Public Prosecution Service (Respondent) v McKee (Appellant) – Supreme Court
Public Prosecution Service (Respondent) v McKee (Appellant) [2013] UKSC 32 | UKSC 2012/0007 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 22nd May 2013
Category: Northern Ireland
Bloody Sunday families offered £50,000 compensation by MoD – The Guardian
“The families of those shot dead by Parachute Regiment soldiers on Bloody Sunday in 1972 have been offered around £50,000 each in compensation by the Ministry of Defence.”
The Guardian, 14th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
British agents ‘facilitated the murder’ of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane during the Troubles – The Independent
“Prime Minister David Cameron said today he was ‘deeply sorry’ for the extent of state collusion in the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane in 1989 following the publication of an independent review.”
The Independent, 12th December 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Related link: Pat Finucane Report
Retention and disclosure of police caution data infringe Article 8 – UK Human Rights Blog
“The European Court of Human Rights yesterday handed down a Chamber judgment in declaring that the arrangements for the indefinite retention of data relating to a person’s caution in a criminal matter and for the disclosure of such data in criminal record checks infringe Article 8 of the ECHR.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 15th November 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Retention and disclosure of police caution data infringe Article 8 – Panopticon
“The European Court of Human Rights yesterday handed down a Chamber judgment in M.M. v United Kingdom (Application no. 24029/07) declaring that the arrangements for the indefinite retention of data relating to a person’s caution in a criminal matter and for the disclosure of such data in criminal record checks infringe Article 8 of the ECHR. Although the Court recognised that there might be a need for a comprehensive record of data relating to criminal matters, the indiscriminate and open-ended collection of criminal record data was unlikely to comply with Article 8 in the absence of clear and detailed statutory regulations clarifying the safeguards applicable and governing the use and disposal of such data, particularly bearing in mind the amount and sensitivity of the data.”
Panopticon, 14th November 2012
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Last man sentenced to death in UK has conviction quashed – The Guardian
“The last man to be sentenced to death in the UK has had his conviction quashed after a court heard that he confessed to the crime after being waterboarded and subjected to death threats. His successful appeal comes 39 years after his death sentence was commuted to life imprisonment.”
The Guardian, 21st June 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bloody Sunday compensation could open door for other payouts – The Guardian
“Families of those killed on all sides during the Troubles may take up civil claims once this precedent is set.”
The Guardian, 22nd September 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rosemary Nelson inquiry finds security forces did not collude – The Guardian
“The security forces did not collude directly with loyalist paramilitaries who murdered the Northern Ireland solicitor Rosemary Nelson, a public inquiry has concluded.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Related link: Rosemary Nelson Inquiry Report, HC 947 (PDF)
Lord Saville defends millions in fees to Bloody Sunday lawyers – Daily Telegraph
“Lord Saville of Newdigate defended the cost and length of the £200 million inquiry, which took more than 11 years, saying that it could not have been done cheaply or quickly if it was to be ‘thorough’.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th October 2010
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Bloody Sunday inquiry: too much, too late – The Guardian
“Lord Saville could have completed his inquiry into Bloody Sunday more quickly and cheaply if he had stuck to his remit.”
The Guardian, 17th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bloody Sunday: Prosecutors say soldiers may face perjury charges – The Guardian
“State prosecutors in Northern Ireland and England confirmed tonight that they were considering prosecuting British soldiers for perjury in the light of the Saville inquiry’s conclusion that they lied about their role on Bloody Sunday.”
The Guardian, 16th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bloody Sunday ‘unjustified and unjustifiable’ – The Independent
“Fourteen civilians killed on Bloody Sunday died as a result of ‘unjustifiable firing’ by British soldiers, the long-awaited Saville Inquiry found today.”
The Independent, 15th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Related link: Report of the Bloody Sunday Inquiry
Lawyers for Bloody Sunday families view Saville report – BBC News
“Lawyers for the families of those killed and injured on Bloody Sunday and the soldiers involved are studying Lord Saville’s report on the events.”
BBC News, 15th June 2010
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Saville inquiry: key evidence from Bloody Sunday – The Guardian
“The Bloody Sunday inquiry sat between April 1998 and January 2005. Much of the evidence was new, some contradictory. Here are some of the most significant disclosures.”
The Guardian, 11th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bloody Sunday killings to be ruled unlawful – The Guardian
“The long-awaited report into the Bloody Sunday massacre will conclude that a number of the fatal shootings of civilians by British soldiers were unlawful killings.”
The Guardian, 10th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lord Saville’s Bloody Sunday report is a failure of the judicial process – The Guardian
“The Bloody Sunday report, to be published by the Northern Ireland secretary on 15 June, will no doubt be welcomed by the families of those killed when British troops opened fire in Derry more than 38 years ago. But it will not be welcomed by the legal establishment, which regards Lord Saville’s inquiry into the events of 30 January 1972 as an embarrassing failure of the judicial process and the waste of a promising career.”
The Guardian, 3rd June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bloody Sunday report published next month – The Independent
“The long-awaited state report on the Bloody Sunday killings in Londonderry will be published on June 15, the Government announced today.”
The Independent, 26th May 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
McConkey v Simon Community Northern Ireland – WLR Daily
McConkey v Simon Community Northern Ireland [2009] UKHL 24; [2009] WLR (D) 161
“An employer in Northern Ireland could refuse to employ a person on the ground of that person having supported the use of violence for political ends connected with the affairs of Northern Ireland, even if the person had since repudiated such views.”
WLR Daily, 21st May 2009
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
McConkey and Another v Simon Community Northern Ireland – Times Law Reports
McConkey and Another v Simon Community Northern Ireland
House of Lords
“An employer in Northern Ireland could refuse to employ a person on the ground of his having supported the use of violence for political ends connected with the affairs of Northern Ireland even if the job-seeker had since repudiated such views.”
The Times, 26th May 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
