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08/03/2002
Relatives' appeal is adjourned following procedural delay
An appeal by relatives of the Bloody Sunday victims has been adjourned at the Court of appeal in Belfast due to a procedural delay.
Lord Chief Justice Sir Robert Carswell adjourned the case, which was brought before the court on Friday March 8, when it was revealed that an application for legal aid had not been processed.
The appeal, lodged by relatives of those killed on Bloody Sunday, sought to reverse a decision to allow police witnesses and members of the security forces giving evidence to the Saville Inquiry to do so from behind screens.
It is understood that the earliest date when the appeal can be considered is mid-April.
The Saville Inquiry, sitting in Derry's Guildhall, is examining the events surrounding the fatal shooting on January 30, 1972 of 14 civilians during a civil rights march in the city.
Meanwhile on Thurdsday, March 7, top lawyers involved in the Saville Inquiry failed in their attempt to have a challenge over pay rises quashed.
At the High Court in Belfast, Mr Justice Kerr rejected an application by 13 barristers to block a challenge brought by Northern Ireland Secretary Dr John Reid regarding the latest rise in payments made to Queen's Counsel.
QCs, who are to earn up to £1,750 a day, would have fees for preparatory work increased by £50 per hour to £250 an hour, plus travelling expenses of £125 per hour.
The Northern Ireland Office is meeting the costs of the Saville Inquiry, which was set up in 1998.
The mounting costs of the long-running Inquiry have attracted criticism from both the public and member of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
(SP)
Lord Chief Justice Sir Robert Carswell adjourned the case, which was brought before the court on Friday March 8, when it was revealed that an application for legal aid had not been processed.
The appeal, lodged by relatives of those killed on Bloody Sunday, sought to reverse a decision to allow police witnesses and members of the security forces giving evidence to the Saville Inquiry to do so from behind screens.
It is understood that the earliest date when the appeal can be considered is mid-April.
The Saville Inquiry, sitting in Derry's Guildhall, is examining the events surrounding the fatal shooting on January 30, 1972 of 14 civilians during a civil rights march in the city.
Meanwhile on Thurdsday, March 7, top lawyers involved in the Saville Inquiry failed in their attempt to have a challenge over pay rises quashed.
At the High Court in Belfast, Mr Justice Kerr rejected an application by 13 barristers to block a challenge brought by Northern Ireland Secretary Dr John Reid regarding the latest rise in payments made to Queen's Counsel.
QCs, who are to earn up to £1,750 a day, would have fees for preparatory work increased by £50 per hour to £250 an hour, plus travelling expenses of £125 per hour.
The Northern Ireland Office is meeting the costs of the Saville Inquiry, which was set up in 1998.
The mounting costs of the long-running Inquiry have attracted criticism from both the public and member of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
(SP)
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