Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has said any compensation he receives as a former ... not been “considered personally” ...

Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams has said any compensation he receives ... personally” by then secretary of state for Northern Ireland Willie Whitelaw. At the time of the case, the ...

It comes as the current Labour Government is to repeal The Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023.

A thinktank backed by 16 peers has criticised the government's plan to lift a ban on compensation for unlawful detention ...

Gerry Adams’ compensation for past unlawful detention is largely a red herring. Getting information from the IRA and loyalists for victims is the real prize.

unanimous decision to vindicate the Carltona principle and to block Gerry Adams from being paid public money." A government spokesperson for the Northern Ireland Office said: "During the Legacy ...

successfully challenged the legislation in the Northern Ireland high court, arguing that it was a breach of his human rights. Gerry Adams, left, and Martin McGuinness at the funeral of Patrick ...

Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn said he had ... for his work for "any given client". "I did represent Gerry Adams on something unconnected to the legacy... at the same time I was ...

The government's top law officer has revealed he has recused himself from advising ministers on "certain matters" but could ...

Hilary Benn was behind the decision to pave the way for Gerry Adams to claim compensation, No 10 has said. The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said the Northern Ireland Secretary took the ...

Image: Gerry Adams (L) with his Sin Feinn co-leader Danny ... "considered personally" by then secretary of state for Northern Ireland Willie Whitelaw. The previous Conservative government argued ...