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State opposes application for legal costs by "hooded men"
Summary
The State opposed a legal‑costs application by lawyers for the hooded men, who sought compensation for the costs of a High Court action that aimed to compel the Irish Government to decide whether to ask the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) to revise its 1978 judgment on alleged torture of the men in 1971. The men and their families had wanted the Government to pursue the matter against the UK before the ECHR after new evidence emerged in an RTE programme, "The Torture Files", which alleged that the evidence supplied to the ECHR by the British was deliberately misleading. The High Court proceedings were struck out after the Government announced it would seek a revision of the ECHR's 1978 finding. The State, represented by Michael McDowell SC, argued that it was not obliged to pay the men's legal costs and that the application was moot.
Who, what, where, when and why
What: Report matter: State opposes application for legal costs by "hooded men". Procedural stage: hearing_or_decision
When:
- December 4th Hearing Or Sentence
- November 21st Hearing Or Sentence
- 2014-12-11 Publication
Places mentioned
- High Court
Topics
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