Troubles law change enabling Gerry Adams to claim damages set to cost Treasury up to £2.7bn
A change to the Troubles legislation enabling Gerry Adams to claim compensation is set to push taxpayers’ “legacy costs” up ...
Attorney General who represented ‘Al-Qaeda terrorist’ raked in huge sum in legal aid fees in just four years
ATTORNEY General Lord Hermer raked in at least £170,000 in taxpayer-funded legal aid fees in just four years. The ...
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Gerry Adams says any compensation in ex-detainee case will be donated
Former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has said any compensation he receives as a former Troubles internee will be donated to good causes. Mr Adams has said he will continue to pursue a case against ...
PM’s law chief praised eco activists as ‘frankly inspiring’ as Britain was in the grip of Just Stop Oil protests
THE ATTORNEY General praised eco activists as “frankly inspiring” while Britain was in the group of crippling Just Stop Oil protests, The Sun on Sunday can reveal. Lord Hermer also appeared to ...
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Government under fire over ‘conflict of interest’ concerns for Attorney General
Questions were raised over how Lord Richard Hermer KC’s previous work, including representing former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams, could result in possible conflicts of interest in his role as ...
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EPHRAIM HARDCASTLE: Why doesn't Keir Starmer just buy former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams a trampoline?
Keir Starmer is fretting over avoiding paying compensation to former Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams. Why doesn't he just buy him a trampoline? Just before King Charles shook hands with Adams in ...
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Hilary Benn was behind decision that paves the way for Gerry Adams to claim compensation, Number 10 says
Hilary Benn was behind the decision to approve a law change that paves the way for Gerry Adams to claim compensation, Number 10 has confirmed. The Northern Ireland Secretary was the main actor ...
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Controversy over compensation for Gerry Adams does nothing to deliver truth and justice to Troubles victims
Senator George J. Mitchell Chair of Peace, Security and Justice, Professor of Law and Transitional Justice, Queen's University Belfast Professor Kieran McEvoy has received funding for a range of ...
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Under-fire Attorney General says he has recused himself ‘from certain matters’
Attorney General Lord Hermer KC was speaking after questions were raised over how his previous legal work, including representing former Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams, could result in possible ...
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GERRY ADAMS: The writing was on the wall in Armagh Gaol
ROSELEEN Walsh is one of 36 women who were interned in the early 1970s. Her latest book – My Internment – tells the very ...
Troubles law change enabling Gerry Adams to claim damages set to cost taxpayers £2.7bn
Decision puts spotlight on Lord Hermer, who represented the former Sinn Fein leader in a separate compensation case ...
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Troubles law change enabling Gerry Adams to claim damages set to cost taxpayers £2.7bn
A change to the Troubles legislation enabling Gerry Adams to claim compensation is set to push taxpayers’ “legacy costs” up to £2.7billion. An analysis by the think tank Policy Exchange ...