Hearings

• Preliminary Hearings

  • October 31st 22’ – Ronan Lavery, Counsel for Northern Ireland Bereaved Families for Justice, addressed cross-over between modules 2 and 2C. Mr Lavery questioned whether there was going to be a look at the relationship and communications between London and Dublin during the pandemic.

  • March 1st 23’ –The second preliminary hearing for module 1 covered rule 9 requests, disclosure of core participants, the witnesses and hearing timetable, evidence proposal and rule 10 and instruction of expert witnesses. Brenda Campbell, Counsel for Northern Ireland Bereaved Families for Justice, addressed the issue of whether the UK Government properly addressed Northern Ireland’s unique issues regarding decision-making. In closing, she urged the voices of the Northern Ireland Bereaved Families to be heard.

  • June 6th 23’ – During the third and last preliminary hearing for module 1, Counsel to the inquiry provided updates on panellists, rule 9 requests, expert witnesses, a provisional list of witnesses and commemoration and impact films. Brenda Campbell, Counsel for Northern Ireland Bereaved Families for Justice, demanded sooner release of disclosure and witness statements as it was hindering the Northern Ireland inquiry team.