Ireland has initiated legal action against the United Kingdom over the Northern Ireland amnesty legislation, while the UK is considering a counter-suit against Ireland in the European Court of Human Rights. The UK's potential lawsuit is in response to Ireland's failure to investigate the 1998 Omagh bombing by the Real IRA, which resulted in the death of 29 people. Concurrently, the High Court in London has ruled that former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams can be sued in a personal capacity by victims of IRA bomb attacks in England. These victims are seeking symbolic damages of £1 and have successfully opposed Adams' attempt to have them made liable for his legal costs, which are around £120,000, a move seen as an attempt to intimidate them into withdrawing their case.
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The High Court also rejected Gerry Adams’ attempt to have the three victims made liable for his legal costs, said to be around £120,000 to date. They’d viewed this as trying “to intimidate them into withdrawing” .
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The High Court in London has ruled that Gerry Adams can be sued in a personal capacity by victims of IRA bomb attacks in England who are seeking a symbolic £1 damages.