Pat Finucane

The UK government has said it will set out a timetable this week for reaching a fresh decision on whether to order an inquiry into the 1998 murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane. Northern Ireland’s High Court last month quashed a decision by the UK government not to establish a public inqui

Northern Ireland's High Court has quashed a decision by the UK government not to establish a public inquiry into the 1998 murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane. In a ruling handed down yesterday, Mr Justice Scoffield said he had "no hesitation in concluding" that the UK government "remains in bre

The widow of murdered solicitor Pat Finucane has been granted leave for a judicial review of the UK government's refusal to order a fresh public inquiry into the 1998 killing. Mr Justice Scoffield, in the High Court in Belfast, yesterday granted leave for Geraldine Finucane's new judicial review pro

The Council of Europe has reopened its consideration of the Pat Finucane case following the UK government's refusal to order a fresh public inquiry into the solicitor's murder in 1998. The UK Supreme Court ruled in February 2019 that the state had failed to deliver an Article 2 compliant investigati

The widow of murdered solicitor Pat Finucane has issued fresh proceedings in the High Court in Belfast three months after the UK government refused to order a fresh public inquiry into the 1998 killing. The UK Supreme Court ruled in February 2019 that the state had failed to deliver an Article 2 com

The UK government has been accused of hiding behind a "smokescreen" in its decision not to order a public inquiry into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane. On Monday, the government outlined its response to the UK Supreme Court’s ruling in February 2019 that the state has failed to de

The UK government has drawn condemnation after refusing to order a public inquiry into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane, which campaigners say flies in the face of the rule of law. The government yesterday outlined its response to the UK Supreme Court's ruling in February 2019 that the s

Pressure is mounting on the UK government to order a public inquiry into the 1989 murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane. The UK Supreme Court ruled in February 2019 that the state has failed to deliver an Article 2 compliant investigation into the death of Mr Finucane, who was shot and killed by

The UK government has been called on to “act without delay” and order a public inquiry into the killing of Pat Finucane. Mr Finucane, a Belfast solicitor, was shot and killed by loyalist paramilitaries in collusion with the UK security forces in 1989.

The UK government has apologised to the family of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane for taking nearly two years to respond to a landmark UK Supreme Court ruling on their case. The Supreme Court ruled in February 2019 that the state has failed to deliver an Article 2 compliant investigation int

The family of murdered Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane have returned to the High Court in Belfast to challenge the UK government's delay in responding to a landmark UK Supreme Court ruling nearly two years ago. The Supreme Court ruled in February 2019 that the state has failed to deliver an Article 2

The body overseeing implementation of judgments of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has given the UK government a final deadline by which it must provide details of its proposals to deal with the legacy of the conflict in Northern Ireland. The Council of Europe’s Committee of Ministe

Retired Canadian judge Peter Cory, whose work investigating collusion during the Troubles led to a series of public inquiries, has passed away at the age of 94. Justice Cory, who served on the Supreme Court of Canada from 1989 to 1999, was appointed in 2001 under an agreement between the Irish and B

Police are investigating after a "crude explosive device" was thrown at the home of murdered solicitor Pat Finucane's brother. Martin Finucane, who lives in west Belfast, is a long-standing justice and human rights campaigner who co-founded Relatives 4 Justice and serves as a board member of the Pat

Justice Minister Charlie Flanagan has backed renewed calls for an independent inquiry into the 1989 killing of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane following the release of new State papers. According to documents released under the 30-year-rule, the Irish Government believed that remarks by a senior Brit