Court of Appeal Rules Against Northern Ireland Secretary in Troubles Legacy Act Case

Judgment has been delivered in a legal appeal challenging the independence of a new body established to reinvestigate Troubles murders. The Northern Ireland Court of Appeal found that the power of the Northern Ireland Secretary to withhold sensitive information from reviews under the new legacy body, as part of the Troubles Legacy Act, is unlawful. This decision deals a blow to the body investigating Troubles-era atrocities.