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Labour Government Tables Order to Remove Immunity Clause in Troubles Legacy Law

The remedial order removes immunity, allowing 230 civil claims linked to the Troubles to proceed, addressing human rights issues and fulfilling joint UK-Ireland commitments.

  • On Wednesday, Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn will seek House of Commons support as the Labour government tables a Remedial Order to remove an immunity clause from the Legacy Act.
  • Court rulings found incompatibilities that forced reform, noting courts in Northern Ireland identified parts of the Legacy Act as incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights and the government says this begins implementing commitments from the joint framework agreed last September.
  • The Labour government says the Remedial Order would strike the immunity clause and allow new Troubles-related civil actions, restoring citizens' right to seek redress, according to Hilary Benn.
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derrynow.com broke the news in on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
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