Troubles

MPs have been urged to reject the UK government's controversial legacy bill as it returns to the House of Commons for its final stages. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill aims to end criminal investigations and civil cases linked to the Troubles, instead establishing an i

Northern Ireland’s Court of Appeal has dismissed an appeal against a coroner’s decision not to grant properly interested person status (PIP) to a witness during a death inquiry. The coroner found that the survivor witness did not have sufficient grounds for the elevated status, as the in

The Law Society of Northern Ireland has said it will host a major conference later this year to help the profession respond to the controversial Troubles bill expected to soon become law. The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill is opposed by every political party in the Northe

Hundreds of people who were unlawfully interned in Northern Ireland in the 1970s, including former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams, are set to be barred from receiving compensation. In May 2020, the UK Supreme Court unanimously held that the interim custody order (ICO) made in respect of Mr A

Seven in 10 people across Great Britain oppose a key plank of the government's controversial Troubles legacy bill, according to a new opinion poll commissioned by Amnesty International. The human rights group has published the findings of the survey as the House of Lords continues to debate the Nort

Northern Ireland's presiding coroner will conduct a review of 13 legacy-related inquests on Friday as part of the five-year legacy inquest plan. The purpose of the reviews is to obtain oral updates from the representatives of the families in cases where a coroner has not yet been appointed.

The PSNI has issued an apology to the so-called "Hooded Men", acknowledging that their treatment "would be characterised today as torture" and was "not acceptable at that time and is not acceptable by modern standards of policing". Joe Clarke — one of the 14 men subjected to the controversial

Scottish judge Lord Turnbull has been appointed as chair of the coming statutory inquiry into the 1998 Omagh bombing. The UK government announced in February that it would launch an inquiry into the preventability of the bombing, which was orchestrated by the Real IRA and led to the deaths of 29 peo

Sir Declan Morgan, the former Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland appointed to lead the proposed Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR), has urged the Irish government to co-operate with the new body. The creation of the body is a key component of the UK govern

The UK government has tabled new amendments to its controversial legacy bill — but human rights campaigners have said they "do nothing to address the fundamental flaws with the bill". The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill has already been approved by MPs and is current

The UK government has been criticised again by the Council of Europe's committee of ministers over its proposed legacy bill's compatibility with the European Convention on Human Rights. The committee has responsibility for monitoring the implementation of judgments from the European Court of Human R

A survivor of the 1975 Miami Showband massacre is appealing a decision to reduce his award under the Troubles victims' payments scheme because he previously secured an out-of-court settlement in a civil court case. Stephen Travers was awarded a "paltry sum" by the Victims' Payments Board after it to

Sir Declan Morgan, former Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, has been selected for appointment as chief commissioner of the proposed Independent Commission for Reconciliation and Information Recovery (ICRIR). The creation of the body is a key component of the UK government's controversial North

Northern Ireland's Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has decided not to prosecute a former police officer in connection with the fatal shooting of Colum Marks in 1991. The retired officer was reported for consideration after an investigation by the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland into the shoot

The Attorney General for Northern Ireland has directed a fresh inquest into the death of Thomas Burns, who was shot and killed by British soldiers in July 1972. Mr Burns, a 10-year veteran of the British Navy who served in Malta and Singapore, was shot outside the Glen Park Social Club in north Belf