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The High Court has granted leave for a judicial review brought by a man who alleges Irish authorities have failed to provide information about the Dublin and Monaghan bombings to the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland. Paddy Askins, son of Patrick Askin, who was killed in the 1974 bombings, is ch

A man who was told the Garda Siochána Ombudsman Commission (GSOC) did not have the resources to investigate his complaint has been granted leave for a judicial review. Raymond Quinn, a former compliance officer with a New York securities firm who is now retired and living in Co Donegal, compl

Belfast firm KRW Law LLP has appointed Gary Duffy as an associate solicitor. Mr Duffy holds master's degrees in history and politics as well as human rights law.

A legal battle over access to UK government records relating to the 1974 Dublin-Monaghan bombings is set to continue, a lawyer representing the families of victims has said on the 50th anniversary of the attacks. Kevin Winters, solicitor and founding partner of Belfast firm KRW LAW LLP, welcomed "re

No prosecutions will be brought against 16 people referred by the investigation into the Provisional IRA informer codenamed "Stakeknife", Northern Ireland's Public Prosecution Service (PPS) has said. The decisions, which concern murders committed between 1981 and 1993, follow the death earlier this

The families of three young boys killed during the early years of the Troubles have announced fresh legal proceedings against the UK government following the release of a new documentary. Lost Boys: Belfast's Missing Children, produced by Ed Stobart and directed by Des Henderson, links the disappear

Not all that’s useful in a legal career is learned at university. In Kevin Winters’ case, his concern about injustice began as a 10-year-old boy working during school holidays on building sites in areas such as Twinbrook in republican west Belfast and Dee Street in loyalist Ballymacarret

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

Taxi drivers are set to take legal action after delegates at a Belfast conference were told to avoid black cabs "because they are run by the IRA". The claim was made in a security document sent to delegates attending the 2023 CYBERUK conference organised by the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC),

The death of a man accused of being a Provisional IRA informer codenamed "Stakeknife" before the publication of a long-awaited investigation into his alleged activities may rob victims of justice, a lawyer has said. Kevin Winters, of Belfast-based KRW LAW, is representing a number of families of peo

Lawyers have urged the Irish government to take the UK to the European Court of Human Rights over controversial plans to end criminal investigations and prosecutions linked to killings during the Troubles. In an open letter published yesterday, Belfast-based KRW LAW, which represents a significant n

The PSNI is deliberately delaying a decision on whether to investigate the alleged torture of the so-called "Hooded Men" until the UK government's controversial Troubles bill becomes law, a lawyer representing two of the men has suggested. The UK Supreme Court ruled in December 2021 that a PSNI deci

Human rights lawyer Michael Clements has rejoined Belfast-based KRW LAW LLP after two years working at the registry of the European Court of Human Rights. Mr Clements, who is dual-qualified as a solicitor north and south of the border, will work in the firm's public and administrative law and civil

KRW LAW LLP has announced it will launch proceedings in Northern Ireland's High Court on behalf of a man who alleges he was sexually abused as a child by the late Lord Mountbatten. The firm is acting on behalf of Arthur Smyth, who alleges that he was sexually abused in the late 1970s during his stay

The PSNI is facing legal action after a data breach reportedly saw the personal information of 152 people shared with police in the United States. The force said it had referred itself to the Police Ombudsman and informed the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) in relation to the breach, the Bel