Troubles

Northern Ireland's Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has upheld decisions not to prosecute eight former British soldiers in relation to allegations of giving false evidence relating to the events of Bloody Sunday. Families of eight victims of the 1972 massacre requested formal reviews of the decision

An Garda Síochána has formally established a new unit which will act as a single point of contact for co-operation with UK authorities on Troubles-related legacy cases. The establishment of the Garda Troubles Legacy Liaison Unit fulfils a commitment in the joint framework agreed by the

The UK government has formally begun the process of repealing aspects of controversial Northern Ireland legacy legislation which were found to be incompatible with human rights law. A remedial order is to be introduced in Westminster today to remove the immunity provisions and bar on new civil claim

The UK Supreme Court has upheld an appeal against judgments of the High Court and Court of Appeal in relation to the disclosure in a Troubles-related inquest of “gists” of sensitive information over which public interest immunity was claimed. Delivering judgment for the UK Supreme Court,

Human rights campaigners have expressed disappointment after the UK Supreme Court ruled that the disclosure of evidence in a Troubles-related inquest could be blocked on national security grounds. Judges today handed down their unanimous judgment in a case concerning a decision by a coroner to discl

A new report from Westminster MPs makes recommendations based on an "inaccurate understanding" of the new joint framework on legacy issues, the Irish government has said. The Northern Ireland affairs committee (NIAC) this week published a report on the UK government's Northern Ireland Troubles Bill.

Provisional IRA members could still be prosecuted in relation to dozens of unsolved killings in England, the UK government has suggested. The Northern Ireland Office today circulated what it said was a Home Office list of attacks in England by the IRA and other paramilitaries which resulted in 77 de

The PSNI is to pay a five-figure sum to the widow of a Troubles murder victim whose body parts were removed and retained without permission. Belfast firm KRW LAW LLP acted on behalf of the widow of James Keelan, who was murdered by UVF gunmen on 30 June 1987.

A judge has acquitted 'Soldier F', the former British soldier accused of murder and attempted murder in connection with the 1972 Bloody Sunday massacre. Soldier F was prosecuted for the murder of James Wray and William McKinney and for the attempted murders of Joseph Friel, Michael Quinn, Joe Mahon,

Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams is to pursue fresh legal action against the UK government after it moved to prevent him from receiving compensation following a UK Supreme Court ruling. The new Northern Ireland Troubles Bill will retrospectively legalise the detention of Mr Adams and ot

UK government plans to retain the so-called "security veto" in new Troubles legislation risks betraying victims again, human rights campaigners have warned. Amnesty International has welcomed the government's introduction this week of the new Northern Ireland Troubles Bill and a remedial order

New legislation dealing with the legacy of the Troubles has been formally introduced to the Westminster parliament by the UK government. The new Northern Ireland Troubles Bill will make good on a promise to "repeal and replace" the previous government's controversial Northern Ireland Troubles (

The UK Supreme Court has today begun the first of three days of hearings in a significant appeal in a case concerning controversial legislation on the legacy of the Troubles. The Labour government has committed to repealing and replacing the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act

Northern Ireland’s High Court has dismissed an application for judicial review arising from an inquest concerning the death of Anthony Doris in 1991. Delivering judgment for the High Court, Mr Justice Gerry McAlinden remarked that "it is somewhat ironic that the only soldier whose actions were

The UK and Irish governments have jointly appointed an independent expert to consider whether there should be formal engagement with paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland to help disband them. Fleur Ravensbergen, an independent conflict resolution and negotiation practitioner and a lecturer in con