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2013

Lawyers act to have prisoner transferred
10 May 2013
McGuinness relative's PSNI search 'unlawful'
09 May 2013
Columbia Three accused in guns challenge
26 April 2013
Killer to spend at least 13 years in jail for stabbing
07 March 2013
13 years for a senseless murder: man jailed over music row stab frenzy
07 March 2013
Barry Cavan sentenced over David Corr murder in Belfast flat
06 March 2013
Skateboarder killer must serve 13 years
06 March 2013
SAS involved in IRA killings asked to give fresh statements
31 January 2013
'Colombia Three' member's conviction set to be quashed
29 January 2013
Hearing this week before new 'shoot to kill' inquest
28 January 2013
Martin O'Hagan murder - No prosecutions over killing of journalist - 'Serious doubt' cast on supergrass evidence
26 January 2013

2012

PPS seeking McIlveen murder re-trial
21 December 2012
Bail for ex-Provo linked to murder
23 November 2012
Families launching legal challenges to 'unlawful' suspension of inquests
17 November 2012
Seven more hearings now in doubt after coroner's ruling
17 November 2012
Jordan family want inquest verdict quashed
08 November 2012
PSNI accused of 'political policing' over IRA charges
05 November 2012
Hung jury in Jordan case raises new questions about juries in Troubles killing inquests
29 October 2012
Sinn Féin bids to stop libel action by ex-NI Water chief
23 October 2012
McCaughey, Grew inquest 'justified killing' verdict to be challenged
18 October 2012
RUC man who shot unarmed PIRA man told doctor job had been "great until ceasefire"
18 October 2012
Man in court over officer's murder
15 October 2012
Man 'admits role' in murder of RUC Constable Michael Ferguson
15 October 2012
IRA accused named after court ban lifted
12 October 2012
Dundon's visits plea led to fears of 'smuggling'
29 September 2012
Four facing IRA membership case 'don't want reporting restrictions'
21 September 2012
Farmer acquitted of sexually abusing former partner's daughter
07 September 2012
Case Law, Northern Ireland: King v Sunday Newspapers – Privacy, Costs and the County Court
07 July 2012
Five in court on prostitution charges
08 June 2012
Police fail in bid to have Ballymurphy Seven case dismissed
01 June 2012
Victim's family to sue PSNI over skull
19 May 2012
Inmate wins case to attend daughter's Church ceremony
19 May 2012
Murder victim's family sues PSNI over body part retention
18 May 2012
Man wins sentence appeal in cigarette killing
16 May 2012
Judge refuses to return illegal demo accused for trial
10 May 2012
Man walks free in sex slave case
06 May 2012
Sex-Slave hell Innocent Man Speaks Out - Chinese man acquitted of being involved in prositution tells of nightmare the case has caused
06 May 2012
IRA men's families reject shoot-to-kill verdicts
04 May 2012
Ex-police officer admits to aiding prostitution ring
04 May 2012
Man charged with aiding and abetting prostitution cleared
04 May 2012
Jury says SAS justified in shooting IRA man on ground
03 May 2012
Donaldson family to sue state
27 April 2012
Woman ‘led police to trio of INLA suspects’
24 April 2012
Security services followed us on our honeymoon - claim
23 March 2012
PSNI lists 'passed to prisoners' in Maghaberry
02 March 2012
Former NI Water director Declan Gormley to sue Sinn Féin trio
02 March 2012
‘Supergrass’ claim in £500k drugs case
29 February 2012
Former LVF 'enforcer' seeking cut in jail term - Sentence already reduced
29 February 2012
Dundon brothers deny threatening to kill
22 February 2012
Application to move drugs trial to Dublin refused
22 February 2012

2011

Man gets damage payment over IRA claim
13 December 2011
Concern over use of terrorism act to arrest children
19 August 2011
Five in court over 'gang rape revenge'
16 July 2011
Third person charged over dissident rally
16 June 2011
North still on radar of plummy-voiced spooks
11 June 2011
Man 'followed to Dubai by British intelligence'
11 June 2011
Case Law: King v Sunday Newspapers, Northern Ireland privacy appeal partially successful
08 April 2011
Donaldson family demands answers in murder probe
08 April 2011
Jury fails to reach verdict on Geoghegan murder
24 March 2011
Garda says confession to murder not induced
17 March 2011
Prisoner claims anti-nationalist bias over parole
14 March 2011
Challenge over PSNI seizure of documents
12 March 2011
Britain told to justify deaths of IRA pair
27 February 2011
Alleged bigamist to stand trial
24 February 2011

2010

£1m drug seizure in Belfast - three in court
13 December 2010
Teacher cleared of finger biting
17 November 2010
Newspaper prevented from publishing information about former loyalist murder suspect
18 October 2010
Case Law: King v Sunday World, Northern Ireland privacy and harassment claim
15 October 2010
Riot suspect's dad 'spotted press photo'
02 August 2010
New inquest into death of Derry man shot dead by SAS
12 July 2010
Charges withdrawn in O'Hagan murder case
10 July 2010
SAS will give evidence at fresh inquest
10 July 2010
No Common Law Power for Principal to Exclude Pupil Says Supreme Court
07 July 2010
Man caught with Uzi discharges legal team
26 June 2010
Shoot-to-kill inquest calls
02 June 2010
Larkin orders new inquest into SAS 'shoot-to-kill' case
28 May 2010
Chief Constable fails in shoot-to-kill bid
27 May 2010
Families to oppose memorial garden
22 May 2010
Shoot-to-kill judgment reserved
13 May 2010
Legal bid over security checks on jobs
29 April 2010
Seven men appear in special court sitting
26 April 2010
Jail inmate judged too dangerous to release had his rights violated
14 April 2010
Community service for rioting teen
09 April 2010
Prisoner to fight lily ban in Europe
01 April 2010
Legal move for IRA men's families
26 March 2010
Stop and Search Powers - EU ruling prompts calls to halt section 44
26 February 2010
Sunday Tribune's treatment of abuse allegations deplorable
28 January 2010
Tribune challenged by victim and republicans over sex abuse story
21 January 2010
Killer seeks guarantee visits are not covertly monitored
15 January 2010
Convicted killer launches High Court bid
14 January 2010
Journalist murder accused wins press ban
13 January 2010

2009

Cemetery deal not agreed by all families
11 December 2009
Labour councillor fails in challenge over hotel arrest
08 December 2009
Frame-up victim challenges compensation ruling
29 October 2009
Shoot-to-Kill Inquest Delay Challenged
01 October 2009
Coroner orders PSNI to hand over shoot-to-kill report
24 September 2009
Preliminary hearing into IRA men’s deaths opens
14 September 2009
European Court of Human Rights case on assassinations
03 September 2009
‘Shoot-to-kill’ cases of two men set for European court
14 August 2009
Man who met sister’s killer in jail loses action
04 August 2009
US-based tycoon set to have Fianna conviction quashed
13 June 2009
Nine deny charges over McDaid killing
29 May 2009
Appeal court quashes men’s 1970s terrorism convictions
02 May 2009
Murderer wins his appeal over solitary confinement
04 March 2009
Husband of plastic-bullet victim wins the right to challenge prosecutors
25 February 2009
Gardai pursue a fresh lead in Donaldson murder probe
06 February 2009

2008

Family a step closer to files
06 December 2008
State's positive obligation to prevent inhuman treatment is not absolute
19 November 2008
Law Lords reject Holy Cross policing challenge
13 November 2008
Law Lords back RUC's handling of Holy Cross
13 November 2008
Suspect to challenge conditions
03 October 2008
Chief constable ordered to pass files on shot IRA man to coroner
20 September 2008
Flag flies at Donaldson murder site
18 September 2008
MLA incident: 'more serious fights in school yard', says solicitor
14 August 2008
Cocaine case jury to begin deliberations on verdict
21 July 2008
Woman accused of crime spree
11 July 2008
Orde aims to keep file from coroner
09 July 2008
Holy Cross mother takes protest challenge to the House of Lords
17 June 2008
Man ‘set dog on officer’
18 March 2008
Coroner concerned by ‘elusive’ nature of MI5
12 March 2008
MI5 will assess risk to police witnesses
08 January 2008
Accused has ‘no memory’ of stabbing
03 January 2008

2007

European Court rules in favour of families of collusion victims
29 November 2007
Lord Laird challenged to repeat murder allegation
15 November 2007
‘Shoot to kill’ cases to get new hearings
08 September 2007
Coroners to gain access to PSNI files
07 September 2007
Cannabis charges
02 August 2007
Man appears in court over 1988 murder of pensioner
05 July 2007
MI5 ‘unlawfully held’ republican
30 January 2007
Lawyers challenge IRA inquests
18 January 2007

2006

Couple describe eviction into cold
04 March 2006
SF demands unionists pay legal costs after party snub
07 February 2006

2005

Injunction against DUP extended
10 December 2005
Bombing accused acquitted
26 November 2005
Suspended DUP MLA blocks ‘unfair’ hearing
12 November 2005
Berry blocks DUP disciplinary probe
12 November 2005
I’ll meet Paisley, says gay masseur
07 November 2005
Thomas Murphy hits back at allegations
13 October 2005
Colombia 3 return home
11 August 2005
Widows are step closer to pay outs
30 April 2005
US lawyer lends support to New Lodge Six campaign
24 April 2005
Widow seeks facts on how her husband died
08 March 2005
Court cleared over supporters’ cheers
09 February 2005

2004

SAS get away with murder
02 December 2004
High Court upholds SAS ruling
25 November 2004
‘Decision not to prosecute was perverse’
16 November 2004
Suspect ‘does not live in Spain’
23 October 2004
Man walks free after DDP drops ‘IRA’ case
12 October 2004
Concern over murder probe
11 August 2004
Coroners 'can not cope' with collusion allegations
17 March 2004
Family of IRA man take fight to Lords
31 January 2004
No rest for Ruane
22 January 2004

2003

Report highlights plight of Colombia Three
18 December 2003
Anger over asylum appeal
12 December 2003
Crisis sparked by Holy Cross
13 November 2003
Jordan family await court ruling
12 November 2003
Human Rights Commission chief under ever increasing pressure
17 September 2003
Belfast solicitors help Iraqis sue US
04 September 2003
Solicitor angered at US shooting stance
02 September 2003
Belfast solicitors help Iraqi families
01 September 2003
What price human rights?
07 August 2003
Declarations from Colombia 3
31 July 2003
Rights plan ‘may injure Patten’s 50:50 policy’
19 July 2003
Ex-members claim Human Rights Commission is 'undermining' GFA
17 July 2003
Awards to bereaved families
04 April 2003
Thompson family wins judicial review
06 March 2003
Families call for inquiry into New Lodge killings
04 February 2003
New Lodge Six - Commemoration Events
23 January 2003
Court of Appeal upholds "shoot to kill" case
16 January 2003
Court upholds ‘shoot-to-kill’ case appeal
11 January 2003
SF refused access to raid inquiry information
11 January 2003

2002

Court to rule on SAS shootings
16 November 2002
The first shoot-to-kill victims
14 November 2002
Missing file on shooting takes ‘bizarre’ new twist
11 October 2002
'Nothing on discs taken by police during raid'
09 October 2002
Ruling against Orange arches
26 September 2002
O’Loan to take fresh look at assault claim
20 September 2002
Release the Colombia Three
19 September 2002
Legal action against Reid and PSNI
23 August 2002
McKerr and Jordan families appalled at delay
25 July 2002
SF man’s appeal to carry gun rejected
20 July 2002
Judges and coroner to be sued over inquest delays
09 July 2002
Sinn Fein member in legal war with police
01 June 2002
Man pursues 'excessive force' case in civil court
23 May 2002
Legal challenge to British Army
23 May 2002
RUC shoot-to-kill policy in spotlight again
01 May 2002
Adams declines Colombia Hearings invite
25 April 2002
Back down, rights body told
12 April 2002
Riot in La Picota jail
04 April 2002
Man to appeal murder conviction in Europe
29 March 2002
Derry families mount legal action against DPP
21 February 2002
European ruling offers appeal test
20 February 2002
Shoot-to-kill family's court challenge to Reid
14 February 2002
Coroner ‘kept in the dark by RUC’
14 February 2002
IRA man’s inquest postponed
04 February 2002
No forensics against Colombia Three
31 January 2002
Coroner grants anonymity to Jordan killers
17 January 2002
Andrews to meet Colombia suspects
12 January 2002
Start to Jordan inquiry
09 January 2002

2001

Colombia 3 lawyers to visit the men’s families
24 November 2001
Holy Cross protest may halt for 11-plus
08 November 2001
Colombia Three lobby ‘blocked’
22 October 2001
Bring them home campaign underway
11 October 2001
Colombian suspects kept in ‘animal cage’
05 October 2001
Colombia three in evidence protest
04 October 2001
Campaigner vows to free Colombia Three
04 October 2001
Acquittal exposes Diplock system
12 April 2001
Former prisoner’s conviction quashed
07 April 2001
Army decision was racist, court is told
30 March 2001
Judicial review of parade ruling
17 March 2001
SF backs maternity campaign
15 March 2001
Test case on ‘paramilitary’ confessions
16 January 2001
Woman fights hospital closure
06 January 2001

2000

Army to face new McBride challenge
09 December 2000
Family ‘devastated’ by body find
12 October 2000
Lawyers call for RUC officer to be disciplined
26 September 2000
Lawyers become QCs with new declaration
09 September 2000
Families start hunt for truth of SAS killings
22 June 2000
Government breached rights of ex-IRA man: EC judgment
07 June 2000
Beating victim is set to sue RUC
12 May 2000
Case puts spotlight on policing reforms
11 May 2000
Complex judgment ‘has to be studied’
03 May 2000
Suspicions still surround Falls bookie shop killings
12 January 2000

1999

Barristers in boycott over queen dispute
22 December 1999
Adams seeks DPP U-turn
29 October 1999
Peaceline shooting inquest on hold again
02 September 1999
SF councillor on Ormeau charge
24 August 1999
Solicitors firm responds to claims
21 August 1999
Police anger after SF death threat allegation
12 August 1999
Independent RUC probe sparks outrage
10 August 1999
Graduates challenge legal taboo
08 May 1999
Bullet victim who lost eye gets £100,000
26 March 1999
Victims win plastic bullet case
05 February 1999

1998

Ahern to brief PM on Scots soldiers
19 December 1998
Lawyer to appeal ‘no police assault’ ruling
14 December 1998
Men to sue RUC as trial collapses
13 August 1998
RUC harassment of lawyers to be monitored
15 January 1998

1997

UN investigator slams RUC and Law Society
06 November 1997
RUC loses Moore ruling
01 November 1997
Lawyers to meet UN on threat claims
20 October 1997
Phil McCullough
13 September 1997
Families' fury at inquest
02 September 1997
IRA pair’s killings: files must be opened
29 March 1997
Casement 3 take 'life' review body to court
25 March 1997
Wine store manager 'sacked over refusing Sunday work'
13 March 1997
Relatives 'furious' after judge clears police of negligence
01 February 1997

1996

Solicitor to issue writ against police
20 December 1996
'Jail for the rest of your life' man sees hope
19 October 1996
Plastic bullet victim plans to sue RUC over injuries
31 July 1996
Legal action over curfew
17 July 1996
Retrial for 'Adair' accused
21 February 1996

Latest News

Lawyers act to have prisoner transferred
10 May 2013
McGuinness relative's PSNI search 'unlawful'
09 May 2013
Columbia Three accused in guns challenge
26 April 2013

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