SYRIAN NATIONAL SEEKS VISA TO IRELAND – KRW REQUEST INTERVENTION OF DFA IN SUPPORT
Tareq Samha is a Syrian national living in Turkey. Tareq lives with his British wife Jesse Malone and their daughter. They have been together for over two years and married earlier this year. Tareq is a freelance author and translator. Jesse is a freelance journalist and author. Together they co-authored Syria: An Intimate Portrait. […]
Read MoreJim Mansfield
We act on behalf of Jim Mansfield. Proceedings have issued today on behalf of Jim Mansfield over defamatory comments broadcast earlier this year on RTE Primetime. The decision to litigate was emboldened by a recent decision to direct a prosecution against our client. Mr Mansfield’s defamation action is linked to an ongoing […]
Read MoreBRITISH ARMY VETERANS PROSECUTIONS – DEFENCE SECLECT COMMITTEE REPORT
KRW LAW LLP is instructed by a number of families whose loved ones were killed by the British Army during the Conflict in Northern Ireland. Today the House of Commons Defence Select Committee has published a Report called Drawing a Line: Protecting Veterans by a Statute of Limitations. The Report examines prosecutions arising from […]
Read MoreADDRESSING THE LEGACY OF THE PAST – NIO PUBLISHES CONSULTATION RESPONSE
Today the Northern Ireland Office published Addressing the Legacy of Northern Ireland’s Past: Analysis of the Consultation Responses. Consultation was launched in May 2018. NIO received over 17,000 written responses including from KRW LAW LLP. Conflict-related Legacy litigation has developed as relatives of victims and survivors’ resort to the courts in the absence of state […]
Read MoreFamily of J. P. Cunningham express concern over media reporting of the trial of Dennis Hutchings
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 British soldier. Two charges of attempted murder and attempted grievous bodily […]
Read MoreDENNIS HUTCHINGS AGAINST PROSECUTION FOR MURDER OF J P CUNNINGHAM – JUDGMENT OF UKSC DELIVERED
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. Dennis Hutchings was a serving soldier with the Lifeguards Regiment. Two charges of attempted murder and attempted grievous bodily harm with […]
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Criminal investigation against Barry McCaffrey and Trevor Birney dropped
“We are delighted for our clients Fine Point Films and Trevor Birney and their esteemed colleague Barry McCaffrey, who have received the news tonight that the investigation that led to their arrest is to be discontinued. We are obliged to the court for their urgent attention to the issues engaged in this case. The […]
Read MoreSecretary of State refuses to respond to demands for a Redress Scheme for Survivors
KRW LAW LLP is instructed by a number of survivors of historic institutional sexual abuse in Northern Ireland. We also advise a number of Survivor Groups. Yesterday, Kevin Winters attended a meeting with Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, Karen Bradley, together with survivors. This meeting followed demands made by survivors for the […]
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