KRW Press Releases

The Birmingham Pub Bombings

KRW LAW LLP represent ten of the families of victims of the Birmingham Pub Bombings 1974 in the resumed inquests into the deaths of their loved ones.   Today the jury returned its verdict into the Birmingham Pub Bombing 1974 inquest in which 21 people were killed.   The jury concluded that the victims were […]

Jim Mansfield

THE BIRMINGHAM PUB BOMBINGS INQUEST (1974): THE EVIDENCE OF CHRIS MULLIN

KRW LAW LLP represent ten of the families of victims of the Birmingham Pub Bombings 1974 in the resumed inquest into the deaths of their loved ones.   Following the evidence of former IRA Director of Intelligence Kieran Conway and from former IRA member Witness O, Chris Mullin was examined by barrister Leslie Thomas QC […]

THE BIRMINGHAM PUB BOMBINGS INQUEST (1974): THE EVIDENCE OF WITNESS O

KRW LAW LLP represent ten of the families of victims of the Birmingham Pub Bombings 1974 in the resumed inquests into the deaths of their loved ones.   Following the evidence of former IRA Director of Intelligence Kieran Conway yesterday, this morning  the Birmingham Pub Bombing Inquest (1974) heard from former IRA member Witness O, […]

THE BIRMINGHAM PUB BOMBINGS INQUEST (1974): THE EVIDENCE OF KIERAN CONWAY

KRW LAW LLP represent ten of the families of victims of the Birmingham Pub Bombings 1974 in the resumed inquests into the deaths of their loved ones.   Today our clients heard the Director of Intelligence for the IRA at the time of the bombings, Kieran Conway, admitting from a live video link from Ireland, […]

WESTMINSTER COMMITTEE URGES IMPLEMENTATION OF HIA REDRESS SCHEME FOR VICTIMS

KRW LAW LLP welcomes the intervention of the Westminster Northern Ireland Affairs Committee (NIAC) in its urging of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland to bring forward legislation to implement the Recommendations of the Historical Institutional Abuse Inquiry (HIA). The HIA Recommendations have been the subject of Consultation, which has now concluded. Draft legislation […]

Survivors and Victims of Institutional Abuse bring the Government to court on the failure to implement a Redress Mechanism following the outcome of the HIA “Hart” Inquiry

KRW LAW LLP is instructed by Victims of Institutional abuse and has initiated judicial review proceedings in the High Court against the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and The Executive Office in response to their refusal to step in and take action in the absence of devolved institutions and provide support and compensation that […]

APPEAL BY DENNIS HUTCHINGS AGAINST PROSECUTION FOR MURDER OF J P CUNNINGHAM BEING HERD BEFORE UK SUPREME COURT

KRW LAW LLP is instructed on behalf of the family of John Patrick Cunningham. John Patrick Cunningham (27) was shot by the British Army on 15thJune 1974 at Carrickness, Benburb, Northern Ireland  at the height of the Conflict.   Dennis Hutching was a serving soldier with the Life Guards Regiment. Two charges of attempted murder […]

TO ALL VICTIMS AND SURVIVORS OF ABUSE IN STATE RUN INSTITUTIONS, TRAINING SCHOOL AND ‘CARE’ HOMES and HOSTELS

Today, Kevin Winters, of KRW LAW LLP invites all victims and survivors of institutional abuse suffered in state run institutions including Training Schools and Care Homes to attend an important at our offices in Belfast (9 -15 Queen Street) tomorrow (7thMarch 2019) at 12:00pm.   Marty Adams of Survivors Together said:   “I would encourage […]

KRW LAW LLP RESPONSE TO CONFIRMATION TO THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDS TO RESOURCE A LEGACY INQUEST UNIT AS PROPOSED BY THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE IN 2016

We welcome today’s announcement by the DOJ to adequately resource an independent Legacy Inquest Unit to discharge the Government’s international legal obligations in respect of legacy inquests.   Today’s announcement is long overdue and is a response to repeated judicial pronouncements by both local and international courts, which have condemned the British Government for its […]