A major review of legacy inquests will begin in September, a coroner has said. Mrs Justice Keegan will hold preliminary hearings into each case this autumn to establish their states of readiness and consider their sequencing. Northern Ireland's Justice Department plans to release £55m over six years to deal with 52 legacy inquests involving 93 deaths. Lord Chief Justice Sir Declan Morgan's plan to clear a backlog involving cases which are decades-old had been delayed by political disagreement over legacy. The fresh review will follow up on work undertaken by Lord Justice Weir in February 2016.

Source: Irish Examiner June 07, 2019 09:11 UTC