Court of Appeal heard yesterday. By The Newsroom, The Newsletter Tuesday, 5th April 2022, 8:10 am Counsel for two people bereaved during the conflict in Northern Ireland…
PRESS RELEASE HARTE COYLE COLLINS SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES NI COURT OF APPEAL TO HEAR CHALLENGE TO LEGACY PROPOSALS BY PATRICIA BURNS & DANIEL MCCREADY 21st JANUARY 2022 The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland has fixed dates to hear the legal challenge to the Secretary of State’s proposals to deal with legacy cases. The Court…
PRESS RELEASE HARTE COYLE COLLINS SOLICITORS & ADVOCATES PATRICIA BURNS & DANIEL MCCREADY APPEAL LEGACY PROPOSALS TO THE NI COURT OF APPEAL 13TH DECEMBER 2021 Patricia Burns and Daniel McCready, relatives of two victims of the Troubles have lodged an appeal to the Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland for refusal of leave to seek…
Family of girl killed in Troubles calls on British to scrap legacy proposals Annette McGavigan (14) was wearing school uniform when shot dead by British army Mon, Sep 6, 2021, 01:52 Freya McClements The family of the 100th civilian to die in the Troubles has called on the British government to scrap its proposals to…
2 June 2021 LEGACY INQUEST REVIEW Press Release The Presiding Coroner, Mr Justice McFarland, today issued this statement following his review of legacy related inquests. He has identified a number of inquests which will be progressed by the Legacy Inquest Unit in Year 2 of the Lord Chief Justice’s Five Year Plan: “As Presiding Coroner,…
New Northern Ireland legacy proposals Threaten the Rule of Law and Truth Recovery An open letter from legacy practitioners We, the undersigned legacy practitioners and organisations, call on the British Government to respect the rule of law and human rights obligations when dealing with the past in Northern Ireland. We are deeply concerned that the…
