Schedule of Legacy Inquests

Mrs Justice Keegan has now completed her review of the 40 legacy inquests – relating to 71 deaths – which she has been carrying...

‘He posed no threat but you decided to finish him off’

‘He posed no threat; but nonetheless, you decided to finish him off’ – Bradley family’s lawyer challenges soldier who fired fatal shots It was an...

Loughinisland Appeal Court hearing – critical issues at stake

By Mike RitchieThe appeal against the judgment of Mrs Justice Keegan regarding the Loughinisland Police Ombudsman report by the Retired Police Officers Association (RPOA,...

Lewis’ Legal Aid Claims are False and Misleading

Relatives for Justice (RFJ) CEO, Mark Thompson, said; “A claim by Brandon Lewis that £500 million has been spent since 2011 on legacy civil...

Ballymurphy Inquest Day 2

By Andrée Murphy Court 12 Laganside. History began to be rewritten today at the Ballymurphy inquest as the first two of the ten families gave...

Attorney General orders Fresh Inquest into New Lodge 6

Relatives For Justice welcomes the decision today by Attorney General Brenda King to order a new inquest into the killings of James McCann, James...

Heaton-Harris antics continue to thwart open justice in Paul ‘Topper’ Thompson...

Ongoing hearings continue behind closed doors by the British secretary of state, Chris Heaton-Harris, despite suffering what many legal commentators described as a humiliating...

Supreme Court considers PSNI’s lack of independence to investigate legacy killings.

by Paul Butler RFJ Caseworker Is the PSNI independent enough to investigate the past? That is the question seven justices of the UK Supreme Court have been...

Family of Jervis Lynch Never Giving Up!

The family of Jervis Lynch murdered by Mid-Ulster UVF 1991 have released the following statement through Relatives for Justice in response to proposed amnesty...