Lord Justice Weir
State papers: Future top judge was critical of RUC and UDR
ONE of Northern Ireland's future top judges believed the RUC rank and file were "worse and more sectarian" during the 1980s than two decades earlier, according to secret papers.
When national security undermines human rights
IN December, Britain’s Ministry of Defence published a strategic analysis entitled ‘Future Operating Environment 2035’.
Hard to see how death and misery can be put to rest
Not for the first time, the wounded of the Troubles have recently had the most painful emotions of their lives dragged to the surface, not through any bad intent but by endeavours in the name of justice and truth.
Birmingham bomb relatives hit familiar legacy excuses
IT is becoming increasingly clear that Lord Justice Weir, who is reviewing stalled Troubles inquests, is about to thoroughly debunk every official excuse for delay.
Inquest review puts authorities in the spotlight
It is not clear what relatives, legal representatives and the wider public expected when Lord Justice Weir embarked on his two-week review of controversial cases stuck in the inquest system for years, even decades.
Judge aims to call a halt on legacy foot-dragging
YOU know you are dragging your feet when Northern Ireland’s court system tells you to get a move on.
Public inquiry may be needed into state collusion allegations says lawyer
A lawyer for the family of a couple gunned down by loyalists in Mid Ulster has claimed a public inquiry may be necessary to investigate alleged state collusion.
Law lord urges end to legal dispute as backlog of cases nears 1,000
MURDERS, rapes and terror offences are among up to 1,000 Crown Court cases that have ground to a halt in an escalating dispute over legal aid payments.